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Finance Act 2003, Cross Heading: Assignment of rights: references to “the vendor” is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 10 September 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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F1Sch. 2A inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 39 para. 11 of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), Sch. 39 para. 3
8(1)This paragraph applies where—U.K.
(a)the pre-completion transaction is an assignment of rights, and
(b)either the subject-matter of the original contract is conveyed to the transferee or the original contract is substantially performed by the transferee.
(2)This paragraph does not apply if the original contract is itself a free-standing transfer. See paragraphs 10 and 11 for the treatment of such cases.
(3)In relation to a relevant land transaction, the general rule is that references in this Part of this Act to the vendor are to be read as references to the vendor under the original contract (but see sub-paragraphs (4) and (5)).
(4)In cases where the original contract was substantially performed before the transferee became entitled to call for a conveyance of the whole or part of the subject-matter of the original contract, references in this Part of this Act to the vendor are to be read as references to the person who was the purchaser under the original contract when it was substantially performed.
(5)In relation to a relevant land transaction, references to the vendor in the specified provisions (see sub-paragraph (6)) are to be read as including—
(a)the vendor under the original contract, and
(b)the transferor under any relevant assignment of rights.
(6)The specified provisions are—
(a)section 61(1)(a) (compliance with planning obligations: conditions for exemption);
(b)section 66(1) and (2) (transfers involving public bodies);
(c)paragraph 8(1)(a) of Schedule 4 (debt as consideration);
(d)paragraph 10(2)(c) of Schedule 4 (carrying out of works);
(e)paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 (indemnity given by vendor).
(7)The following are “relevant land transactions”—
(a)the land transaction effected by the conveyance mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(b) or treated as effected by the substantial performance mentioned in that provision;
(b)the notional land transaction mentioned in paragraph 5(1)(b) and any additional land transaction under paragraph 5(2).
(8)In determining under section 108(1) whether or not a relevant land transaction such as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (7)(a) is linked to another transaction, it may be assumed that any of the following is the vendor under the relevant land transaction—
(a)the vendor (determined in accordance with sub-paragraph (3)), or
(b)the transferor under any relevant assignment of rights.
(9)The following are “relevant assignments of rights” in relation to a relevant land transaction—
(a)the assignment of rights mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)(a);
(b)any other transaction that is an assignment of rights in relation to the original contract and has some subject-matter in common with the assignment of rights mentioned in paragraph (a).]
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