Introduction Summary
1.Section 56 amends the list of excluded activities within the tax-advantaged venture capital schemes, so that a company whose trade consists substantially in the generation or electricity or heat which attracts Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) or payments under the Renewable Heat Incentives (RHI) scheme will no longer qualify for investment under the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS), the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) or the Venture Capital Trusts (VCT) scheme (with some limited exceptions). The restriction will apply in respect of both UK ROCs and RHI schemes, and overseas equivalents. The section also extends the list of non-excluded community companies involved in the production of electricity from renewable sources, to European Co-operative Societies.