Finance (1909-10) Act 1910

37 Special provision for land held for charitable purposes, &c.

(1) No reversion duty or undeveloped land duty under this Part of this Act shall be charged in respect of land or any interest in land held by or on behalf of any governing body constituted for charitable purposes while the land is occupied and used by such a body for the purposes of that body, and increment value duty shall not be collected on any periodical occasion in respect of the fee simple of or any interest in any land held for the purposes of such a body, whether it is occupied or used by that body or not, without prejudice, however, to the collection of the duty on any other occasion.

The expression " governing body constituted for charitable purposes " includes any person or body of persons who Lave the right of holding, or any power of government of, or management over, any property appropriated for charitable purposes (including property appropriated for the purpose of any of the naval or military forces of the Crown), and includes any corporation sole and all universities, colleges, schools, and other institutions for the promotion of literature, science, or art.

(2) This section shall apply to the fee simple of, or any interest in, any land held by a registered society or by a company within the meaning of the [8 Edw. 7. c. 69.] Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, or any body of persons incorporated by special Act, if that company or body are by their memorandum or Act precluded from dividing any profit amongst their members, as if the purposes of the society, company, or body of persons were charitable purposes.

In this provision the expression " registered society " means any society or body of persons who are registered, or whose rules are certified or registered, by a registrar of friendly societies in pursuance of any Act of Parliament, and who by their rules make provision for the benefits set out in section eight, subsection one, of the [59 & 60 Vict. c. 25.] Friendly Societies Act, 1896, and where the contract between the society and the member is of a permanent character.