26.0.1. Subject to section 26.0.2, the amount deductible by an operator as an additional depreciation allowance, in relation to a processing plant, in computing annual profit for a fiscal year under subparagraph h.1 of paragraph 2 of section 8, shall not exceed the lesser of(1) the aggregate of the amounts each of which is 15 % of the capital cost to the operator of each property, described in the second paragraph, in relation to that processing plant;
(2) $50,000,000;
(3) the amount by which the aggregate of all amounts each of which is an amount allowed, in relation to that processing plant, under subparagraph h.1 of paragraph 2 of section 8 in computing the annual profit of the operator for a preceding fiscal year is exceeded by the lesser of(a) the aggregate of the amounts each of which is the capital cost to the operator of each property, described in the second paragraph, in relation to that processing plant; and
(b) $350,000,000;
(4) an amount that is the amount by which 65 % of the annual profit of the operator for the fiscal year, determined before deductions as a processing allowance, additional depreciation allowance and additional allowance for a northern mine referred to in subparagraphs h, h.1 and j of paragraph 2 of section 8 exceeds the amount deducted for the fiscal year under that subparagraph h; and
(5) zero, if the aggregate of all amounts, each of which is the capital cost to the operator of each property, described in the second paragraph, in relation to that processing plant, is less than $300,000,000.
Property to which the first paragraph refers is property of the third class, within the meaning assigned by section 9, that(1) was acquired new by the operator after 25 March 1997 and before 1 April 1998, otherwise than as property to replace or modernize any other property;
(2) was used for the first time by the operator after 25 March 1997 and before 1 April 1998; and
(3) is regularly used by the operator in the fiscal year and is in the operator’s possession at the end of that year.