Part VICompanies, oil, insurance etc.

Chapter IVMiscellaneous cases

The Housing Corporation, Housing for Wales and housing associations

219Disposals by Housing Corporation, Housing for Wales, Scottish Homes and certain housing associations

(1)In any case where—

(a)the Housing Corporation dispose of any land to a registered housing association, or

(b)a registered housing association disposes of any land to another registered housing association, or

(c)in pursuance of a direction of the Housing Corporation given under Part I of the [1985 c. 69.] Housing Associations Act 1985 requiring it to do so, a registered housing association disposes of any of its property, other than land, to another registered housing association, or

(d)a registered housing association or an unregistered self-build society disposes of any land to the Housing Corporation,

both parties to the disposal shall be treated for the purposes of tax on chargeable gains as if the land or property disposed of were acquired from the Housing Corporation, registered housing association or unregistered self-build society making the disposal for a consideration of such an amount as would secure that on the disposal neither a gain nor a loss accrued to the Corporation or, as the case may be, that association or society.

(2)Subsection (1) above shall also have effect with the substitution of the words “Housing for Wales” for the words “the Housing Corporation” and “the Corporation” in each place where they occur.

(3)Subsection (1) above shall also have effect with the substitution of the words “Scottish Homes” for the words “the Housing Corporation” and “the Corporation” in each place where they occur.

(4)In this section “registered housing association” and “unregistered self-build society” have the same meanings as in the [1985 c. 69.] Housing Associations Act 1985.