Finance Act, 2000

Amendment of section 87 (stock borrowing) of Principal Act.

128.—(1) Section 87 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) by the deletion of the definition of “stock” and the definition of “stock borrower”, and

(ii) by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “stock borrowing”:

“‘stock borrowing’ means a transaction in which a person other than an individual (in this section referred to as the ‘stock borrower’)—

(a) obtains stock from another person other than an individual (in this section referred to as the ‘lender’), and

(b) gives an undertaking to provide to the lender, not later than 6 months after the date on which the said stock borrower obtained the stock referred to in paragraph (a), equivalent stock;”,

(b) in subsection (3) by the substitution of “6 months” for “3 months” in both places where it occurs, and

(c) in subsection (4)—

(i) by the insertion of “, for a period of 3 years from the date of the stock borrowing,” after “maintain”, and

(ii) by the deletion of paragraph (a).

(2) (a) Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) shall apply to stock borrowing transactions entered into on or after 6 April 1999, and

(b) Subsection (1)(c) shall apply to stock borrowing transactions entered into on or after 10 February 2000.