Explanatory Notes

Corporation Tax Act 2010

2010 CHAPTER 4

3 March 2010

Introduction

Part 12: Real Estate Investment Trusts

Chapter 9: Leaving the UK REIT regime
Section 575: Notice under section 572: breach of conditions as to property rental business

1805.This section sets out the circumstances in which an officer of Revenue and Customs may issue a notice under section 572 to terminate the UK REIT regime if there is a breach of either condition A or B in section 529. It is based on sections 116(1) and (3), 129(2) and 134(1) of FA 2006.

1806.Subsection (1) requires the notice to be given by an “officer of Revenue and Customs” rather than by “the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs”. See Change 5 in Annex 1.

1807.This section enacts regulation 5(2) and (5) of SI 2006/2864. See Change 43in Annex 1.