(1) This section and section 305 shall apply as respects allowances and charges which are to be made under this Part for the purposes of income tax.

(2) Any claim by a person for an allowance under this Part in charging profits or gains of any description shall be included in the annual statement required to be delivered under the Income Tax Acts of those profits or gains, and the allowance shall be made as a deduction in charging those profits or gains.

(3)

(a) A claim for an industrial building allowance under section 271 shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the claimant (which shall be deemed to form part of the claim) stating that the expenditure was incurred on the construction of an industrial building or structure and giving such particulars as show that the allowance is to be made.

(b) A claim for an initial allowance under section 283 shall be accompanied by a certificate signed by the claimant (which shall be deemed to form part of the claim) stating that the expenditure was incurred on new machinery or new plant and giving such particulars as show that the allowance is to be made.

(3A)

(a)

(i) In this subsection -

‘relevant period’ means the period beginning on 1 January 2020 and ending on 31 December 2020;