Finance Act 2003

Election by property-investment partnership to disapply paragraph 10 U.K.

[F1 [F2 12A (1) Paragraph 10 does not apply to a transfer of a chargeable interest to a property-investment partnership if the purchaser in relation to the transaction elects for that paragraph not to apply.

(2) Where an election under this paragraph is made in respect of a transaction—

(a) paragraph 18 (if relevant) is also disapplied,

(b) the chargeable consideration for the transaction shall be taken to be the market value of the chargeable interest transferred, and

(c) the transaction falls within Part 2 of this Schedule.

(3) An election under this paragraph must be included in the land transaction return made in respect of the transaction or in an amendment of that return.

(4) Such an election is irrevocable and a land transaction return may not be amended so as to withdraw the election.

(5) Where an election under this paragraph in respect of a transaction (the “main transaction”) is made in an amendment of a land transaction return—

(a) the election has effect as if it had been made on the date on which the land transaction return was made, and

(b) any land transaction return in respect of an affected transaction may be amended (within the period allowed for amendment of that return) to take account of that election.

(6) In sub-paragraph (5) “affected transaction”, in relation to the main transaction, means a transaction—

(a) to which paragraph 14 applied, and

(b) with an effective date on or after the effective date of the main transaction.

(7) In this paragraph “property-investment partnership” has the meaning given in paragraph 14(8).]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 15 Pt. 3 substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 41 para. 3 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 41 para. 1

F2 Sch. 15 para. 12A and cross-heading inserted (21.7.2008) by Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 31 para. 6 (with Sch. 31 para. 11)