Finance Act, 1998

Amendment of section 597 (replacement of business and other assets) of Principal Act.

71.—(1) Section 597 of the Principal Act is hereby amended, in subsection (3), by the substitution for paragraph (c) of the following paragraphs:

“(c) goodwill,

(d) any financial assets owned by a body of persons referred to in paragraph (f) of subsection (2); for the purposes of this paragraph ‘financial assets’ means shares of any company and stocks, bonds and obligations of any government, municipal corporation, company or other body corporate.”.

(2) This section shall apply as respects disposals made on or after the passing of this Act.