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1In Part 19 of the Taxes Act 1988 (supplemental provisions), after section 837B insert—
(1)For the purposes of the Tax Acts, unless the context otherwise requires, “offshore installation” means a structure which is, is to be, or has been, put to a use specified in subsection (2) while—
(a)standing in any waters,
(b)stationed (by whatever means) in any waters, or
(c)standing on the foreshore or other land intermittently covered with water.
(2)The uses are—
(a)use for the purposes of exploiting mineral resources by means of a well;
(b)use for the purposes of exploration with a view to exploiting mineral resources by means of a well;
(c)use for the storage of gas in or under the shore or the bed of any waters;
(d)use for the recovery of gas so stored;
(e)use for the conveyance of things by means of a pipe;
(f)use mainly for the provision of accommodation for persons who work on or from a structure which is, is to be, or has been, put to a use specified in any of paragraphs (a) to (e) while—
(i)standing in any waters,
(ii)stationed (by whatever means) in any waters, or
(iii)standing on the foreshore or other land intermittently covered with water.
(3)But a structure is not an offshore installation if—
(a)it has ceased permanently to be put to a use specified in subsection (2),
(b)it is not, and is not to be, put to any other use specified in subsection (2), and
(c)since ceasing permanently to be put to a use specified in subsection (2) it has been put to a use which is not so specified.
(4)In this section “structure” includes a ship or other vessel.
(5)The Treasury may make provision by regulations as to the meaning of “offshore installation” for the purposes of the Tax Acts.
(6)The regulations may—
(a)add to, amend or repeal subsections (1) to (4) or any provision of those subsections;
(b)make different provision for different purposes;
(c)include incidental, consequential, supplemental, saving or transitional provisions.”
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