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(1)Schedule 6 provides for relief in the case of transactions relating to land in a disadvantaged area.
(2)In that Schedule—
Part 1 defines “disadvantaged area”,
Part 2 relates to transactions where the land to which the transaction relates is wholly situated in a disadvantaged area,
Part 3 relates to transactions where the land to which the transaction relates is partly situated in a disadvantaged area, and
Part 4 contains supplementary provisions.
Commencement Information
I1Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)The leaseback element of a sale and leaseback arrangement is exempt from charge if the qualifying conditions specified below are met.
(2)A “sale and leaseback”arrangement means an arrangement under which—
(a)A transfers or grants to B a major interest in land (the “sale”), and
(b)out of that interest B grants a lease to A (the “leaseback”).
(3)The qualifying conditions are—
(a)that the sale transaction is entered into wholly or partly in consideration of the leaseback transaction being entered into,
[F2(aa)that the sale transaction is entered into wholly or partly in consideration of the leaseback transaction being entered into,
(b)that the only other consideration (if any) for the sale is the payment of money or the assumption, satisfaction or release of a debt (or both),]
(c)that the sale is not a transfer of rights within the meaning of section 45 (contract and conveyance: effect of transfer of rights) or 45A (contract providing for conveyance to third party: effect of transfer of rights), and
(d)where A and B are both bodies corporate at the effective date of the leaseback transaction, that they are not members of the same group for the purposes of group relief (see paragraph 1 of Schedule 7) at that date.
[F3(e)where A and B are both bodies corporate at the effective date of the leaseback transaction, that they are not members of the same group for the purposes of group relief (see paragraph 1 of Schedule 7) at that date.]
F4(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 57A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 26 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 16 (which amending provision re-enacts, subject to certain changes, a corresponding amendment made by the now revoked Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2816), see Sch. 39 para. 14)
F2S. 57A(3)(aa)(b) substituted for s. 57A(3)(b) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 13(3)-(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 6(2)
F3S. 57A(3)(e) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 13(3)-(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 6(3)
F4S. 57A(4) omitted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 13(3)-(6) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 6(4)
(1)A land transaction is exempt from charge under section 55 if—
(a)it is a relevant acquisition of a major interest in land,
(b)the land consists entirely of residential property,
(c)the relevant consideration (see section 55) for the transaction (other than any consisting of rent) is more than £125,000 but not more than £250,000,
(d)the purchaser, or (if more than one) each of the purchasers, is a first-time buyer who intends to occupy the residential property as the purchaser’s only or main residence, and
(e)(subject to subsection (4)) the transaction is not one of a number of linked transactions.
(2)In this section “first-time buyer” means a person who—
(a)has not previously been a purchaser in relation to a relevant acquisition of a major interest in land which consisted of or included residential property,
(b)has not previously acquired an equivalent interest in such land under the law of a territory outside the United Kingdom,
(c)has not previously been, or been one of the persons who was, “the person” for the purposes of section 71A, 72, 72A or 73 in a case where the first transaction within the meaning of the section concerned was a relevant acquisition of a major interest in land which consisted of or included residential property, and
(d)would not have been such a person for those purposes in such a case if the provisions mentioned in paragraph (c) had been in force, and had had effect in the territory concerned, at all material times (subject, where required, to appropriate modifications).
(3)In this section “relevant acquisition of a major interest in land” means an acquisition of a major interest in land other than—
(a)the grant of a lease for a term of less than 21 years, or
(b)the assignment of a lease which has less than 21 years to run.
(4)Subsection (1)(e) does not prevent a transaction being exempt from charge under section 55 if each of the linked transactions is one the subject-matter of which is land, or an interest in or right over land, which falls within section 116(1)(a), (b) or (c) by reason of its connection with the same building.]
Textual Amendments
F5S. 57AA inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 6(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), s. 6(2)
Schedule 6A provides for relief in the case of certain acquisitions of residential property.]
Textual Amendments
F6 S. 58A substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 26 of the amending Act) for ss. 58 and 59 by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 39 para. 17(1) (which amending provision re-enacts, subject to certain changes, a corresponding amendment made by the now revoked Stamp Duty and Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) (No. 2) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2816), see Sch. 39 para. 14)
(1)The Treasury may make regulations granting relief on the first acquisition of a dwelling which is a “zero-carbon home”.
[F8(2)For the purposes of this section—
(a)a building, or a part of a building, is a dwelling if it is constructed for use as a single dwelling, and
(b)“first acquisition”, in relation to a dwelling, means its acquisition when it has not previously been occupied.]
(3)For the purpose of subsection (2) land occupied or enjoyed with a dwelling as a garden or grounds is part of the dwelling.
(4)The regulations shall define “zero-carbon home” by reference to specified aspects of the energy efficiency of a building; for which purpose “energy efficiency” includes—
(a)consumption of energy,
(b)conservation of energy, and
(c)generation of energy.
(5)The relief may take the form of—
(a)exemption from charge, or
(b)a reduction in the amount of tax chargeable.
(6)Regulations under this section shall not have effect in relation to acquisitions on or after 1st October 2012.
(7)The Treasury may by order—
(a)substitute a later date for the date in subsection (6);
(b)make transitional provision, or provide savings, in connection with the effect of subsection (6).
Textual Amendments
F7Ss. 58B, 58C inserted (19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 19(1)
F8S. 58B(2) substituted (retrospective to 19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 93(2)(7)
(1)Regulations under section 58B—
(a)shall include provision about the method of claiming relief (including documents or information to be provided), and
(b)in particular, shall include provision about the evidence to be adduced to show that a [F9dwelling] satisfies the definition of “zero-carbon home”.
