Section 28 — Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992: Time of disposal and acquisition where asset disposed of under contract.

Time of disposal and acquisition where asset disposed of under contract. 28 1 Subject to section 22(2), and subsection (2) below, where an asset is disposed of and acquired under a contract the time at which the disposal and acquisition is made is the time the contract is made (and not, if different, the time at which the asset is conveyed or transferred).

2 If the contract is conditional (and in particular if it is conditional on the exercise of an option) the time at which the disposal and acquisition is made is the time when the condition is satisfied.