§ 4.—(1) Where a company owned by a consortium—
- (a) has in any relevant accounting period incurred such a loss as is referred to in section 259(1) of the Taxes Act, and
- (b) has profits (of whatever description) of that accounting period against which that loss could be set off under subsection (2) of section 177 of that Act,
§ (2) Where the company referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above is a group/consortium company, the amount of the loss shall be determined under that sub-paragraph before any reduction is made under paragraph 2 above.