Section 829 Residence of individuals temporarily abroad

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an individual has left the United Kingdom for the purpose only of occasional residence abroad, and

(b) at the time of leaving the individual was both UK resident and ordinarily UK resident.

(2) Treat the individual as UK resident for the purpose of determining the individual’s liability for income tax for any tax year during the whole or a part of which the individual remains outside the United Kingdom for the purpose only of occasional residence abroad.