Part IVStamp Duty Reserve Tax
The principal charge
F189AA Section 87: exception for repurchases and stock lending.
(1)
This section applies where a person (P) has entered into an arrangement with another person (Q) under which—
(a)
Q is to transfer chargeable securities of a particular kind to P or his nominee, and
(b)
chargeable securities of the same kind and amount are to be transferred by P or his nominee to Q or his nominee,
and the conditions set out in subsection F2(2A) or (3) below are fulfilled.
(2)
Section 87 above shall not apply as regards an agreement to transfer chargeable securities to P or his nominee or Q or his nominee in accordance with the arrangement.
F3(2A)
The conditions in this subsection are—
(a)
that P or Q is authorised under the law of an EEA State to provide any of the investment services or activities listed in Section A 2 or 3 of Annex I to the Directive (execution of orders on behalf of clients and dealing on own account) in relation to securities of the kind concerned, whether or not P or Q is authorised under the Directive; F4...
(b)
that securities of the kind concerned are regularly traded on a regulated marketF5; and
(c)
that chargeable securities are transferred to P or his nominee and Q or his nominee in pursuance of the arrangement.
(3)
The conditions F6in this subsection are—
(a)
that the agreement is effected on F7a regulated market, a multilateral trading facility or a recognised foreign exchange;
(b)
that securities of the kind concerned are regularly traded on that F8market, facility or exchange; and
(c)
that chargeable securities are transferred to P or his nominee and Q or his nominee in pursuance of the arrangement.
(4)
An arrangement does not fall within subsection (1) above if—
(a)
the arrangement is not such as would be entered into by persons dealing with each other at arm’s length; or
(b)
under the arrangement any of the benefits or risks arising from fluctuations, before the transfer to Q or his nominee takes place, in the market value of the chargeable securities accrues to, or falls on, P.
(5)
An agreement is effected on F9a market, a facility or an exchange for the purposes of subsection (3) above if (and only if)—
(a)
it is subject to the rules of F10the market, facility or exchange; and
(6)
In this section—
F11“the Directive” has the meaning given in section 88B(2) above;
F11“EEA State” has the meaning given in section 88B(2) above;
F12...
“recognised foreign exchange” has the meaning given in section 80B(3) above.
F13(6A)
Each of the following expressions—
“multilateral trading facility”, and
“regulated market”,
has the same meaning in this section as it has for the purposes of the Directive.
(7)
The Treasury may by regulations provide that if section 87 would apply as regards an agreement but for subsection (2) above, section 87 shall apply as regards the agreement but with the substitution of a rate of tax not exceeding 0.1 per cent. for the rate specified in subsection (6) of that section.
(8)
The Treasury may by regulations amend this section (as it has effect for the time being) in order—
(a)
to change the conditions for exemption from tax under this section; or
(b)
to provide that this section does not apply in relation to kinds of arrangement specified in the regulations.
(9)
The power to make regulations under subsection (7) or (8) above shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.