§ (1) In the case of a vehicle to which this section applies, being a vehicle of which the retail price at the time of the contract in question exceeds two thousands pounds, the following provisions shall have effect.
§ (2) Sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 1 of the Third Schedule to the Finance Act, 1957 (provision of machinery or plant where the provider ceases to be entitled to the benefit of the contract without becoming the owner of the machinery or plant) shall apply in a case not falling within sub-paragraph (1) (b) or subparagraph (2) (b) of that paragraph if it would apply if the case fell within either of those sub-paragraphs; and the said sub-paragraph (1) shall have effect as if at the end there were added "or in determining what amount tit any) is allowable as mentioned in section twenty-two of the Finance Act, 1961".
1039§ (3) Where the said sub-paragraph (1) has effect (whether by virtue of the foregoing subsection or otherwise) all payments made under the contract shall be treated for income tax purposes (including in particular the purposes of section twenty-three of this Act) as expenditure incurred on the hiring of the vehicle otherwise than by way of hire-purchase.
§ (4) Where the person providing the vehicle takes it under a hire-purchase contract, then in apportioning the payments under the contract between capital expenditure incurred on the provision of the vehicle and other expenditure so much of those payments shall be treated as such capital expenditure as is equal to the price which would be chargeable, at the time the contract is entered into, to the person providing the vehicle if he were acquiring it on a sale outright.—[Mr. Barber.]
§ Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.
§ Bill reported, with Amendments; as amended (in Committee and on recommittal), considered.