The Cultural Test (Video Games) Regulations 2014

These Regulations introduce a points-based “cultural test” for video games. The purpose of the test is to determine whether a video game may be certified as a “British video game” by the Secretary of State under Part 15B of the Corporation Tax Act 2009. Points under the test are awarded on the basis of the setting, content, language and British cultural aspects of the game, where certain work on the game is carried out, and the residence or nationality of the personnel involved in the making of the video game. Certification as a British video game is a condition of eligibility for video games tax relief under that Act.