Introduction Summary
1.This section amends Schedule 7AC of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (TCGA) to extend the scope of the substantial shareholding exemption. A company disposing of a substantial shareholding in a subsidiary will be treated as having owned that shareholding for twelve months prior to disposal (a condition of the exemption), where the subsidiary is using assets for oil and gas exploration and appraisal activity that have been transferred from other group companies.