Section 259NEC | Release of debts ^F1F2

(1)This section is to be read with section 259NEB (relevant debt relief circumstances: introductory).

(2)The circumstances in this section are—

(a)the relevant release takes place in an accounting period for which an amortised cost basis of accounting is used in respect of the debtor relationship, and

(b)condition A, B, C, D or E is met.

(3)Condition A is that the release is part of a statutory insolvency arrangement (within the meaning of section 1319 of CTA 2009).

(4)Condition B is that the release is not a release of relevant rights and is—

(a)in consideration of shares forming part of the ordinary share capital of a payee, or

(b)in consideration of any entitlement to such shares.

(5)Condition C is that—

(a)a payee meets one of the insolvency conditions (see subsection (8)), and

(b)the debtor relationship is not a connected companies relationship.

(6)Condition D is that the release is in consequence of the making of a mandatory reduction instrument or a third country instrument or the exercise of a stabilisation power under Part 1 of the Banking Act 2009 or the exercise of a third-country instrument or a stabilisation power under Schedule 11 to the Financial Services and Markets Act 2023.^F3

(7)Condition E is that—

(a)the release is neither a deemed release nor a release of relevant rights, and

(b)immediately before the release, it is reasonable to assume that, without the release and any arrangements of which the release forms part, there would be a material risk that at some time within the next 12 months a payee would be unable to pay its debts.

(8)For the purposes of this section a company meets the insolvency conditions if—

(a)it is in insolvent liquidation,

(b)it is in insolvent administration,

(c)it is in insolvent administrative receivership,

(d)an appointment of a provisional liquidator is in force in relation to the company under section 135 of the Insolvency Act 1986 or Article 115 of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19)), or

(e)under the law of a country or territory outside the United Kingdom circumstances corresponding to those mentioned in paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) exist.

(9)Section 323(A1) of CTA 2009 applies for the interpretation of subsection (7)(b); and the rest of that section applies for the interpretation of subsection (8).