Section 554Y — Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003: Power to exclude other relevant steps

Power to exclude other relevant steps 554Y 1 The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs may by regulations provide for Chapter 2 not to apply—

a by reason of a relevant step falling within a specified description, or b in the cases otherwise specified in the regulations.

2 Regulations under this section may, in consequence of provision within subsection (1)—

a provide—

i for a relevant step to be treated for the purposes of this Part as if it were two or more separate relevant steps, ii for the provision within subsection (1) to apply only to one or some of the separate relevant steps, and iii for the sum of money or asset which is the subject of the relevant step to be apportioned between the separate relevant steps on a just and reasonable basis, b make provision, in relation to cases in which Chapter 2 does not apply by reason of a relevant step by virtue of the provision within subsection (1)—

i for a relevant step to be treated as taking place if, subsequently, specified conditions are met or not met, and ii for Chapter 2 to apply by reason of the relevant step treated as taking place, and c make other provision modifying the application of any provision of this Part.

3 Regulations under this section may contain incidental, supplemental, consequential and transitional provision and savings.

4 Regulations under this section may have retrospective effect.