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Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 excluded (with effect in accordance with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="d9e7" id="cc00002" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/24/schedule/18/paragraph/63" SectionRef="schedule-18-paragraph-63">Sch. 18 para. 63</CitationSubRef> of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/24" id="d9e7" Year="2016" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="24" Title="Finance Act 2016">Finance Act 2016 (c. 24)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc122828151005" CitationRef="d9e7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2016/24/schedule/18/paragraph/20/5" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-18-paragraph-20-5">Sch. 18 para. 20(5)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-4f0d062d21b1b2f2823de23c251955fe" Type="C"><Para><Text>Pt. 5 modified by 2009 c. 4, s. 1218ZDB(2) (as inserted (for specified purposes and with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 paras. 20, 21(1)(a) of the amending Act) by <Citation 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Title="The Risk Transformation (Tax) Regulations 2017">The Risk Transformation (Tax) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1271)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="cc00257" CitationRef="d12e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1271/regulation/1/1" Operative="true" SectionRef="regulation-1-1">regs. 1(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc00258" CitationRef="d12e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1271/regulation/10" SectionRef="regulation-10">10</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="cc00259" CitationRef="d12e4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1271/regulation/11" SectionRef="regulation-11">11</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-8a29d143f78b6f4cddde29f915100bb7" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="cmdjp2e04-00302" SectionRef="part-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/4/part/5">Pt. 5</CitationSubRef> applied (with modifications) (24.2.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/3" id="cmdjp2e04-00303" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="3" Title="Finance Act 2022">Finance Act 2022 (c. 3)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cmdjp2e04-00303" id="cmdjp2e04-00304" SectionRef="schedule-2-paragraph-47-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/3/schedule/2/paragraph/47/4" Operative="true">Sch. 2 para. 47(4)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-a46d4907a422975fcbcab9405dd44215" Type="C"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="part-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2010/4/part/5" id="cnmy75lz4-00048">Pt. 5</CitationSubRef> excluded (14.7.2022) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/40" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2022" Number="40" Title="Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022" id="cnmy75lz4-00049">Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy Act 2022 (c. 40)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-1-5-e" 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