Finance Act, 1992

Chapter II

Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax

Amendment of section 36 (construction of references to child, son and daughter in Tax Acts and Capital Gains Tax Act, 1975) of Finance Act, 1977.

16.Section 36 of the Finance Act, 1977 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a):

“(ii) a child who is—

(I) adopted under the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1991, or

(II) the subject of a foreign adoption (being a foreign adoption within the meaning of section 1 of the Adoption Act, 1991 ), which is deemed to have been effected by a valid adoption order made under the Adoption Acts, 1952 to 1991,”.