Section 257TD | Meaning of “control” ^F1

(1)In this Part “control” is to be read in accordance with sections 450 and 451 of CTA 2010 but as if “company” in those sections included a charity that is a trust.

(2)For the purposes of this Part, a charity that is a trust has “control” of another person if, as a result of the operation of subsection (1), the trustees (in their capacity as trustees of the trust) have, or any of them has, control of the person.

(3)A person has “control” of a charity that is a trust if—

(a)the person is a trustee of the charity and some or all of the powers of the trustees of the charity could be exercised by—

(i)the person acting alone, or

(ii)by the person acting together with any other persons who are trustees of the charity and who are connected with the person,

(b)the person, alone or together with other persons, has power to appoint or remove a trustee of the charity, or

(c)the person, alone or together with other persons, has any power of approval or direction in relation to the carrying-out by the trustees of any of their functions.

(4)Subsection (3) is in addition to, and does not limit, subsection (1); and both of those subsections are subject to subsection (5).

(5)For the purposes of this Part, a regulator is to be treated as not having control of any company regulated by the regulator.

(6)Section 995 of this Act (control) does not apply for the purposes of this Part.