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An amount equal to the amount of wear and tear allowances (within the meaning of section 284) made to an individual in relation to specified plant and machinery for the tax year under section 284, or deemed to have been made to an individual under section 287, whether by virtue of section 298 or otherwise, including any such allowances or part of any such allowance made to the individual in a previous tax year and carried forward from that previous tax year in accordance with Part 9.

(2) (a) Where an individual carrying on a qualifying trade proves to have incurred qualifying expenditure, then, for the purposes of this Chapter, other than sections 298 and 299, and for the purposes of Chapter 4 of this Part—

(1) Any allowance or charge made to or on any person under the preceding provisions of this Chapter shall, unless it is made under or by virtue of section 298 section 284(6) or 298, be made to or on that person in taxing such person’s trade.

(2) Any initial allowance or wear and tear allowance made under or by virtue of section 298(1) or any balancing allowance made under or by virtue of section 298(2) shall be made by means of discharge or repayment of tax, and shall be available primarily against income from the letting of machinery or plant.

(2) Any initial allowance or wear and tear allowance made under or by virtue of section 298(1) or any balancing allowance made under or by virtue of section 298(2) shall be made by means of discharge or repayment of tax, and shall be available primarily against income from the letting of machinery or plant.

(3) Any balancing charge made under or by virtue of section 298(2) shall be made under Case IV of Schedule D.

(1B)(a) For the purposes of this subsection and Schedule 25B “specified plant and machinery” means plant and machinery on which a wear and tear allowance may be granted under section 284, whether by virtue of section 298 or otherwise, which would be restricted by section 403(3) save for the provisions of section 403(9).

(b) Subject to paragraph (d), a wear and tear allowance granted under section 284, or deemed to have been made to an individual under section 287, whether by virtue of section 298 or otherwise, shall only be a specified relief to the extent it relates to specified plant and machinery.

(i) section 284 shall apply as if the trade for the purposes of which the leased assets are (or would under section 298(1) be regarded as being) in use were a petroleum trade carried on by the lessor, and