Finance Act 2022

6 (1) In Schedule 6C to FA 2003 (stamp duty land tax: relief for freeport tax sites), paragraph 12 (power to change the cases in which relief is available) is amended as follows. U.K.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) at the end of paragraph (a) insert “or”;

(b) for paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b) make other provision about the availability of relief under this Schedule, including provision—

(i) adding, removing or altering, or otherwise about, conditions that must be met in order for relief to be available,

(ii) about the withdrawal of relief, or

(iii) about returns where relief is withdrawn.”

(3) In sub-paragraph (4)(b), after “on” insert “sub-paragraph (1)(b) of this paragraph or on”.

(4) At the end insert—

“(5) The power to make regulations under this paragraph may be exercised only in relation to transactions with an effective date that is on or after the date on which the regulations come into force.”