Part III Miscellaneous and General

Stamp duty etc.

175Stamp duty: stock exchange nominees

1

The Treasury may by regulations provide that where —

a

circumstances would (apart from the regulations) give rise to a charge to stamp duty under F1Part I of Schedule 13 to the Finance Act 1999 (conveyance or transfer on sale) and to a charge to stamp duty reserve tax,

b

the circumstances involve a stock exchange nominee, and

c

the circumstances are such as are prescribed,

the charge to stamp duty shall be treated as not arising.

2

The power to make regulations under this section shall be exercisable by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.

3

In this section —

a

prescribed” means prescribed by the regulations, and

b

stock exchange nominee” means a person designated for the purposes of section 127 of the Finance Act 1976 [1976 c. 40.] as a nominee of The Stock Exchange by an order made by the Secretary of State under subsection (5) of that section.