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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 279 (C. 27)

Land And Buildings Transaction Tax

The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014

Made

24th October 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

27th October 2014

Coming into force

7th November 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 70(2) of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014 and comes into force on 7th November 2014.

Day appointed

2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 7th November 2014.

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table, a provision mentioned in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

24th October 2014

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Column 1

(provision of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013)

Column 2

(subject matter)

Column 3

(purpose)

Section 24Tax rates and tax bands
Section 27(1)ReliefsFor the purpose of the commencements below in schedules 5, 11 and 13
Section 27(3) and (4)Reliefs
Section 42Regulations about applications to defer payment in case of contingent or uncertain consideration
Section 52(1)Application of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 to leasesFor the purpose of the commencement below in schedule 19
Section 53Regulations concerning non-residential licences
Section 59Meaning of “residential property”For the purpose of making orders
Paragraph 12 of schedule 5Prescribed proportion for multiple dwellings reliefFor the purpose of making orders
Paragraph 6 of schedule 11Prescribed proportion for acquisition reliefFor the purpose of making orders
Paragraph 15 of schedule 13Relevant territories for charities reliefFor the purpose of making regulations
Paragraph 3 of schedule 19Tax rates and tax bands for leases

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 on 7th November 2014. The relevant provisions contain Ministerial powers to make subordinate legislation.

The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 received Royal Assent on 31st July 2013. Sections 54, 55, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 came into force on that day (section 54 was amended with effect from 25th September 2014 by paragraph 9(12) of schedule 4 to the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014).

(1)

2013 asp 11. The Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16) makes amendments to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 not relevant to this Order.

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