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RestrictStartDate="2025-03-20"><Number>Chapter 2</Number><Title>Accrued income profits and losses</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/part/12/chapter/2/crossheading/excluded-transferors-and-transferees" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/3/part/12/chapter/2/crossheading/excluded-transferors-and-transferees" NumberOfProvisions="10" id="part-12-chapter-2-crossheading-excluded-transferors-and-transferees" RestrictStartDate="2019-02-12"><Title><Emphasis>Excluded transferors and transferees</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-04-06"><Title>Small holdings: individuals</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/639" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/3/section/639" id="section-639"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">639</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/1" 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relation to a transfer of variable rate securities, an individual is an excluded transferor unless the nominal value of securities held by the individual exceeds £5,000 on any day in the relevant tax year or the previous tax year.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/4" id="section-639-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In subsection (3)  “<Term id="term-the-relevant-tax-year">the relevant tax year</Term>” means—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/4/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/4/a" id="section-639-4-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>if the settlement day falls in an interest period, the tax year in which the interest period ends, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2007/3/section/639/4/b" 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