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SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13U.K.Stamp duty land tax: information powers

Part 4U.K.Restrictions on powers under Parts 1 to 3

IntroductionU.K.

19U.K.The provisions of [F1Part] 3 of this Schedule have effect subject to the following restrictions.

Personal records or journalistic materialU.K.

20(1)[F2Part 3 of this Schedule does] not apply—U.K.

(a)to documents that are personal records or journalistic material, or

(b)to information contained in any personal records or journalistic material.

(2)In sub-paragraph (1)—

Documents or information relating to pending appealU.K.

21F3(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .U.K.

F3(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3)A notice under Part 3 of this Schedule does not oblige a person to deliver documents relating to the conduct of a pending appeal by the client.

(4)An “appeal” here means an appeal relating to tax.

Barristers, advocates and solicitorsU.K.

22(1)A notice under Part F4... 3 of this Schedule may not be given to a [F5relevant lawyer] by an authorised officer of the Board but only by the Board.U.K.

(2)Accordingly, in relation to a [F5relevant lawyer], the references in [F6that Part] to an authorised officer of the Board shall be read as references to the Board.

[F7(3)Relevant lawyer” means a barrister, advocate, solicitor or other professional legal adviser communications with whom may be the subject of a claim to legal privilege.

(4)Legal privilege” here has the same meaning as in paragraph 35 of this Schedule.]

Provision of copies instead of original documentsU.K.

23(1)To comply with a notice under Part F8... 3 of this Schedule F9... copies of documents may be delivered instead of originals.U.K.

(2)The copies must be photographic or otherwise by way of facsimile.

(3)If so required by the officer (or, as the case may be, the Board) in the case of any documents specified in the requirement, the originals must be made available for inspection by a named officer of the Board.

(4)Failure to comply with such a requirement counts as failure to comply with the notice.

Documents originating more than six years before date of noticeU.K.

F1024U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Documents subject to legal privilegeU.K.

25(1)A notice under Part F11... 3 of this Schedule does not oblige a [F12relevant lawyer (within the meaning of paragraph 22(3))] to deliver or make available, without his client’s consent, any document with respect to which a claim to legal privilege could be maintained.U.K.

(2)Legal privilege” here has the same meaning as in paragraph 35 of this Schedule.

Documents belonging to auditor or tax adviserU.K.

F1326U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Documents belonging to auditor or tax adviser: information to be disclosedU.K.

F1327U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .