Inheritance Tax Act 1984

[F149DTransitional serial interest: interest to which person becomes entitled on death of spouse or civil partner on or after 6th [F2October] 2008U.K.

(1)Where a person (“E”) is beneficially entitled to an interest in possession in settled property (“the successor interest”), that interest is a transitional serial interest for the purposes of this Chapter if the following conditions are met.

(2)Condition 1 is that—

(a)the settlement commenced before 22nd March 2006, and

(b)immediately before 22nd March 2006, the property then comprised in the settlement was property in which a person other than E was beneficially entitled to an interest in possession (“the previous interest”).

(3)Condition 2 is that the previous interest came to an end on or after 6th [F3October] 2008 on the death of that other person (“F”).

(4)Condition 3 is that, immediately before F died, F was the spouse or civil partner of E.

(5)Condition 4 is that E became beneficially entitled to the successor interest on F's death.

(6)Condition 5 is that—

(a)section 71A below does not apply to the property in which the successor interest subsists, and

(b)the successor interest is not a disabled person's interest.]

Textual Amendments

F2S. 49D: word in heading substituted (retrospective to 6.4.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 141(1)(b)(2)

F3Word in s. 49D(3) substituted (retrospective to 6.4.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 141(1)(b)(2)