Finance Act 2006 (c. 25)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 24 U.K. Stamp duty land tax: amendments of Schedule 15 to FA 2003

Transfer of partnership interest: restriction of charge to property-investment partnerships U.K.

9 (1) In paragraph 14 (transfer of partnership interest: consideration given and chargeable interest held), for the heading substitute— U.K.

“Transfer for consideration of interest in property-investment partnership”.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a) of that paragraph, before “partnership” insert “ property-investment ”.

(3) After sub-paragraph (7) of that paragraph insert—

“(8) In this paragraph—

• “property-investment partnership” means a partnership whose sole or main activity is investing or dealing in chargeable interests (whether or not that activity involves the carrying out of construction operations on the land in question);

• “construction operations” has the same meaning as in Chapter 3 of Part 3 of the Finance Act 2004 (see section 74 of that Act).”