Section 15 Section 14: commencement and transition

United Kingdom

(1)

The amendments made by section 14 have effect only in relation to films whose principal photography begins on or after 1 April 2024.

(2)

A claim for audiovisual expenditure credit may not be made in reliance on those amendments before 1 April 2025.

(3)

The amendments made by section 14 (5) have effect only in relation to expenditure incurred on or after 1 April 2024.

P1(4)

An application for a low-budget certificate may not be made before the appointed day.

(5)

The appointed day is a day before 1 April 2025 to be appointed by the Secretary of State by regulations made by statutory instrument with the approval of the Treasury.

(6)

Section 1179DJA (7) of CTA 2009 does not prevent the grant of a low-budget certificate if—

(a)

the existing certificate was granted further to an application made before the day appointed for the purposes of subsection (4), and

(b)

the low-budget certificate is granted further to an application made within the period of 6 months beginning with that day.

(7)

If a low-budget certificate is granted in reliance on subsection (6), the existing certificate ceases to have effect, but not (despite section 1179DJ(8) of CTA 2009) in respect of any completed accounting period.

F1(8)

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(9)

In this section, “a low-budget certificate” means a certificate granted in accordance with section 1179DJA (1) of CTA 2009.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 15(8) omitted (20.3.2025) by virtue of Finance Act 2025 (c. 8), s. 27(13) (with s. 27(14))

Subordinate legislation made

P1: S. 15(4): 30.10.2024 appointed for the purposes of s. 15(4) (30.10.2024) by S.I. 2024/1010, regs. 1(1), 2