“Participation rights” definition of section 23M of ITA

“participation rights” means—

(a)     the right to participate in all or part of the benefits of the rights (other than voting rights) attaching to a share, or any interest of a similar nature, in a company; or

(b)     in the case where no person has any right in that company as contemplated in paragraph (a) or no such rights can be determined for any person, the right to exercise any voting rights in that company;

[Definition of “participation rights” inserted by section 19(1)(g) of Act 20 of 2021 effective on 31 March, 2023 and applicable in respect of years of assessment ending on or after that date (effective date in section 19(2) of Act 20 of 2021 as substituted by section 10 of Act 19 of 2022)]