{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/corporation-tax-act-2009/section-1216AC",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/corporation-tax-act-2009/section-1216AC.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2009/4",
  "legislation_title": "Corporation Tax Act 2009",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/corporation-tax-act-2009",
  "path": "section/1216AC",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "1216AC",
  "heading": "Types of programme eligible to be relevant programmes",
  "text": "(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.\n(2) A programme is a “drama” if—\n(a) it consists wholly or mainly of a depiction of events,\n(b) the events are depicted (wholly or mainly) by one or more persons performing, and\n(c) the whole or a major proportion of what is done by the person or persons performing, whether by way of speech, acting, singing or dancing, involves the playing of a role,\nand for these purposes “drama” includes comedy.\n(2A) A programme is a children's programme if, when television production activities begin, it is reasonable to expect that the persons who will make up the programme's primary audience will be under the age of 15.\n(3) A drama or documentary that includes animation is to be treated as animation if the core expenditure on the completed animation constitutes at least 51% of the total core expenditure on the completed programme.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 15A inserted (17.7.2013 for specified purposes, 19.7.2013 in so far as not already in force, and with effect in accordance with Sch. 16 para. 3 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 16 paras. 1, 2; S.I. 2013/1817, art. 2(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "S. 1216AC(2A) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 30(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 30(4)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2009/4/section/1216AC",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:11:19.560467+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}