2002 No. 2406

INCOME TAX

The Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002

Made

Laid before the House of Commons

Coming into force

The Commissioners of Inland Revenue in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 748(1)(e) and (1A) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 19881 hereby make the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and effect1

These Regulations may be cited as the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002, shall come into effect on 11 October 2002 and shall have effect as respects accounting periods beginning on or after that date.

Amendment of the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) Regulations 19982

In Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) Regulations 19982 (specified territories with qualifications) omit the entry in respect of Ireland.

Tim FlesherAnn ChantTwo of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Controlled Foreign Companies (Excluded Countries) Regulations 1998 (S.I.1998/3081: “the 1998 Regulations”).

Regulation 1 provides for the citation, commencement and effect of these Regulations.

Regulation 2 amends Part 2 of Schedule 2 to the 1998 Regulations by omitting the entry in respect of Ireland in that Part. The effect of the amendment is that section 748(1)(e) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1) will not apply to a controlled foreign company resident in the Republic of Ireland.