Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013

PART 1 Introductory

Overview

1 (1) This schedule makes provision about the application of this Act in relation to leases.

(2) It is arranged as follows—

• Part 2 makes provision for the calculation of the tax chargeable in relation to chargeable consideration which consists of rent,

• Part 3 makes provision about the calculation of the tax chargeable in relation to other chargeable consideration,

• Part 4 makes provision for the review of tax chargeable at periodic intervals and on certain events,

• Part 5 makes provision about chargeable consideration in relation to leases, including consideration which consists of rent, consideration other than rent and consideration that is not treated as chargeable consideration,

• Part 6 makes provision about duration of leases and about the application of this Act to transactions involving leases generally.

Calculation of tax chargeable where chargeable consideration includes rent

2 Where the chargeable consideration for a chargeable transaction to which this schedule applies consists of rent (or includes rent and chargeable consideration other than rent), the tax chargeable is the sum of—

(a) any tax chargeable on so much of the chargeable consideration as consists of rent, and

(b) any tax chargeable on so much of the chargeable consideration other than rent.