Finance Act 2004

Amendment of section 122 (preferential loan arrangements) of Principal Act.

10.—(1) Section 122 of the Principal Act is amended in paragraph (a) of subsection (1)—

(a) by substituting the following for paragraph (i) of the definition of “employer”:

“(i) a person of whom the individual or the spouse of the individual is or was an employee,”,

and

(b) by substituting “3.5 per cent” for “4.5 per cent” (inserted by the Finance Act 2003 ) in both places where it occurs in the definition of “the specified rate”.

(2)  (a) Subsection (1)(a) applies as respects loans made on or after 4 February 2004.

(b) Subsection (1)(b) applies with effect from 1 January 2004.