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AI Summary of 503. The relief: start-up capital incentive.

Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 1 January 2019 - onwards
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503. The relief: start-up capital incentive.

(1) Section 500(5) shall not apply in respect of associates of an investor if the company and the investment comply with this section.

(2) At the time the shares concerned were issued -

(a) the qualifying company shall -

(i) be a micro-enterprise, within the meaning of Annex 1 of the General Block Exemption Regulation, and

(ii) exist solely for the purpose of carrying on a qualifying new venture,

(b) the qualifying company shall not -

(i) have commenced carrying on, or made preparations for the carrying on of, any trade or business more than 7 years prior to the share issue date, or

(ii) have any partner business or linked business.