(2)Regulations made by virtue of subsection (1)(b) may, in particular—
(a)refer to a scheme or process established by or for the purposes of an enactment about building;
(b)establish or provide for the establishment of a scheme or process of certification;
(c)specify, or provide for the approval of, one or more schemes or processes for certifying energy efficiency.
[F10(d)provide for the charging of fees of a reasonable amount in respect of services provided as part of a scheme or process of certification.]
(3)In defining “zero-carbon home” regulations under section 58B may include requirements which may be satisfied in relation to [F11a dwelling] either—
(a)by features of the [F12building which, or part of which, constitutes the dwelling], or
(b)by other installations or utilities.
(4)Regulations under section 58B may modify the effect of section 108, or another provision of this Part about linked transactions, in relation to a set of transactions of which at least one is the first acquisition of a dwelling which is a zero-carbon home.
(5)In determining whether section 116(7) applies, and in the application of section 116(7), a transaction shall be disregarded if or in so far as it involves the first acquisition of a dwelling which is a zero-carbon home.
(6)Regulations under section 58B—
(a)may provide for relief to be wholly or partly withdrawn if a dwelling ceases to be a zero-carbon home, and
(b)may provide for the reduction or withholding of relief where a person acquires more than one zero-carbon home within a specified period.
(7)Regulations under section 58B may include provision for relief to be granted in respect of acquisitions occurring during a specified period before the regulations come into force.]
Textual Amendments
F7Ss. 58B, 58C inserted (19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 19(1)
F9Word in s. 58C(1) substituted (retrospective to 19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 93(4)(7)
F10S. 58C(2)(d) inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 93(5)
F11Words in s. 58C(3) substituted (retrospective to 19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 93(6)(a)(7)
F12Words in s. 58C(3) substituted (retrospective to 19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 93(6)(b)(7)
(1)A compulsory purchase facilitating development is exempt from charge.
(2)In this section “compulsory purchase facilitating development” means—
(a)in relation to England and Wales or Scotland, the acquisition by a person of a chargeable interest in respect of which that person has made a compulsory purchase order for the purpose of facilitating development by another person;
(b)in relation to Northern Ireland, the acquisition by a person of a chargeable interest by means of a vesting order made for the purpose of facilitating development by a person other than the person who acquires the interest.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)(a) it does not matter how the acquisition is effected (so that provision applies where the acquisition is effected by agreement).
(4)In subsection (2)(b) a “vesting order” means an order made under any statutory provision to authorise the acquisition of land otherwise than by agreement.
(5)In this section “development”—
(a)in relation to England and Wales, has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) (see section 55 of that Act);
(b)in relation to Scotland, has the same meaning as in the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8) (see section 26 of that Act); and
(c)in relation to Northern Ireland, has the same meaning as in the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 (1991/1220 (N.I. 11)) (see Article 11 of that Order).
Commencement Information
I2Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)A land transaction that is entered into in order to comply with a planning obligation or a modification of a planning obligation is exempt from charge if—
(a)the planning obligation or modification is enforceable against the vendor,
(b)the purchaser is a public authority, and
(c)the transaction takes place within the period of five years beginning with the date on which the planning obligation was entered into or modified.
(2)In this section—
(a)in relation to England and Wales—
“planning obligation” means either of the following—
a planning obligation within the meaning of section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 that is entered into in accordance with subsection (9) of that section, or
a planning obligation within the meaning of section 299A of that Act that is entered into in accordance with subsection (2) of that section; and
“modification” of a planning obligation means modification as mentioned in section 106A(1) of that Act;
(b)in relation to Scotland, “planning obligation” means an agreement made under section 75 or section 246 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997;
(c)in relation to Northern Ireland—
“planning obligation” means a planning agreement within the meaning of Article 40 of the Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 that is entered into accordance with paragraph (10) of that Article, and
“modification” of a planning obligation means modification as mentioned in Article 40A(1) of that Order.
(3)The following are public authorities for the purposes of subsection (1)(b)—
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Textual Amendments
F13Words in s. 61(3) substituted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160, Sch. 10 para. 63 (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act.
F14Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 233(a) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F15Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 233(b) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F16Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 233(c) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F17Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 233(d) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F18Words in s. 61(3) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 233(e) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
Commencement Information
I3Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)Schedule 7 provides for relief from stamp duty land tax.
(2)In that Schedule—
Part 1 makes provision for group relief,
Part 2 makes provision for reconstruction and acquisition reliefs.
(3)Any relief under that Schedule must be claimed in a land transaction return or an amendment of such a return.
Commencement Information
I4Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)A land transaction is exempt from charge if it is entered into for the purposes of or in connection with a qualifying transfer of the whole or part of the business of a mutual insurance company (“the mutual”) to a company that has share capital (“the acquiring company”).
(2)A transfer is a qualifying transfer if—
(a)it is a transfer of business consisting of the effecting or carrying out of contracts of insurance and takes place under an insurance business transfer scheme, or
(b)it is a transfer of business of a general insurance company carried on through a permanent establishment in the United Kingdom and takes place in accordance with authorisation granted outside the United Kingdom for the purposes of—
(i)Article 14 of the life assurance Directive, or
(ii)Article 12 of the 3rd non-life insurance Directive,
and, in either case, the requirements of subsections (3) and (4) are met in relation to the shares of a company (“the issuing company”) which is either the acquiring company or a company of which the acquiring company is a wholly-owned subsidiary.
