Section 361: Agricultural buildings allowances
1243.This section is based on parts of sections 123, 124(1), 125(1) and section 133(1) of CAA 1990. It sets out the basic conditions for agricultural buildings allowances.
1244.Subsection (1):
includes a minor change. This is to avoid the use of “farm buildings” which does not capture accurately the fact that agricultural buildings allowances are given also for such things as short rotation coppicing. See Change 41 in Annex 1; and
refers to “land in the United Kingdom” instead of “agricultural land” which CAA 1990 goes on to define as “land, houses or other buildings in the United Kingdom”. This is simpler because the Interpretation Act 1978 gives “land” a meaning which includes buildings in any event. See Note 48 in Annex 2.
1245.Subsection (2) gives the meanings of two terms used in Part 4. “The related agricultural land” is an important concept in determining who is entitled to agricultural buildings allowances at any given time. Broadly speaking, allowances go with the related agricultural land.
1246.Subsection (3) provides that the person who has the relevant interest in relation to the qualifying expenditure is entitled to allowances. “Relevant interest” is explained in Chapter 2 and “qualifying expenditure” in Chapter 3.
