HC Deb 10 July 1985 vol 82 cc1217-8

3.—(1) In any case where—

  1. (a)a consortium claim is made by a group/consortium company in respect of a loss or other amount of an accounting period of a member of the consortium, and
  2. (b) the corresponding accounting period of the group/consortium company is a relevant accounting period.
the total profits of that accounting period of the group/consortium company, against a fraction of which that loss or other amount may be set off (in accordance with section 259(8)(b) of the Taxes Act), shall be treated as reduced (or, as the case may be, extinguished) by deducting therefrom the potential relief available to the group/consortium company by way of group claims.

(2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) below, in relation to a relevant accounting period of a group/consortium company, the potential relief available to the company by way of group claims is the maximum amount of group relief that could be claimed by the company for that accounting period on group claims relating to the losses or other amounts available for relief of other members of the group of companies of which the group/consortium company is a member.

(3) Where another member of the group of companies of which the group/consortium company is a member in fact makes one or more group claims in respect of losses or other amounts of other members of the group, account shall be taken of the relief already claimed by that company in determining the potential relief available to the group/consortium company by way of group claims under sub-paragraph (2) above.