(3)Shares in the issuing company must be offered, under the scheme, to at least 90% of the persons who are members of the mutual immediately before the transfer.
(4)Under the scheme all of the shares in the issuing company that will be in issue immediately after the transfer has been made, other than shares that are to be or have been issued pursuant to an offer to the public, must be offered to the persons who (at the time of the offer) are—
(a)members of the mutual,
(b)persons who are entitled to become members of the mutual, or
(c)employees, former employees or pensioners of—
(i)the mutual, or
(ii)a wholly-owned subsidiary of the mutual.
(5)The Treasury may by regulations—
(a)amend subsection (3) by substituting a lower percentage for the percentage mentioned there;
(b)provide that any or all of the references in subsections (3) and (4) to members shall be construed as references to members of a class specified in the regulations.
Regulations under paragraph (b) may make different provision for different cases.
(6)For the purposes of this section a company is the wholly-owned subsidiary of another company (“the parent”) if the company has no members except the parent and the parent’s wholly-owned subsidiaries or persons acting on behalf of the parent or the parent’s wholly-owned subsidiaries.
(7)In this section—
“contract of insurance” has the meaning given by Article 3(1) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/544);
“employee”, in relation to a mutual insurance company or its wholly-owned subsidiary, includes any officer or director of the company or subsidiary and any other person taking part in the management of the affairs of the company or subsidiary;
“general insurance company” means a company that has permission under Part 4 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (c. 8), or paragraph 15 of Schedule 3 to that Act (as a result of qualifying for authorisation under paragraph 12(1) of that Schedule), to effect or carry out contracts of insurance;
“insurance company” means a company that carries on the business of effecting or carrying out contracts of insurance;
“insurance business transfer scheme” has the same meaning as in Part 7 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000;
“the life assurance Directive” means the Council Directive of 5th November 2002 concerning life assurance (No.2002/83/EC);
“mutual insurance company” means an insurance company carrying on business without having any share capital;
“the 3rd non-life insurance Directive” means the Council Directive of 18th June 1992 on the co-ordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life insurance and amending Directives 73/239/EEC and 88/357/EEC (No. 92/49/EEC);
“pensioner”, in relation to a mutual insurance company or its wholly-owned subsidiary, means a person entitled (whether presently or prospectively) to a pension, lump sum, gratuity or other like benefit referable to the service of any person as an employee of the company or subsidiary.
Commencement Information
I5Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
A land transaction effected by section 97(6) or (7) of the Building Societies Act 1986 (c. 53) (transfer of building society’s business to a commercial company) is exempt from charge.
Commencement Information
I6Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F19S. 64A repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 166(4)-(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 166(2), Sch. 26 Pt. 7(3)
(1)A transaction by which a chargeable interest is transferred by a person (“the transferor”) to a limited liability partnership in connection with its incorporation is exempt from charge if the following three conditions are met.
(2)The first condition is that the effective date of the transaction is not more than one year after the date of incorporation of the limited liability partnership.
(3)The second condition is that at the relevant time the transferor—
(a)is a partner in a partnership comprised of all the persons who are or are to be members of the limited liability partnership (and no-one else), or
(b)holds the interest transferred as nominee or bare trustee for one or more of the partners in such a partnership.
(4)The third condition is that—
(a)the proportions of the interest transferred to which the persons mentioned in subsection (3)(a) are entitled immediately after the transfer are the same as those to which they were entitled at the relevant time, or
(b)none of the differences in those proportions has arisen as part of a scheme or arrangement of which the main purpose, or one of the main purposes, is avoidance of liability to any duty or tax.
(5)In this section “the relevant time” means—
(a)where the transferor acquired the interest after the incorporation of the limited liability partnership, immediately after he acquired it, and
(b)in any other case, immediately before its incorporation.
(6)In this section “limited liability partnership” means a limited liability partnership formed under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2000 (c. 12) or the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 12 (N. I.)).
Commencement Information
I7Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)A land transaction entered into on, or in consequence of, or in connection with, a reorganisation effected by or under a statutory provision is exempt from charge if the purchaser and vendor are both public bodies.
(2)The Treasury may by order provide that a land transaction that is not entered into as mentioned in subsection (1) is exempt from charge if—
(a)the transaction is effected by or under a prescribed statutory provision, and
(b)either the purchaser or the vendor is a public body.
In this subsection “prescribed” means prescribed in an order made under this subsection.
(3)A “reorganisation” means changes involving—
(a)the establishment, reform or abolition of one or more public bodies,
(b)the creation, alteration or abolition of functions to be discharged or discharged by one or more public bodies, or
(c)the transfer of functions from one public body to another.
(4)The following are public bodies for the purposes of this section—
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(5)In this section references to a public body include—
(a)a company in which all the shares are owned by such a body, and
(b)a wholly-owned subsidiary of such a company.
[F27(6)In this section “company” means a company as defined by section [F281] of the Companies Act [F282006] F29....]
Textual Amendments
F20Words in s. 66(4) substituted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160, Sch. 10 para. 64(a) (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act.
F21Words in s. 66(4) inserted by Government of Wales Act 2006 (c. 32), s. 160, Sch. 10 para. 64(b) (with Sch. 11 para. 22), the amending provision coming into force immediately after "the 2007 election" (held on 3.5.2007) subject to s. 161(1)(4)(5) of the amending Act, which provides for certain provisions to come into force for specified purposes immediately after the end of "the initial period" (which ended with the day of the first appointment of a First Minister on 25.5.2007) - see ss. 46, s. 161(4)(5) of the amending Act.
