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<Pnumber>1</Pnumber>
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<Text>In this Act—</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-accounting-period">accounting period</Term>” means a period which, in pursuance of any regulations made under <InternalLink Ref="section-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/19" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/19">section 19</InternalLink> is an accounting period for the purposes of the levy,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-building-completion-date">building completion date</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3">section 3</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3/2">(2)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-building-control-event">building control event</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3">section 3</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3/1">(1)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-construction">construction</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3">section 3</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3/3">(3)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-3-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3/3/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3/3/a">(a)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-conversion-works">conversion works</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3">section 3</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3/3">(3)</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-3-3-b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/3/3/b" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/3/3/b">(b)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-exempt-new-residential-unit">exempt new residential unit</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/5" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/5">section 5</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-financial-year">financial year</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/10">section 10</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-10-3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/10/3" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/10/3">(3)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>“<Term id="term-the-levy">the levy</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/1">section 1</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-1-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/1/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/1/2">(2)</InternalLink> and references to “tax” are to be construed accordingly,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-member">member</Term>” and “<Term id="term-representative-member">representative member</Term>”, in relation to a group, are to be construed in accordance with <InternalLink Ref="section-26" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/26" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/26">section 26</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-new-residential-unit">new residential unit</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/4" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/4">section 4</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-4-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/4/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/4/1">(1)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-non-resident-taxpayer">non-resident taxpayer</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-23" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/23" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/23">section 23</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-23-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/23/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/23/2">(2)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>“<Term id="term-owner">owner</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/8" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/8">section 8</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-8-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/8/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/8/2">(2)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-the-register">the register</Term>” means the register maintained by Revenue Scotland under <InternalLink Ref="section-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/14" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/14">section 14</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-registered">registered</Term>” means registered in the register maintained by Revenue Scotland under <InternalLink Ref="section-14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/14" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/14">section 14</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-registrable-event">registrable event</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/15" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/15">section 15</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-15-2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/15/2" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/15/2">(2)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>“<Term id="term-registrable-person">registrable person</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/15" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/15">section 15</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-15-8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/15/8" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/15/8">(8)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<ListItem id="p02826">
<Para>
<Text>“<Term id="term-return">return</Term>” means a return required by regulations under <InternalLink Ref="section-19" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/19" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/19">section 19</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>“<Term id="term-tax-representative">tax representative</Term>”, in relation to any person, means a person who, in accordance with any regulation under <InternalLink Ref="section-23" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/23" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/23">section 23</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-23-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/23/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/23/1">(1)</InternalLink>, is for the time being that person’s tax representative for the purposes of the levy,</Text>
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<Text>“<Term id="term-taxable-building-control-event">taxable building control event</Term>” is to be construed in accordance with Step 4 of <InternalLink Ref="section-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/10">section 10</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-10-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/10/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/10/1">(1)</InternalLink>,</Text>
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<Para>
<Text>“<Term id="term-taxpayer">taxpayer</Term>” has the meaning given by <InternalLink Ref="section-10" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/10" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/10">section 10</InternalLink><InternalLink Ref="section-10-1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/10/1" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/10/1">(1)</InternalLink>.</Text>
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<Pnumber>2</Pnumber>
<P2para>
<Text>For the purposes of this Act, a person is resident in the United Kingdom at any time if, at that time—</Text>
<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/a" id="section-47-2-a">
<Pnumber>a</Pnumber>
<P3para>
<Text>that person has an established place of business in the United Kingdom,</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/b" id="section-47-2-b">
<Pnumber>b</Pnumber>
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<Text>that person has a usual place of residence in the United Kingdom, or</Text>
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<P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/c" id="section-47-2-c">
<Pnumber>c</Pnumber>
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<Text>that person is a firm or unincorporated body which (without being resident in the United Kingdom by virtue of <InternalLink Ref="section-47-2-a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/a" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2026/14/section/47/2/a">paragraph (a)</InternalLink>) has amongst its partners or members at least one individual with a usual place of residence in the United Kingdom.</Text>
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