Part 3Stamp taxes

Stamp duty land tax

94Alternative property finance

Schedule 8 (which makes amendments of Part 4 of FA 2003 relating to alternative property finance) has effect.

Stamp duty land tax and stamp duty

F195Raising of thresholds

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F296Removal of disadvantaged areas relief for non-residential property

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Stamp duty and stamp duty reserve tax

97Demutualisation of insurance companies

1

Section 90 of FA 1986 (other exceptions to the principal charge to stamp duty reserve tax under section 87 of that Act) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1A) (section 87 not to apply to agreement to transfer unit under unit trust scheme if instrument giving effect to agreement would be exempt from stamp duty by virtue of provision in paragraph (a) or (b)) after paragraph (b) insert

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section 96 of the Finance Act 1997 (demutualisation of insurance companies).

F33

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F34

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5

The amendment in subsection (2) applies where the relevant day for the purposes of section 87 of FA 1986 falls on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

F46

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