SCHEDULE 15RELIEF FOR CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO SOCIAL HOUSING
PART 6RELIEF FOR CERTAIN ACQUISITIONS BY REGISTERED SOCIAL LANDLORDS
Relief for certain acquisitions by registered social landlords
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A land transaction under which the buyer is a registered social landlord is relieved from tax if—
a
the registered social landlord is controlled by its tenants,
b
the seller is a qualifying body, or
c
the transaction is funded with the assistance of a public subsidy.
2
The reference in sub-paragraph (1)(a) to a registered social landlord ““controlled by its tenants”” is to a registered social landlord the majority of whose board members are tenants occupying properties owned or managed by it.
3
In this paragraph—
“"board member”” (“"aelod o'r bwrdd”"), in relation to a registered social landlord, means—
- a
if it is a company, a director of the company,
- b
if it is a body corporate whose affairs are managed by its members, a member,
- c
if it is body of trustees, a trustee, or
- d
if it is not within paragraphs (a) to (c), a member of the committee of management or other body to which is entrusted the direction of the affairs of the registered social landlord;
- a
“"public subsidy”” (“"cymhorthdal cyhoeddus”") means any grant or other financial assistance—
- a
made or given by way of a distribution pursuant to section 25 of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (application of money by distributing bodies),
- b
made by the Welsh Ministers under section 18 of the Housing Act 1996 (c. 52) (social housing grants), or
- c
under section 126 of the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53) (financial assistance for regeneration and development);
- a
“"qualifying body”” (“"corff cymwys”") means any of the following—
- a
a registered social landlord;
- b
a housing action trust established under Part 3 of the Housing Act 1988 (c. 50);
- c
a county or county borough council constituted under section 21 of the Local Government Act 1972 (c. 70);
- d
a county or district council constituted under section 2 of that Act;
- e
the Welsh Ministers.
- a