Part 2 Mineral Extraction Allowances

Part 2 Mineral Extraction Allowances

Introductory

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Part 5 of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c 2) (mineral extraction allowances) is amended as follows.

First-year qualifying expenditure

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After section 416, insert the following Chapter—

“Chapter 5A
First-Year Qualifying Expenditure
General
416A
First-year allowances available for certain types of qualifying expenditure

A first-year allowance is not available unless the qualifying expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure under section 416B (expenditure incurred wholly for purposes of a ring fence trade).

Types of expenditure which may qualify for first-year allowances
416B
Expenditure incurred by company for purposes of a ring fence trade

(1)     Expenditure is first-year qualifying expenditure if—

(a)     it is incurred on or after 17th April 2002,

(b)     it is incurred by a company,

(c)     it is incurred wholly for the purposes of a ring fence trade, and

(d)     it is not excluded by—

(i)     subsection (2) (acquisition of mineral asset), or

(ii)     subsection (3) (acquisition of asset representing expenditure of connected company).

(2)     Expenditure is not first-year qualifying expenditure under this section if it is expenditure on acquiring a mineral asset.

(3)     Expenditure is not first-year qualifying expenditure

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