F22Words in s. 66(4) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 234(a) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F23Words in s. 66(4) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 234(b) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F24Words in s. 66(4) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 234(c) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F25Words in s. 66(4) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 234(d) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F26Words in s. 66(4) substituted (1.3.2007) by National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c. 43), s. 8(2), Sch. 1 para. 234(e) (with Sch. 3 Pt. 1)
F27S. 66(6) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 10 para. 22(1)(5) of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2005 (c. 22), Sch. 10 para. 18
F28Word in s. 66(6) substituted (1.10.2009) by The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1890), arts. 1(1), 3(5)(a)
F29Words in s. 66(6) omitted (1.10.2009) by virtue of The Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1890), arts. 1(1), 3(5)(a)
Commencement Information
I8Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)Where—
(a)an Order in Council is made under the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 (c. 56) (orders specifying new parliamentary constituencies), and
(b)an existing local constituency association transfers a chargeable interest to—
(i)a new association that is a successor to the existing association, or
(ii)a related body that as soon as practicable transfers the interest or right to a new association that is a successor to the existing association,
the transfer, or where paragraph (b)(ii) applies each of the transfers, is exempt from charge.
(2)In relation to any such order as is mentioned in subsection (1)(a)—
(a)“the date of the change” means the date on which the order comes into operation;
(b)“former parliamentary constituency” means an area that, for the purposes of parliamentary elections, was a constituency immediately before that date but is no longer such a constituency after that date;
(c)“new parliamentary constituency” means an area that, for the purposes of parliamentary elections, is such a constituency after that date but was not such a constituency immediately before that date.
(3)In relation to the date of the change—
(a)“existing local constituency association” means a local constituency association whose area was the same, or substantially the same, as the area of a former parliamentary constituency or two or more such constituencies, and
(b)“new association” means a local constituency association whose area is the same, or substantially the same, as that of a new parliamentary constituency or two or more such constituencies.
(4)In this section—
(a)“local constituency association” means an unincorporated association (whether described as an association, a branch or otherwise) whose primary purpose is to further the aims of a political party in an area that at any time is or was the same or substantially the same as the area of a parliamentary constituency or two or more parliamentary constituencies, and
(b)“ ”, in relation to such an association, means a body (whether corporate or unincorporated) that is an organ of the political party concerned.
(5)For the purposes of this section a new association is a successor to an existing association if any part of the existing association’s area is comprised in the new association’s area.
Commencement Information
I9Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)Schedule 8 provides for relief from stamp duty land tax for acquisitions by charities.
(2)Any relief under that Schedule must be claimed in a land transaction return or an amendment of such a return.
Commencement Information
I10Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
A land transaction is exempt from charge if the purchaser is any of the following—
(a)the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;
(b)the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts;
(c)the Trustees of the British Museum;
(d)the Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund;
(e)the Trustees of the Natural History Museum.
Commencement Information
I11Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
Schedule 9 makes provision for relief in the case of right to buy transactions, shared ownership leases and certain related transactions.
Commencement Information
I12Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
[F30(A1)A land transaction under which the purchaser is a profit-making registered provider of social housing is exempt from charge if the transaction is funded with the assistance of a public subsidy.]
(1)A land transaction under which the purchaser is a [F31relevant housing provider] is exempt from charge if—
(a)the [F31relevant housing provider] is controlled by its tenants,
(b)the vendor is a qualifying body, or
(c)the transaction is funded with the assistance of a public subsidy.
[F32(1A)In this section “relevant housing provider” means—
(a)a non-profit registered provider of social housing, or
(b)a registered social landlord.]
(2)The reference in subsection (1)(a) to a [F33relevant housing provider] “controlled by its tenants” is to a [F33relevant housing provider] the majority of whose board members are tenants occupying properties owned or managed by it.
“Board member”, in relation to a [F33relevant housing provider], means—
if it is a company, a director of the company,
if it is a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, a member,
if it is body of trustees, a trustee,
if it is not within paragraphs (a) to (c), a member of the committee of management or other body to which is entrusted the direction of the affairs of the [F33relevant housing provider].
(3)In subsection (1)(b) “qualifying body” means—
(a)a [F34relevant housing provider],
(b)a housing action trust established under Part 3 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50),
(c)a principal council within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70),
(d)the Common Council of the City of London,
(e)the Scottish Ministers,
(f)a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (c. 39),
(g)Scottish Homes,
(h)the Department for Social Development in Northern Ireland, or
(i)the Northern Ireland Housing Executive.
(4)In [F35this section] “public subsidy” means any grant or other financial assistance—
(a)made or given by way of a distribution pursuant to section 25 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (application of money by distributing bodies),
(b)under section 18 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (social housing grants),
(c)under section 126 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) (financial assistance for regeneration and development),
[F36(ca)under section 19 of the Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (financial assistance by the Homes and Communities Agency),]
(d)under section 2 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1988 (c. 43) (general functions of the Scottish Ministers), or
(e)under Article 33 [F37or 33A] of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/1725 (N.I. 15)).
Textual Amendments
F30S. 71(A1) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 81(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 81(3)
F31Words in s. 71(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 9 para. 30(2); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F32S. 71(1A) inserted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 9 para. 30(3); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F33Words in s. 71(2) substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 9 para. 30(2); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F34Words in s. 71(3) substituted (1.4.2010) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 9 para. 30(2); S.I. 2010/862, art. 2 (with Sch.)
