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<Text>The Treasury may by regulations make provision varying the way in which a relevant tax has effect in relation to—</Text>
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<Text>anything transferred under a scheme under section 38, or</Text>
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<Text>anything done for the purposes of, or in relation to, a transfer under such a scheme.</Text>
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<Text>The provision which may be made under subsection <InternalLink Ref="section-39-1-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2022/31/section/39/1/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2022/31/section/39/1/a">(1)(a)</InternalLink> includes in particular provision for—</Text>
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<Text>a tax provision not to apply, or to apply with modifications, in relation to anything transferred;</Text>
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<Text>anything transferred to be treated in a specified way for the purposes of a tax provision;</Text>
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<Text>the Secretary of State to be required or permitted to determine, or specify the method for determining, anything which needs to be determined for the purposes of any tax provision so far as relating to anything transferred.</Text>
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<Text>The provision which may be made under subsection (1)(b) includes in particular provision for—</Text>
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<Text>a tax provision not to apply, or to apply with modifications, in relation to anything done for the purposes of or in relation to the transfer;</Text>
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<Text>anything done for the purposes of, or in relation to, the transfer to have or not have a specified consequence or be treated in a specified way;</Text>
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<Text>the Secretary of State to be required or permitted to determine, or specify the method for determining, anything which needs to be determined for the purposes of any tax provision so far as relating to anything done for the purposes of, or in relation to, the transfer.</Text>
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<Text>Regulations under this section are subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.</Text>
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<Text>In this section—</Text>
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