(1) In this section 'ordinary trade debt' means any debt for goods or services supplied in the ordinary course of a trade or business where the credit period given is not longer than that normally given to the customers of the person carrying on the trade or business, and in any event does not exceed 6 months.

(2) In this section -

(a) any reference to a payment or transfer to an individual includes a reference to a payment or transfer made to the individual indirectly or to his or her order or for his or her benefit, and

(b) any reference to an individual includes a reference to an associate of the individual and any reference to the company includes a reference to the RICT group and any person connected with the RICT group.

(3) An individual receives value from a qualifying company where the company -

(a) repays, redeems or purchases any of its share capital or securities which belong to the individual or makes any payment to the individual for giving up his or her right to any of the company's share capital or any security on its cancellation or extinguishment,

(b) repays any debt owed to the individual other than -