Commentary on Sections Glossary Structure of Part 2 Section 169: Expenditure on plant or machinery incurred by participator
624.This section extends the basic rule in section 168 to include “participators” in production sharing contracts. It allows participators’ expenditure to qualify for plant and machinery allowances by deeming the plant or machinery to be owned by the participator.
625.Without this provision the expenditure would not qualify because the ownership condition in section 11(4)(b) would not be satisfied, and the transfer to the government would be a disposal event.
626.Subsection (1) sets out the conditions that need to be satisfied.
627.Subsection (2) applies a parallel rule for ownership and cessation of ownership as is provided for contractors in section 168(2). Similarly section 171 deals with disposal events.