Commentary on Sections Example 3 Ne = £5,000; Da = 183; De = 183; Smg = 0 Section 452: Cases outside charge under section 449
1906.This section brings together the various exceptions in sections 77 and 78 of FA 1988.
1907.Subsection (2) ensures that if a charge is taken under section 427 in respect of an event then no charge is taken under this section. It derives from the opening words of section 77(1) of FA 1988 which give priority to the charge on conditional shares in section 140A of ICTA (rewritten in Chapter 2 of this Part).
1908.Subsection (3) derives from section 78(4) of FA 1988 which contains the let-out if the employee has not been a director or employee of the company or an associated company within the seven years ending with the chargeable event. The source legislation uses the term “the person who acquired the shares” rather than the “employee”. However, since shares acquired by connected persons are treated as acquired by the employee, the effect is the same.
1909.Subsection (4) derives from section 78(1)(b) of FA 1988. Shares in dependent subsidiaries are excluded from the charge under section 449 because they are instead subject to a charge under section 453. For the sake of clarity this section replaces the word “at” in the phrase “at the time of the chargeable event” with “immediately before”. See Note 48 in Annex 2.