Commentary on Sections Overview Part 4: Eligible employees Paragraph 31: Meaning of “associate”
3519.This paragraph derives from paragraph 34 of Schedule 14 to FA 2000. It sets out what is meant by “associate” for the purposes of paragraph 28. The same definition is used for the different share schemes, and has been rewritten in the same way in each of Schedules 2, 3, 4 and 5 to this Act.
3520.The company in sub-paragraph (1)(c) is identified as the company mentioned in paragraph 28(2) of this Schedule. This is also copied in later paragraphs to which it is relevant. This makes explicit both interpretation and practice, thereby limiting the scope of the definition of “associate” in the case of a trust or estate.
3521.Sub-paragraph (2) is new. It links this paragraph with the two that follow.
3522.The definition of “relative” in sub-paragraph (3) reflects the meaning given to this term in paragraph 26(7) of Schedule 14 to FA 2000.