F35Words in s. 71(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 81(8) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 81(4)
F36S. 71(4)(ca) inserted (1.12.2008) by Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (c. 17), s. 325(1), Sch. 8 para. 79; S.I. 2008/3068, art. 2(1)(w)(3) (with arts. 6-13)
F37Words in s. 71(4)(e) inserted (N.I.) (1.4.2007) by The Housing (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/3337), art. 1(3), Sch. para. 8; S.R. 2007/37, art. 2
Commencement Information
I13Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)This section applies where arrangements are entered into between [F40a person] and a financial institution under which—
(a)the institution purchases a major interest in land or an undivided share of a major interest in land (“the first transaction”),
(b)where the interest purchased is an undivided share, the major interest is held on trust for the institution and the [F39person] as beneficial tenants in common,
(c)the institution (or the person holding the land on trust as mentioned in paragraph (b)) grants to the [F39person] out of the major interest a lease (if the major interest is freehold) or a sub-lease (if the major interest is leasehold) (“the second transaction”), and
(d)the institution and the [F39person] enter into an agreement under which the [F39person] has a right to require the institution or its successor in title to transfer to the [F39person] (in one transaction or a series of transactions) the whole interest purchased by the institution under the first transaction.
(2)The first transaction is exempt from charge if the vendor is—
(a)the [F39person], or
(b)another financial institution by whom the interest was acquired under arrangements of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) entered into between it and the [F39person].
(3)The second transaction is exempt from charge if the provisions of this Part relating to the first transaction are complied with (including the payment of any tax chargeable).
(4)Any transfer to the [F39person] that results from the exercise of the right mentioned in subsection (1)(d) (“a further transaction”) is exempt from charge if—
(a)the provisions of this Part relating to the first and second transactions are complied with, and
(b)at all times between the second transaction and the further transaction—
(i)the interest purchased under the first transaction is held by a financial institution so far as not transferred by a previous further transaction, and
(ii)the lease or sub-lease granted under the second transaction is held by the [F39person].
(5)The agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(d) is not to be treated—
(a)as substantially performed unless and until the whole interest purchased by the institution under the first transaction has been transferred (and accordingly section 44(5) does not apply), or
(b)as a distinct land transaction by virtue of section 46 (options and rights of pre-emption).
[F41(6)The requirements of subsection (1), or (4)(b)(ii), are not met if—
(a)the [F39person] enters into the arrangement, or holds the lease or sub-lease, as trustee and any beneficiary of the trust is not [F40a person], or
(b)the [F39person] enters into the arrangements, or holds the lease or sub-lease, as partner and any of the other partners is not [F40a person].]
(7)A further transaction that is exempt from charge by virtue of subsection (4) is not a notifiable transaction unless the transaction involves the transfer to the [F39person] of the whole interest purchased by the institution under the first transaction, so far as not transferred by a previous further transaction.
[F42(8)In this section “financial institution” has the meaning given by [F43section 564B of the Income Tax Act 2007] (alternative finance arrangements).]
(9)References in this section to [F40a person] shall be read, in relation to times after the death of the [F39person] concerned, as references to his personal representatives.
(10)This section does not apply in relation to land in Scotland.]
Textual Amendments
F38S. 71A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 2
F39Word in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F40Words in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F41S. 71A(6) ceased to have effect (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(2)
F42S. 71A(8) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 75(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 75(3)
F43Words in s. 71A(8) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 206 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section applies where arrangements are entered into between [F40a person] and a financial institution under which the institution—
(a)purchases a major interest in land (“the first transaction”),
(b)grants to the [F39person] out of that interest a lease (if the interest acquired is [F45the interest of the owner]) or a sub-lease (if the interest acquired is [F46the tenant's right over or interest in a property subject to a lease]) (“the second transaction”), and
(c)enters into an agreement under which the [F39person] has a right to require the institution F47... to transfer the major interest purchased by the institution under the first transaction.
(2)The first transaction is exempt from charge if the vendor is—
(a)the [F39person], or
(b)another financial institution by whom the interest was acquired under arrangements of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) entered into between it and the [F39person].
(3)The second transaction is exempt from charge if the provisions of this Part relating to the first transaction are complied with (including the payment of any tax chargeable).
(4)A transfer to the [F39person] that results from the exercise of the right mentioned in subsection (1)(c) (“the third transaction”) is exempt from charge if—
(a)the provisions of this Part relating to the first and second transactions are complied with, and
(b)at all times between the second and third transactions—
(i)the interest purchased under the first transaction is held by a financial institution, and
(ii)the lease or sub-lease granted under the second transaction is held by the [F39person].
(5)The agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(c) is not to be treated—
(a)as substantially performed unless and until the third transaction is entered into (and accordingly section 44(5) does not apply), or
(b)as a distinct land transaction by virtue of section 46 (options and rights of pre-emption).
[F48(6)The requirements of subsection (1), or (4)(b)(ii), are not met if—
(a)the [F39person] enters into the arrangement, or holds the lease or sub-lease, as trustee and any beneficiary of the trust is not [F40a person], or
(b)the [F39person] enters into the arrangements, or holds the lease or sub-lease, as partner and any of the other partners is not [F40a person].]
[F49(7)In this section “financial institution” has the meaning given by [F50section 564B of the Income Tax Act 2007] (alternative finance arrangements).]
F51(8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(9)References in this section to [F40a person] shall be read, in relation to times after the death of the [F39person] concerned, as references to his personal representatives.
[F52(10)This section applies only in relation to land in Scotland.]
