Commentary on Sections Glossary Structure of Part 2 Section 168: Expenditure on plant or machinery incurred by contractor
620.This section sets out the basic rule for expenditure incurred on plant or machinery by a contractor under a production sharing contract. It allows the expenditure to qualify for plant and machinery allowances by deeming the plant or machinery to be owned by the contractor.
621.Without this provision contractors would not be entitled to claim capital allowances because the ownership condition in section 11(4)(b) would not be satisfied after the transfer to the government and the transfer itself would be a disposal event.
622.Subsection (1) sets out the conditions that need to be satisfied.
623.Subsection (2) treats the contractor as owning the plant or machinery until the events identified in paragraph (a) or (b) take place. Section 171 deals with disposal events in those circumstances.