The Principal Act is amended, with effect from the passing of this Act -
(a) in Part 17, by the insertion after Chapter 3 (inserted by the Finance Act, 1999) of the following:
"Chapter 4 Approved Share Option Schemes
(1) The provisions of this section shall apply where an individual obtains a right to acquire shares in a body corporate -
(a) by reason of the individual's office or employment as a director or employee of that or any other body corporate, and
(b) that individual obtains the right in accordance with the provisions of a share option scheme approved under Schedule 12C and in respect of which approval has not been withdrawn.
(2) Tax shall not be chargeable under any provision of the Tax Acts in respect of the receipt of the right referred to in subsection (1).
(3) Subject to subsection (4) (except where paragraph 18(2) of Schedule 12C applies), if the individual exercises the right in accordance with the provisions of the scheme at a time when it is approved -
(a) tax
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