2024 No. 383

INCOME TAX
CORPORATION TAX
STAMP DUTY LAND TAX, ENGLAND

The Designation of Special Tax Sites (Liverpool City Region, West Midlands and North East Investment Zones) Regulations 2024

Made

Laid before the House of Commons

Coming into force

The Treasury make these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 113 of the Finance Act 20211.

The areas designated by these Regulations are either situated in an investment zone2 or considered by the Treasury as being used, or likely to be used, for purposes connected with activities carried on, or likely to be carried on, in an investment zone.

Citation, commencement and interpretation 1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Designation of Special Tax Sites (Liverpool City Region, West Midlands and North East Investment Zones) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 8th April 2024.

2

In these Regulations, a reference to an area “shown edged and hatched in red” on a map is a reference to the hatched area extending up to the red edging, but not including the red edging itself.

Designation of special tax sites: Liverpool City Region Investment Zone 2

1

The following areas are designated3 as special areas4 for the purposes referred to in section 113(1) of the Finance Act 2021—

a

the areas shown edged and hatched in red on the map marked “Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Daresbury Tax Site” and dated 19th January 20245;

b

the area shown edged and hatched in red on the map marked “Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - Maghull Tax Site” and dated 19th January 20246;

c

the areas shown edged and hatched in red on the map marked “Liverpool City Region Combined Authority - St Helens Tax Site” and dated 19th January 20247.

2

The designations made by paragraph (1) take effect on 8th April 2024.

Designation of special tax sites: West Midlands Investment Zone 3

1

The following areas are designated8 as special areas for the purposes referred to in section 113(1) of the Finance Act 2021—

a

the areas shown edged and hatched in red on the map entitled “Birmingham Knowledge Quarter - Tax Site” and dated 21st February 20249;

b

the areas shown edged and hatched in red on the map entitled “West Midlands Gigapark” and dated 1st February 202410.

2

The designations made by paragraph (1) take effect on 8th April 2024.

Designation of special tax sites: North East Investment Zone 4

1

The following areas are designated11 as special areas for the purposes referred to in section 113(1) of the Finance Act 2021—

a

the areas shown edged and hatched in red on the map entitled “Blyth Tax Site” and dated 26th January 202412;

b

the areas shown edged and hatched in red on the map entitled “International Advanced Manufacturing Strategic Site (IAMSS) Tax Site” and dated 26th January 202413.

2

The designations made by paragraph (1) take effect on 8th April 2024.

Mike WoodScott MannTwo of the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury
Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations designate areas, known as “special tax sites”, as special areas for the purposes of Parts 2 (plant and machinery allowances) and 2A (structures and buildings allowances) of the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (c. 2) (“CAA 2001”) and Part 4 (stamp duty land tax) of the Finance Act 2003 (c. 14) (“FA 2003”).

Section 45O in Part 2 of CAA 2001 provides that expenditure incurred by a company on the provision of plant and machinery for use in a special tax site qualified for enhanced capital allowances if certain conditions are met.

Section 270BNA in Part 2A of CAA 2001 provides that expenditure incurred on non-residential structures and buildings situated in a special tax site qualifies for an enhanced annual rate of structures and buildings allowances if certain conditions are met.

Section 61A in Part 4 of and Schedule 6C to FA 2003 provides for relief from stamp duty land tax for acquisition of land situated in a special tax site if certain conditions are met.

A Tax Information and Impact Note covering this instrument was published on 15th March 2023, alongside Spring Budget 2023 and is available electronically at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/investment-zone-special-tax-sites/investment-zone-special-tax-sites-with-enhanced-tax-and-national-insurance-contributions-reliefs. It remains an accurate summary of the impacts that apply to this instrument.