SCHEDULEAmendments to enactments

PART 1Acts of Parliament

Regional Development Agencies Act 199827

After section 39 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 199842 insert—

Stamp duty land tax39A

1

For the purposes of stamp duty land tax, a land transaction effected by or in pursuance of a transfer scheme is exempt from charge.

2

Relief under this section must be claimed in a land transaction return or an amendment of such a return.

3

In this paragraph—

  • “land transaction” has the meaning given by section 43(1) of the Finance Act 2003;

  • “land transaction return” has the meaning given by section 76(1) of that Act;

  • “transfer scheme” has the meaning given in section 39 above.