SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13U.K. Stamp duty: instruments chargeable and rates of duty

Part IU.K. Conveyance or transfer on sale

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C2Sch. 13 Pt. I excluded (28.7.2000 with effect as mentioned in s. 130(10) of the amending Act) by 2000 c. 17, s. 130(1)(10)

C3Sch. 13 Pt. I modified (retrospective to 28.3.2000 and with effect as mentioned in s. 118(10)(11) of the amending Act) by 2000 c. 17, s. 118 (with s. 118(9))

Sch. 13 Pt. I modified (retrospective to 28.3.2000 and with effect as mentioned in s. 119(11)(12) of the amending Act) by 2000 c. 17, s. 119 (with s. 120)

Sch. 13 Pt. I modified (retrospective to 28.3.2000 and with effect as mentioned in s. 122(8)(9) of the amending Act) by 2000 c. 17, s. 122

Sch. 13 Pt. I amended (11.5.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 92(8) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 92, Sch. 30 para. 1(1); S.I. 2001/3748, art. 2

Sch. 13 Pt. I excluded (11.5.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 92(8) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 92(1); S.I. 2001/3748, art. 2

ChargeU.K.

1(1)Stamp duty is chargeable on a conveyance or transfer on sale.U.K.

(2)For this purpose “[F1transfer on sale]” includes every instrument, and every decree or order of a court or commissioners, by which any property, or any estate or interest in property, is, on being sold, transferred to or vested in the purchaser or another person on behalf of or at the direction of the purchaser.

[F2(3)Sub-paragraph (1) is subject to sub-paragraphs (4) to (6).

(4)Where a company acquires any shares in itself by virtue of section 162 of the Companies Act 1985 (power of company to purchase own shares) or otherwise, sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to any instrument by which the shares are transferred to the company.

(5)Where a company holds any shares in itself by virtue of section 162A of that Act (treasury shares) or otherwise, any instrument to which sub-paragraph (6) applies is to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as a conveyance otherwise than on sale, and paragraph 16 applies accordingly.

(6)This sub-paragraph applies to any instrument for the sale or transfer of any of the shares by the company, other than an instrument which, in the absence of sub-paragraph (5), would be an instrument in relation to which—

(a)section 67(2) of the Finance Act 1986 (transfer to person whose business is issuing depositary receipts etc), or

(b)section 70(2) of that Act (transfer to person who provides clearance services etc),

applied.]

Textual Amendments

F1Words in Sch. 13 para. 1(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s.125(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 20 para. 6

F2Sch. 13 para. 1(3)-(6) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 195(12) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2003 (c. 14), Sch. 40 para. 5; S.I. 2003/3077, art. 2