SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 26 Transfers: tax

Part VII Other provisions concerning transfers

F1Stamp duty land tax

40A.

(1)

For the purposes of stamp duty land tax, a land transaction which is effected by, or in pursuance of a scheme under paragraph 1 of Schedule 15, paragraph 31 of Schedule 17 or paragraph 1 of Schedule 19, 21 or 25 is exempt from charge.

(2)

Relief under this paragraph must be claimed in a land transaction return or an amendment of such a return.

(3)

In this paragraph—

“land transaction” has the meaning given by section 43(1) of the Finance Act 2003;

“land transaction return” has the meaning given by section 76(1) of that Act.