Textual Amendments
F39Word in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F40Words in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F44Words in s. 72 heading inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 3(6)
F45Words in s. 72(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(a)(i)
F46Words in s. 72(1)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(a)(ii)
F47Words in s. 72(1)(c) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 3(2)(b), Sch. 11 Pt. 3(1)
F48S. 72(6) ceased to have effect (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(2)
F49S. 72(7) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 75(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 75(3)
F50Words in s. 72(7) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 207 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
F51S. 72(8) repealed (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 3(4), Sch. 11 Pt. 3(1)
F52S. 72(10) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 3(5)
Commencement Information
I14Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)This section applies where arrangements are entered into between [F40a person] and a financial institution under which—
(a)the institution and the [F39person] purchase a major interest in land as owners in common (“the first transaction”),
(b)the institution and the [F39person] enter into an agreement under which the [F39person] has a right to occupy the land exclusively ( “the second transaction”), and
(c)the institution and the [F39person] enter into an agreement under which the [F39person] has a right to require the institution to transfer to the [F39person] (in one transaction or a series of transactions) the whole interest purchased under the first transaction.
(2)The first transaction is exempt from charge if the vendor is—
(a)the [F39person], or
(b)another financial institution by whom the interest was acquired under arrangements of the kind mentioned in subsection (1) entered into between it and the [F39person].
(3)The second transaction is exempt from charge if the provisions of this Part relating to the first transaction are complied with (including the payment of any tax chargeable).
(4)Any transfer to the [F39person] that results from the exercise of the right mentioned in subsection (1)(c) (“a further transaction”) is exempt from charge if—
(a)the provisions of this Part relating to the first transaction are complied with, and
(b)at all times between the first and the further transaction—
(i)the interest purchased under the first transaction is held by a financial institution and the [F39person] as owners in common, and
(ii)the land is occupied by the [F39person] under the agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(b).
(5)The agreement mentioned in subsection (1)(c) is not to be treated—
(a)as substantially performed unless and until the whole interest purchased by the institution under the first transaction has been transferred (and accordingly section 44(5) does not apply), or
(b)as a distinct land transaction by virtue of section 46 (options and rights of pre-emption).
[F54(6)The requirements of subsection (1), or (4)(b)(ii), are not met if the [F39person] enters into the arrangements, or occupies the land, as partner and any of the other partners is not [F40a person].]
(7)A further transaction that is exempt from charge by virtue of subsection (4) is not a notifiable transaction unless the transaction involves the transfer to the [F39person] of the whole interest purchased by the institution under the first transaction, so far as not transferred by a previous further transaction.
[F55(8)In this section “financial institution” has the meaning given by [F56section 564B of the Income Tax Act 2007] (alternative finance arrangements).]
(9)References in this section to [F40a person] shall be read, in relation to times after the death of the [F39person] concerned, as references to his personal representatives.
(10)This section applies only in relation to land in Scotland.]
Textual Amendments
F39Word in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F40Words in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F53S. 72A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 4
F54S. 72A(6) ceased to have effect (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(2)
F55S. 72A(8) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 75(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 75(3)
F56Words in s. 72A(8) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 208 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)This section applies where arrangements are entered into between [F40a person] and a financial institution under which—
(a)the institution—
(i)purchases a major interest in land (“the first transaction”), and
(ii)sells that interest to the [F39person] (“the second transaction”), and
(b)the [F39person] grants the institution a legal mortgage over that interest.
(2)The first transaction is exempt from charge if the vendor is—
(a)the [F39person] concerned, or
(b)another financial institution by whom the interest was acquired under other arrangements of the kind mentioned in [F57section 71A(1), 72(1) or 72A(1)] entered into between it and the [F39person].
(3)The second transaction is exempt from charge if the financial institution complies with the provisions of this Part relating to the first transaction (including the payment of any tax chargeable [F58on a chargeable consideration that is not less than the market value of the interest and, in the case of the grant of a lease at a rent, the rent.]).
[F59(4)This section does not apply if—
(a)the [F39person] enters into the arrangements as trustee and any beneficiary of the trust is not [F40a person], or
(b)the [F39person] enters into the arrangements as partner and any of the other partners is not [F40a person].]
(5)In this section—
[F60(a)In this section “financial institution” has the meaning given by [F61section 564B of the Income Tax Act 2007] (alternative finance arrangements).]
(b)“legal mortgage”—
(i)in relation to land in England or Wales, means a legal mortgage as defined in section 205(1)(xvi) of the Law of Property Act 1925 (c. 20);
(ii)in relation to land in Scotland, means a standard security;
(iii)in relation to land in Northern Ireland, means a mortgage by conveyance of a legal estate or by demise or sub-demise or a charge by way of legal mortgage.
(6)References in this section to [F40a person] shall be read, in relation to times after the death of the [F39person] concerned, as references to his personal representatives.
Textual Amendments
F39Word in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F40Words in ss. 71A-73 substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(1)
F57Words in s. 73(2)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 8 para. 7 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2005 (c. 7), Sch. 8 para. 5(2)
F58Words in s. 73(3) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(3)
F59S. 73(4) ceased to have effect (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(2)
F60S. 73(5)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 75(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 75(3)
F61Words in s. 73(5)(a) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 209 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
Commencement Information
I15Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
Sections 71A to 73 do not apply to arrangements in which the first transaction is exempt from charge by virtue of Schedule 7.]
