Finance Act, 1999

Amendment of section 403 (restriction on use of capital allowances for certain leased assets) of Principal Act.

52.—(1) Section 403 of the Principal Act is hereby amended, in subsection (9) (as amended by the Finance Act, 1998 )—

(a) in subparagraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph (a), by the substitution of “lessee or lessor” for “lessee” in each place where it occurs, and

(b) in paragraph (b), by the substitution of the following for subparagraph (ii):

“(ii) where it is so provided on or after that day, be used by the lessee for the purposes only of a specified trade carried on in the State by the lessee and, except where the lessor provides the machinery or plant for leasing in the course of a specified trade carried on by the lessor, that it will not be used for the purposes of any other trade, or business or activity other than the lessor's trade.”.

(2) This section shall apply as on and from the 4th day of March, 1998.