Value Added Tax Act 1994

Meaning of “residential accommodation”U.K.

2(1)For the purposes of this Group “residential accommodation” means—

(a)a building, or part of a building, that consists of a dwelling or a number of dwellings;

(b)a building, or part of a building, used for a relevant residential purpose;

(c)a caravan used as a place of permanent habitation; or

(d)a houseboat.

(2)For the purposes of this Group “use for a relevant residential purpose” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of Group 1 (see paragraph 7(1) of the Notes to that Group).

(3)In sub-paragraph (1)(d) “houseboat” has the meaning given by paragraph 7(3) of the Notes to Group 1.