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Amendment of section 481 (relief for investment in films) of Principal Act.
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24.— The Principal Act is amended in section 481—
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(a) in subsection (1) by inserting the following definition after the definition of “authorised officer”:
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“ ‘director’ shall be construed in accordance with section 433(4);”,
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(b) in subsection (1), in the definition of “relevant investment”, by substituting “qualifying company,” for “qualifying company.”,
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(c) in subsection (1) by inserting the following definition after the definition of “relevant investment”:
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“ ‘specified relevant person’ means any director or secretary of the qualifying company.”,
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(d) in subsection (2A)(g)(v) by substituting “subsection (2CA)” for “subsection (2C)(ba)”,
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(e) in subsection (2C)(b) by substituting “subject to subsection (2CA),” for “subject to paragraph (ba),”,
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(f) in subsection (2C) by deleting paragraph (ba),
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(g) in subsection (2C) by deleting “and” before paragraph (d),
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(h) in subsection (2C)(d) by substituting “fulfilled,” for “fulfilled.”,
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(i) in subsection (2C) by inserting the following after paragraph (d):
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“and
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(e) if any sum representing—
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(i) a repayment of a relevant investment, or
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(ii) an amount in connection with a relevant investment, out of the proceeds of exploiting the film—
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is paid to an allowable investor company or qualifying individual, as the case may be, before the Revenue Commissioners have notified the company in writing that a compliance report, as referred to in paragraph (d)(iii), has been received by them.”,
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(j) by inserting the following after subsection (2C):
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“(2CA) (a) Paragraph (b) of subsection (2C) shall not apply to financial arrangements in relation to a transaction, or series of transactions, where such arrangements have been approved by the Revenue Commissioners.
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(b) The Revenue Commissioners shall not approve financial arrangements, to which paragraph (b) of subsection (2C) would, but for this subsection, apply unless:
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(i) the arrangements relate to either or both—
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(I) an investment made in a qualifying film, and
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(II) the filming of part of a film in a territory other than a territory referred to in clause (I) or (II) of subsection (2C)(b)(i),
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(ii) a request for approval is made by the qualifying company to the Revenue Commissioners before such arrangements are effected,
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(iii) the qualifying company demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners that it can provide, if requested, sufficient records to enable the Revenue Commissioners to verify—
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(I) in the case of an investment, the amount of the investment made in the qualifying company and the person who made the investment, and
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(II) in the case of filming in a territory, the amount of each item of expenditure on the production of the qualifying film expended in the territory, whether expended by the qualifying company or by any other person,
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and
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(iv) they are satisfied that it is appropriate to grant such approval.
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(c) In considering whether to grant an approval under this subsection in relation to financial arrangements, the Revenue Commissioners may seek any information they consider appropriate in relation to the arrangements or in relation to any person who is, directly or indirectly, a party to the arrangements.
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(d) Where the Revenue Commissioners have approved financial arrangements in accordance with this subsection, no amount of money expended, either directly or indirectly, as part of the arrangements may be regarded, for the purposes of subsection (2A)(g)(iv), as an amount of money expended on either the employment of eligible individuals or on the provision of goods, services and facilities as referred to in that subsection.”,
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(k) in subsection (2E)(m) by substituting “subsection (2CA)” for “subsection (2C)(ba)”, and
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(l) by inserting the following after subsection (2E):
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“(2F) Where a qualifying company fails to provide to the Revenue Commissioners a compliance report as referred to in subsection (2C)(d)(iii), within the time provided for in regulations made under subsection (2E)(h), the specified relevant person shall provide such compliance report to the Revenue Commissioners within 2 months after that time.”.
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