Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017

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31(1)This paragraph applies in relation to a land transaction if—E+W

(a)the main subject-matter of the transaction consists of a major interest in one or more dwellings,

(b)the buyer (or one of them) is acting as trustee of a settlement,

(c)that buyer is an individual, and

(d)under the terms of the settlement a beneficiary is not entitled to—

(i)occupy the dwelling or dwellings for life, or

(ii)income earned in respect of the dwelling or dwellings.

(2)In determining whether paragraph 20 or 21 applies to the transaction—

(a)if the buyer mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) is the only buyer, ignore sub-paragraph (1)(a) of those paragraphs, and

(b)if that buyer is not the only buyer, ignore sub-paragraph (1)(a) of those paragraphs when having regard to that buyer.

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Commencement Information

I1Sch. 5 para. 31 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/34, art. 3