C1C2Part 4Stamp duty land tax
Pt. 4 modified (coming into force at 2 p.m. on 6.12.2006) by The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3237), regs. 1, 2, Sch.
Reliefs
58CF1Relief for new zero-carbon homes: supplemental
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 F2dwelling 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.
3
In defining “zero-carbon home” regulations under section 58B may include requirements which may be satisfied in relation to F3a dwelling either—
a
by features of the F4building 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may provide for relief to be wholly or partly withdrawn if a dwelling ceases to be a zero-carbon home, and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.
Pt. 4 construed as one with S.I. 2006/575, reg. 43 (6.4.2006) by The Pension Protection Fund (Tax) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/575), regs. 1, 43(4)