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60 Investment allowance: power to expand meaning of “relevant income”

(1) Section 332F of CTA 2010 (activation of investment allowance) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (2)(b) before “the company's relevant income” insert “ the total amount of ”. (3) For subsection (3) substitute— (3) For the purposes of this Chapter, income is relevant income of a company from a qualifying oil field for an accounting period if it is— (a) production income of the company from any oil extraction activities carried on in that oil field that is taken into account in calculating the company's adjusted ring fence profits for the accounting period, or (b) income that— (i) is income of such description (whether or not relating to the oil field) as may be prescribed by the Treasury by regulations, and (ii) is taken into account as mentioned in paragraph (a). (4) The Treasury may by regulations make such amendments of this Chapter as the Treasury consider appropriate in consequence of, or in connection with, any provision contained in regulations under subsection (3)(b). (5) Regulations under subsection (3)(b) or (4) may provide for any of the provisions of the regulations to have effect in relation to accounting periods ending before (or current when) the regulations are made. (6) But subsection (5) does not apply to— (a) any provision of amending or revoking regulations under subsection (3)(b) which has the effect that income of any description is to cease to be treated as relevant income of a company from a qualifying oil field for an accounting period, or (b) provision made under subsection (4) in consequence of or in connection with provision within paragraph (a). (7) Regulations under this section may make transitional provision or savings. (8) Regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.

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60 Investment allowance: power to expand meaning of “relevant income”

(1) Section 332F of CTA 2010 (activation of investment allowance) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (2)(b) before “the company's relevant income” insert “ the total amount of ”. (3) For subsection (3) substitute— (3) For the purposes of this Chapter, income is relevant income of a company from a qualifying oil field for an accounting period if it is— (a) production income of the company from any oil extraction activities carried on in that oil field that is taken into account in calculating the company's adjusted ring fence profits for the accounting period, or (b) income that— (i) is income of such description (whether or not relating to the oil field) as may be prescribed by the Treasury by regulations, and (ii) is taken into account as mentioned in paragraph (a). (4) The Treasury may by regulations make such amendments of this Chapter as the Treasury consider appropriate in consequence of, or in connection with, any provision contained in regulations under subsection (3)(b). (5) Regulations under subsection (3)(b) or (4) may provide for any of the provisions of the regulations to have effect in relation to accounting periods ending before (or current when) the regulations are made. (6) But subsection (5) does not apply to— (a) any provision of amending or revoking regulations under subsection (3)(b) which has the effect that income of any description is to cease to be treated as relevant income of a company from a qualifying oil field for an accounting period, or (b) provision made under subsection (4) in consequence of or in connection with provision within paragraph (a). (7) Regulations under this section may make transitional provision or savings. (8) Regulations under this section may not be made unless a draft of the instrument containing them has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.

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