http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/84Finance Act 1986An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.1986-07-25texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-04-29Expert Participation2026-04-01 PART III841In section 127(1) of the Finance Act 1976 (no stamp duty on transfer to stock exchange nominee executed for purposes of a stock exchange transaction) the words “ which is executed for the purposes of a stock exchange transaction ” shall be omitted.2Stamp duty shall not be chargeable on an instrument effecting a transfer of stock if —athe transferee is a recognised investment exchange or a nominee of a recognised investment exchange, andban agreement which relates to the stamp duty which would (apart from this subsection) be chargeable on the instrument, and was made between the Commissioners and the investment exchange under section 33 of the Finance Act 1970, is in force at the time of the transfer.3Stamp duty shall not be chargeable on an instrument effecting a transfer of stock if —athe transferee is a recognised clearing house , a recognised CSD... or a third country CSD or a nominee of a recognised clearing house , a recognised CSD... or a third country CSD, andban agreement which relates to the stamp duty which would (apart from this subsection) be chargeable on the instrument, and was made between the Commissioners and the clearing house under section 33 of the Finance Act 1970 , is in force at the time of the transfer.4Subsection (1) above applies to any transfer giving effect to a transaction carried out on or after the day of The Stock Exchange reforms.5Subsection (2) above applies to any instrument giving effect to a transaction carried out on or after such day as the Commissioners may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.6Subsection (3) above applies to any instrument giving effect to a transaction carried out on or after such day as the Commissioners may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.Ss. 80-84 repealed by Finance Act 1990 (c. 29, SIF 114), s. 132, Sch. 19 Pt. VI; and the repealed ss. 80-83 are subject to further amendments by: S.I. 1992/3286, reg. 2; 1997 c. 16, ss. 97, 98, 113, Sch. 18 Pt. VIII, Notes 1, 3, 4; S.I. 1998/3177, regs. 25, 27, 29; 1999 c. 16, ss. 112(4)(6), 122, 139, Sch. 14 paras. 18, 19, Sch. 20 Pt. V(2), Notes 1, 2 (which amending Sch. 14 paras. 18, 19 are repealed by 1999 c. 16, ss. 123(3)(4), 139, Sch. 20 Pt. V(6) Note); and S.I. 2001/3629, arts. 7, 109, Sch.1976 c. 40.1970 c. 24.Words in s. 84(3)(a) inserted (28.11.2017) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1064), reg. 1, Sch. para. 4(2)(a) (with regs. 7(4), 9(1))Words in s. 84(3)(a) inserted (28.11.2017) by The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1064), reg. 1, Sch. para. 4(2)(b) (with regs. 7(4), 9(1))Words in s. 84(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 21(2) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in s. 84(3)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662), regs. 1(3), 21(2) (with savings in S.I. 2019/680, reg. 11); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)