Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017

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2(1)In this Schedule, a charity (““C””) which is a buyer in a land transaction is a ““qualifying charity””—E+W

(a)for the purposes of paragraphs 3, 4 and 5, if C intends to hold the whole of the subject-matter of the transaction for qualifying charitable purposes;

(b)for the purposes of paragraphs 6, 7 and 8, if C intends to hold the whole of its undivided share of the subject-matter of the transaction for qualifying charitable purposes.

(2)For the purposes of this Schedule, C holds the subject-matter of the transaction for ”qualifying charitable purposes” if C holds it—

(a)for use in furtherance of the charitable purposes of C or another charity, or

(b)as an investment from which the profits are applied to the charitable purposes of C.

(3)In this Schedule—

(a)"charity”” has the meaning given by [F1paragraph 2A], and

(b)"charitable purpose”” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Charities Act 2011 (c. 25).

(4)In this Schedule, in relation to C which is a buyer in a land transaction, a ““disqualifying event”” occurs when—

(a)C ceases to be established for charitable purposes only, or

(b)the whole or any part of the subject-matter of the transaction relieved from tax under this Schedule, or any interest or right derived from it, is used or held by C otherwise than for qualifying charitable purposes.

Textual Amendments

Commencement Information

I1Sch. 18 para. 2 in force at 1.4.2018 by S.I. 2018/34, art. 3