{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-of-chargeable-gains-act-1992/section-169H",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-of-chargeable-gains-act-1992/section-169H.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1992/12",
  "legislation_title": "Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/taxation-of-chargeable-gains-act-1992",
  "path": "section/169H",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "169H",
  "heading": "Introduction",
  "text": "(1) This Chapter provides for a lower rate of capital gains tax in respect of qualifying business disposals (to be known as “business asset disposal relief”).\n(2) The following are qualifying business disposals—\n(a) a material disposal of business assets: see section 169I,\n(b) a disposal of trust business assets: see section 169J, and\n(c) a disposal associated with a relevant material disposal: see section 169K.\n(3) But in the case of certain qualifying business disposals, business asset disposal relief is given only in respect of disposals of relevant business assets comprised in the qualifying business disposal: see sections 169L and 169LA.\n(4) Section 169M makes provision requiring the making of a claim for business asset disposal relief.\n(5) Sections 169N to 169P make provision as to the amount of business asset disposal relief.\n(6) Sections 169Q and 169R make provision about reorganisations.\n(7) Sections 169S and 169SA contain interpretative provisions for the purposes of this Chapter.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Pt. 5 Ch. 3 inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 3 para. 5 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 3 para. 2 (with Sch. 3 paras. 6-8)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in s. 169H(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 14 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2010 (c. 31), Sch. 1 para. 4"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in s. 169H(1) substituted (with effect for the tax year 2020-21 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), Sch. 3 paras. 7(1), 8 (with Sch. 3 para. 7(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Act substituted (with effect for the tax year 2020-21 and subsequent tax years) by Finance Act 2020 (c. 14), Sch. 3 paras. 7(2)(a), 8 (with Sch. 3 para. 7(3))"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in s. 169H(3) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 42(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 42(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in s. 169H(7) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 13 para. 6(1) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), Sch. 13 para. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/12/section/169H",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:36:15.270072+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."
}