Textual Amendments
F62S. 73A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 168(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 168(4)
F63S. 73A heading substituted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 155(2)
(1)Section 71A, 72 or 72A does not apply to alternative finance arrangements if those arrangements, or any connected arrangements, include arrangements for a person to acquire control of the relevant financial institution.
(2)That includes arrangements for a person to acquire control of the relevant financial institution only if one or more conditions are met (such as the happening of an event or doing of an act).
(3)In this section—
“alternative finance arrangements” means the arrangements referred to in section 71A(1), 72(1) or 72A(1);
“arrangements” includes any agreement, understanding, scheme, transaction or series of transactions (whether or not legally enforceable);
“connected arrangements” means any arrangements entered into in connection with the making of the alternative finance arrangements (including arrangements involving one or more persons who are not parties to the alternative finance arrangements);
“relevant financial institution” means the financial institution which enters into the alternative finance arrangements.
(4)[F65Section 1124 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010] applies for the purposes of determining who has control of the relevant financial institution.]
Textual Amendments
F64S. 73AB inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 155(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 155(3)
F65Words in s. 73AB(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 406 (with Sch. 2)
(1)An interest held by a financial institution as a result of the first transaction within the meaning of section 71A(1)(a), 72(1)(a) or 72A(1)(a) is an exempt interest for the purposes of stamp duty land tax.
(2)That interest ceases to be an exempt interest if—
(a)the lease or agreement mentioned in section 71A(1)(c), 72(1)(b) or 72A(1)(b) ceases to have effect, or
(b)the right under section 71A(1)(d), 72(1)(c) or 72A(1)(c) ceases to have effect or becomes subject to a restriction.
(3)Subsection (1) does not apply if the first transaction is exempt from charge by virtue of Schedule 7.
(4)Subsection (1) does not make an interest exempt in respect of—
(a)the first transaction itself, or
(b)a further transaction or third transaction within the meaning of section 71A(4), 72(4) or 72A(4).]
Textual Amendments
F66S. 73B inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 75(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 75(1)
Schedule 61 to the Finance Act 2009 makes provision for relief from charge in the case of arrangements [F68to which section 564G of the Income Tax Act 2007 or section 151N of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 (investment bond arrangements) applies].]
Textual Amendments
F67S. 73C inserted (21.7.2009) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), Sch. 61 para. 25
F68Words in s. 73C substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 8 para. 210 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)Where section 71A, 72, 72A or 73 applies, the first transaction within the meaning of the section concerned is exempt from charge under section 55 if—
(a)the transaction is a relevant acquisition of a major interest in land,
(b)the land consists entirely of residential property,
(c)the relevant consideration (see section 55) for the transaction (other than any consisting of rent) is more than £125,000 but not more than £250,000,
(d)the person (within the meaning of the section concerned), or (if more than one) each of them, is a first-time buyer who intends to occupy the residential property as the person’s only or main residence, and
(e)(subject to subsection (3)) the transaction is not one of a number of linked transactions.
(2)In subsection (1)—
“first-time buyer”, and
“relevant acquisition of a major interest in land”,
have the same meaning as in section 57AA.
(3)Subsection (4) of section 57AA applies for the purposes of this section.]
Textual Amendments
F69S. 73CA inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 6(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), s. 6(3)
[F71(1)This section applies where a chargeable transaction is entered into by a person or persons nominated or appointed by qualifying tenants of flats contained in premises in exercise of—
(a)a right under Part 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (right of first refusal), or
(b)a right under Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 (right to collective enfranchisement).]
(2)F72... the rate of tax is determined by reference to the fraction of the relevant consideration produced by dividing the total amount of that consideration by the number of [F73qualifying flats contained in the premises].
(3)The tax chargeable is then determined by applying that rate to the chargeable consideration for the transaction.
[F74(4)In this section—
“flat” and “qualifying tenant” have the same meaning as in the Chapter or Part of the Act conferring the right being exercised;
“qualifying flat” means a flat that is held by a qualifying tenant who is participating in the exercise of the right.]
(5)References in this section to the relevant consideration have the same meaning as in section 55.
Textual Amendments
F70S. 74 heading substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 80(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 80(5)
F71S. 74(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 80(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 80(2)
F72Words in s. 74(2) omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 80(7) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 80(3)(a)
F73Words in s. 74(2) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 80(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 80(3)(b)
F74S. 74(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 80(7) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 80(4)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1S. 55(2) modified (temp.) (21.7.2009) by Finance Act 2009 (c. 10), s. 10(1)
Commencement Information
I16Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)This section applies where—
(a)a chargeable transaction is entered into in pursuance of the crofting community right to buy, and
(b)under that transaction two or more crofts are being bought.
(2)In that case, the rate of tax is determined by reference to the fraction of the relevant consideration produced by dividing the total amount of that consideration by the number of crofts being bought.
(3)The tax chargeable is then determined by applying that rate to the amount of the chargeable consideration for the transaction in question.
(4)In this section “crofting community right to buy” means the right exercisable by a crofting community body under Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 2).
(5)References in this section to the relevant consideration have the same meaning as in section 55.
Commencement Information
I17Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)This section applies where—
(a)one person (V) disposes of a chargeable interest and another person (P) acquires either it or a chargeable interest deriving from it,
(b)a number of transactions (including the disposal and acquisition) are involved in connection with the disposal and acquisition (“the scheme transactions”), and
(c)the sum of the amounts of stamp duty land tax payable in respect of the scheme transactions is less than the amount that would be payable on a notional land transaction effecting the acquisition of V's chargeable interest by P on its disposal by V.
