Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013

9 (1) Where a land transaction would be an exempt transaction under paragraph 6 of schedule 1 (assents and appropriations by personal representative) but for sub-paragraph (2) of that paragraph (cases where person acquiring property gives consideration for it), the chargeable consideration for the transaction does not include the amount of any secured debt assumed. S

(2) In this paragraph, “secured debt” has the same meaning as in paragraph 6(4) of schedule 1.

(3) Where a land transaction would be an exempt transaction under paragraph 7 of schedule 1 (variation of testamentary dispositions etc.) but for a failure to meet the condition in sub-paragraph (2)(b) of that paragraph (no consideration other than variation of another disposition), the chargeable consideration for the transaction does not include the making of any such variation as is mentioned in that sub-paragraph.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 9 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108 , art. 2