SCHEDULE 1Exempt transactions

Acquisitions by the Crown

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A land transaction under which the buyer is any of the following is an exempt transaction—

a

the Scottish Ministers,

b

the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body,

c

a Minister of the Crown,

d

the Corporate Officer of the House of Lords,

e

the Corporate Officer of the House of Commons,

f

a Northern Ireland department,

g

the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission,

h

the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister for Wales and the Counsel General to the Welsh Assembly Government,

i

the National Assembly for Wales Commission,

j

the National Assembly for Wales.