Section 278 | Market value

(1)For the purposes of this Part the market value of an asset held for the purposes of a pension scheme is to be determined in accordance with section 272 of TCGA 1992.

(2)Where an asset held for the purposes of a pension scheme is a right or interest in respect of any money lent (directly or indirectly) to any relevant associated person, the value of the asset is to be treated as being the amount owing (including any unpaid interest) on the money lent.

(3)The following are “relevant associated persons”—

(a)any employer who has at any time (whether or not before the making of the loan) made contributions under the pension scheme,

(b)any company connected (at the time of the making of the loan or subsequently) with any such employer,

(c)any person who has at any time (whether or not before the making of the loan) been a member of the pension scheme, and

(d)any person connected (at the time of the making of the loan or subsequently) with any such person.

(3A)For the purposes of this Part the market value of taxable property, or of an interest in taxable property, is to be determined in accordance with section 272 of TCGA 1992.

(3B)Subsection (3A) is subject to any provision made by regulations under paragraph 36(2) of Schedule 29A.

(4)For the purposes of this section whether a person is connected with another person is determined in accordance with section 993 of ITA 2007.