definiens: means the reduction or elimination of any liability of any Acquired Group Company, the Purchaser or any member of the Purchaser’sTax Group to make an actual payment of Taxation in respect of which the Vendor would not, disregarding the Vendor ’s monetary limit inparagraph 2.3 of Schedule 6, have been liable under paragraph 1 of Part 2 of this Schedule 8 by the use of any Relief arising as a result of, or inrespect of, a Liability for Taxation in respect of which the Vendor is or was liable to make a payment under paragraph 1 of Part 2 of this Schedule8 ; or means all forms of taxation and statutory, governmental, state, federal, provincial, local, government or municipal charges, duties, imposts, contributions, levies, withholdings or liabilities in the nature of taxation wherever chargeable and whether of the United Kingdomor any other jurisdiction ( including, for the avoidance of doubt, pay as you earn ( ) and national insurance contributions in the UnitedKingdom and corresponding obligations elsewhere ) and all interest, penalties, surcharges, ﬁnes, relating to any of the above ( including interestand penalties arising from the failure of an Acquired Group Company to make adequate instalment payments under the Corporation Tax(Instalment Payments ) Regulations 1998 ( SI 1998/3175 ) in any period ending on or before Completion ) or to a failure to make any return, complywith any reporting requirements or supply any information in connection with any of the above ; means any government, state or municipality or any local, state, federal or other ﬁscal, revenue, customs or excise authority, body or official competent to impose, administer, levy, assess or collect Tax in the United Kingdom or elsewhere ; means any assessment, notice, demand, letter or other document issued or action taken by or on behalf of any Tax Authority or anyself - assessment from which it appears that an Acquired Group Company is or may be subject to a Liability for Taxation in respect of which theVendor is or may be liable under this Schedule or in respect of a Tax Warranty Claim ; means those companies which are from time to time treated as members of the same group or are otherwise connected orassociated in any way for any Tax purpose ; means any directive, statute, enactment, law or regulation wherever enacted or issued, coming into force or entered intoproviding for or imposing any Tax and shall include orders, regulations, instruments, bye laws or other subordinate legislation made under therelevant statute or statutory provision and any directive, statute, enactment, law, order, regulation or provision which amends, extends, consolidates or replaces the same or which has been amended, extended, consolidated or replaced by the same ; means the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 ; means the Taxes Management Act 1970 ; andCERTAIN CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT, MARKED BY [ * * * ], HAS BEEN OMITTED BECAUSE IT ISNOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE COMPANY IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED