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AI Summary of 172C. Exemption from dividend withholding tax for certain persons.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2026 - onwards
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172C. Exemption from dividend withholding tax for certain persons.

(1) Section 172B shall not apply where a company resident in the State makes a relevant distribution to an excluded person.

(2) For the purposes of this Chapter, a person shall be an excluded person in relation to a relevant distribution if the person is beneficially entitled to the relevant distribution and is -

(a) a company resident in the State which has made a declaration to the relevant person in relation to the relevant distribution in accordance with paragraph 3 of Schedule 2A, but this paragraph is without prejudice to the operation of section 172B(8),

(b) a pension scheme which has made a declaration to the relevant person in relation to the relevant distribution in accordance with paragraph 4 of Schedule 2A,

(ba) a qualifying fund manager or a qualifying savings manager who -

(i) is receiving the relevant distribution as income arising in respect of assets held -