Part VI Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax

Stamp duty reserve tax

120 Minor amendments of exceptions to general charge.

1

Section 90 of the Finance Act 1986 (exceptions from the general charge to stamp duty reserve tax) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (3F)(c) (conditions of exception under subsection (3E)) for “securities which are not listed” substitute “ chargeable securities which are not listed ”.

3

In subsection (5) for “by a person” substitute “ for the purposes of a business ”; and in subsection (6) for “A person is within this subsection if his business is exclusively” substitute “ A business is within this subsection if, or so far as, it consists of ”.

4

Subsection (2) above applies to instruments issued on or after 9th March 1999.

5

Subsection (3) above applies to agreements to transfer securities made on or after 9th March 1999.