Finance Act, 1982

Base period.

44.—For the purposes of this Chapter the base period in relation to a trade means the year ending on the 30th day of June, 1982, or, if it is shorter, the period from the date on which the trade was first carried on to the 30th day of June, 1982, and the base period shall be applicable in relation to the trade whether or not during the whole or part of the base period the trade was carried on by a person other than the company by which it is carried on in the relevant period or separate parts of the trade were carried on by different persons.