Finance Act, 1997

Amendment of section 51 (relief for gifts made to First Step) of Finance Act, 1993 .

65.—Section 51 (as amended by section 67 of the Finance Act, 1995 ) of the Finance Act, 1993 , is hereby amended—

(a) by the substitution in paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of “1st day of January, 2000” for “1st day of June, 1997”, and

(b) in the proviso to subsection (3) by the substitution of the following subparagraphs for subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (b):

“(iii) in respect of a gift made at any time in the year ending on the 31st day of May in the year 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 or 1999, if, at that time, the aggregate of the net amount of all gifts to which this section applies made to First Step within that year exceeds £1,500,000, or

(iv) in respect of a gift made at any time in the period commencing on the 1st day of June, 1999, and ending on the 31st day of December, 1999, if, at that time, the aggregate of the net amount of all gifts to which this section applies made to First Step within that period exceeds £875,000.”.