(2)In subsection (1) “transaction” includes, in particular—
(a)a non-land transaction,
(b)an agreement, offer or undertaking not to take specified action,
(c)any kind of arrangement whether or not it could otherwise be described as a transaction, and
(d)a transaction which takes place after the acquisition by P of the chargeable interest.
(3)The scheme transactions may include, for example—
(a)the acquisition by P of a lease deriving from a freehold owned or formerly owned by V;
(b)a sub-sale to a third person;
(c)the grant of a lease to a third person subject to a right to terminate;
(d)the exercise of a right to terminate a lease or to take some other action;
(e)an agreement not to exercise a right to terminate a lease or to take some other action;
(f)the variation of a right to terminate a lease or to take some other action.
(4)Where this section applies—
(a)any of the scheme transactions which is a land transaction shall be disregarded for the purposes of this Part, but
(b)there shall be a notional land transaction for the purposes of this Part effecting the acquisition of V's chargeable interest by P on its disposal by V.
(5)The chargeable consideration on the notional transaction mentioned in subsections (1)(c) and (4)(b) is the largest amount (or aggregate amount)—
(a)given by or on behalf of any one person by way of consideration for the scheme transactions, or
(b)received by or on behalf of V (or a person connected with V within the meaning of [F76section 1122 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010]) by way of consideration for the scheme transactions.
(6)The effective date of the notional transaction is—
(a)the last date of completion for the scheme transactions, or
(b)if earlier, the last date on which a contract in respect of the scheme transactions is substantially performed.
(7)This section does not apply where subsection (1)(c) is satisfied only by reason of—
(a)sections 71A to 73, or
(b)a provision of Schedule 9.
Textual Amendments
F75Ss. 75A-75C inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 71(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 71(1) (with s. 71(3))
F76Words in s. 75A(5)(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 1184(1) of the amending Act) by Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4), s. 1184(1), Sch. 1 para. 407 (with Sch. 2)
(1)In calculating the chargeable consideration on the notional transaction for the purposes of section 75A(5), consideration for a transaction shall be ignored if or in so far as the transaction is merely incidental to the transfer of the chargeable interest from V to P.
(2)A transaction is not incidental to the transfer of the chargeable interest from V to P—
(a)if or in so far as it forms part of a process, or series of transactions, by which the transfer is effected,
(b)if the transfer of the chargeable interest is conditional on the completion of the transaction, or
(c)if it is of a kind specified in section 75A(3).
(3)A transaction may, in particular, be incidental if or in so far as it is undertaken only for a purpose relating to—
(a)the construction of a building on property to which the chargeable interest relates,
(b)the sale or supply of anything other than land, or
(c)a loan to P secured by a mortgage, or any other provision of finance to enable P, or another person, to pay for part of a process, or series of transactions, by which the chargeable interest transfers from V to P.
(4)In subsection (3)—
(a)paragraph (a) is subject to subsection (2)(a) to (c),
(b)paragraph (b) is subject to subsection (2)(a) and (c), and
(c)paragraph (c) is subject to subsection (2)(a) to (c).
(5)The exclusion required by subsection (1) shall be effected by way of just and reasonable apportionment if necessary.
(6)In this section a reference to the transfer of a chargeable interest from V to P includes a reference to a disposal by V of an interest acquired by P.
Textual Amendments
F75Ss. 75A-75C inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 71(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 71(1) (with s. 71(3))
(1)A transfer of shares or securities shall be ignored for the purposes of section 75A if but for this subsection it would be the first of a series of scheme transactions.
(2)The notional transaction under section 75A attracts any relief under this Part which it would attract if it were an actual transaction (subject to the terms and restrictions of the relief).
(3)The notional transaction under section 75A is a land transaction entered into for the purposes of or in connection with the transfer of an undertaking or part for the purposes of paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 7, if any of the scheme transactions is entered into for the purposes of or in connection with the transfer of the undertaking or part.
(4)In the application of section 75A(5) no account shall be taken of any amount paid by way of consideration in respect of a transaction to which any of sections 60, 61, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 71, 74 and 75, or a provision of Schedule 6A or 8, applies.
(5)In the application of section 75A(5) an amount given or received partly in respect of the chargeable interest acquired by P and partly in respect of another chargeable interest shall be subjected to just and reasonable apportionment.
(6)Section 53 applies to the notional transaction under section 75A.
(7)Paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 applies to the notional transaction under section 75A.
(8)For the purposes of section 75A—
(a)an interest in a property-investment partnership (within the meaning of paragraph 14 of Schedule 15) is a chargeable interest in so far as it concerns land owned by the partnership, F77...
F77(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F78(8A)Nothing in Part 3 of Schedule 15 applies to the notional transaction under section 75A.]
(9)For the purposes of section 75A a reference to an amount of consideration includes a reference to the value of consideration given as money's worth.
(10)Stamp duty land tax paid in respect of a land transaction which is to be disregarded by virtue of section 75A(4)(a) is taken to have been paid in respect of the notional transaction by virtue of section 75A(4)(b).
(11)The Treasury may by order provide for section 75A not to apply in specified circumstances.
(12)An order under subsection (11) may include incidental, consequential or transitional provision and may make provision with retrospective effect.]
Textual Amendments
F75Ss. 75A-75C inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 71(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 71(1) (with s. 71(3))
F77S. 75C(8)(b) and word omitted (with effect in accordance with s. 55(2)-(4) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), s. 55(1)(a)
F78S. 75C(8A) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 55(2)-(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), s. 55(1)(b)
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