SCHEDULE 15RELIEF FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO SOCIAL HOUSING

PART 2F7Public Sector Discount Relief

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F8Relief for public sector discount transactions

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In the case of F1a transaction subject to a public sector discount

a

section 19(1) (contingent consideration to be included in chargeable consideration on assumption that contingency will occur) does not apply, and

b

any consideration that would be payable only if a contingency were to occur, or that is payable only because a contingency has occurred, does not count as chargeable consideration.

2

A “F2transaction subject to a public sector discount” means—

a

the sale of a dwelling at a discount, or the grant of a lease of a dwelling at a discount, by a relevant public sector bodyF3...

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3

The following are relevant public sector bodies for the purposes of this paragraph—

a

a Minister of the Crown;

b

the Welsh Ministers;

c

a local housing authority within the meaning given by section 1 of the Housing Act 1985 (c. 68);

d

a registered social landlord;

e

a housing action trust established under Part 3 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50);

f

a local policing body within the meaning of section 101(1) of the Police Act 1996 (c. 16);

g

a person specified for the purposes of this paragraph by the Welsh Ministers by regulations.

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6

In this paragraph—

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  • "registered social landlord”” (“"landlord cymdeithasol cofrestredig”") means a body registered as a social landlord in a register maintained under section 1(1) of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52).