Corporation Tax Act 2010

451 Section 450: rights to be attributed etc U.K.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of section 450.

(2) A person is treated as entitled to acquire anything which the person—

(a) is entitled to acquire at a future date, or

(b) will at a future date be entitled to acquire.

(3) If a person—

(a) possesses any rights or powers on behalf of another person (A), or

(b) may be required to exercise any rights or powers on A's direction or behalf,

those rights or powers are to be attributed to A.

(4) There may also be attributed to a person all the rights and powers—

(a) of any company of which the person has, or the person and associates of the person have, control,

(b) of any two or more companies within paragraph (a),

(c) of any associate of the person, or

(d) of any two or more associates of the person.

(5) The rights and powers which may be attributed under subsection (4)—

(a) include those attributed to a company or associate under subsection (3), but

(b) do not include those attributed to an associate under subsection (4).

(6) Such attributions are to be made under subsection (4) as will result in a company being treated as under the control of 5 or fewer participators if it can be so treated.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 10 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2009 (c. 4), s. 376(1) (as amended by 2010 c. 4, s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 610(2) (with Sch. 2))

C2 Pt. 10 Ch. 2 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), s. 456(7) (as substituted by 2010 c. 4, s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 466(2) (with Sch. 2))

C3 Ss. 450, 451 applied by Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9), s. 109F(4) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by 2010 c. 8, s. 381(1), Sch. 7 para. 54 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22))

C4 Ss. 450, 451 applied by Finance Act 1996 (c. 8), Sch. 15 para. 11(2D)(a) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by 2010 c. 4, s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 293 (with Sch. 2))

C5 Ss. 449-451 applied (with modifications) by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1), s. 815(5) (as substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by 2010 c. 4, s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 116(b) (with Sch. 2))

C6 S. 451(1)-(5) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2015/766, Sch. 2 para. 9 (as amended (15.9.2017) by The Petroleum and Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/855), regs. 1, 5(3)(b))

C7 S. 451(1)-(3) applied by 1991 c. 56, Sch. 2B para. 9 (as inserted (1.1.2016) by Water Act 2014 (c. 21), s. 94(3), Sch. 3; S.I. 2015/1938, art. 3(e))

C8 S. 451(1)-(5) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2008/225, Sch. clause 41(4) (as amended (15.9.2017) by The Petroleum and Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/855), regs. 1, 2(16) (with reg. 2(17)))

C9 S. 451(1)-(5) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2009/2813, Sch. clause 24(5) (as amended (15.9.2017) by The Petroleum and Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/855), regs. 1, 3(2)(a))

C10 S. 451(1)-(5) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2008/225, Sch. clause 40(4) (as amended (15.9.2017) by The Petroleum and Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/855), regs. 1, 2(15) (with reg. 2(17)))

C11 S. 451(1)-(5) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2014/1686, Sch. 2 clause 40(4) (as substituted (15.9.2017) by The Petroleum and Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/855), regs. 1, 4(4))

C12 S. 451(1)-(5) applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2014/1686, Sch. 2 clause 41(4) (as amended (15.9.2017) by The Petroleum and Offshore Gas Storage and Unloading Licensing (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/855), regs. 1, 4(5)(a))