Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

Part 12 U.K. Real Estate Investment Trusts

Chapter 9 U.K. Leaving the UK REIT regime

Introduction U.K.

570 Overview of Chapter U.K.

(1) This Chapter makes provision about how, and in what circumstances, a group or a company ceases to be a UK REIT.

(2) The UK REIT status of a group or company may be terminated—

(a) by a notice given by the principal company of the group or (as the case may be) by the company (see section 571), or

(b) in the cases set out in sections 573 to 577, by a notice given by an officer of Revenue of Customs (see section 572).

(3) In some circumstances a group or company ceases to be a UK REIT automatically (see section 578).

(4) This Chapter also contains provision about the effects of ceasing to be a UK REIT (see sections 579 to 582).