Commentary on Sections Overview Overview Section 253: Lump sums paid to personal representatives for copyright etc.
1011.This section exempts certain lump sums from the charge on post-cessation receipts. It is based on section 103(3)(b) and (bb) of ICTA.
1012.A professional author or designer may receive lump sums from the sale of rights in artistic works in the course of the carrying on a profession. Such sums are brought into account in calculating the profits of the profession. But this section makes it clear that, in the case of sales after the death of the author or designer, the sums are not charged to tax.
1013.The section ensures that a lump sum received for the assignment of design right is not treated as a post-cessation receipt. See Change 63 in Annex 1.
1014.The definition of “assignment” in section 879 of this Act applies so that the word means “assignation” in Scotland.