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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85</dc:identifier><dc:title>Finance Act 1986</dc:title><dc:description>An 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.</dc:description><dc:date>1986-07-25</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-29</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-01</dct:valid>
					
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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/body" NumberOfProvisions="109" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/part/III" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/part/III" NumberOfProvisions="31" id="part-III" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2024-02-22"><Number>PART III</Number><Title>STAMP DUTY</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/part/III/crossheading/loan-capital-letters-of-allotment-etc" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/part/III/crossheading/loan-capital-letters-of-allotment-etc" NumberOfProvisions="12" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." id="part-III-crossheading-loan-capital-letters-of-allotment-etc" RestrictStartDate="2024-02-22"><Title> Loan capital, letters of allotment etc.</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2020-12-31"><Title>Supplementary</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85" id="section-85"><Pnumber>85</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/1" id="section-85-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 42(1) of the Finance Act 1920 <CommentaryRef Ref="c22124121"/>
					(reduction of duty in case of certain transfers to jobbers or nominees or qualified dealers) shall have effect, in the case of any transfer giving effect to a transaction carried out on or after the day of The Stock Exchange reforms as if the following were omitted —</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/1/a" id="section-85-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in that subsection, the words  “ a jobber or his nominee or to”and in the proviso to it the words   “jobber or”(in each place);</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/1/b" id="section-85-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>in subsection (3) of that section, paragraph (d) of the definition of  “<Term id="term-qualified-dealer">qualified dealer</Term>”(Stock Exchange brokers).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/2" id="section-85-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 34 of the Finance Act 1961 <CommentaryRef Ref="c22124131"/> and section 4 of the Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1961 <CommentaryRef Ref="c22124141"/>
					(borrowing of stock by jobbers) shall not apply where stock is transferred in discharge of an undertaking given on or after the day of The Stock Exchange reforms.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/3" id="section-85-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 42(1) of the Finance Act 1920 shall not apply to any transfer giving effect to a transaction carried out on or after such day as is specified for this purpose in regulations made under section 81(5) above; and different days may be so specified for different purposes.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/4" id="section-85-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 127(2) of the Finance Act 1976 <CommentaryRef Ref="c22124151"/>
					(transfer otherwise than on sale from stock exchange nominee to jobber) shall not apply to any transfer giving effect to a transaction carried out on or after the day of The Stock Exchange reforms.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5" id="section-85-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In sections 81, 82 and 84 above and this section—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/a" id="section-85-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>“<Term id="term-the-day-of-the-stock-exchange-reforms">the day of The Stock Exchange reforms</Term>”  means the day on which the rule of The Stock Exchange that prohibits a person from carrying on business as both a broker and a jobber is abolished,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/b" id="section-85-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>references to a recognised investment exchange are to a recognised investment exchange within the meaning  <Substitution ChangeId="d29p3015" CommentaryRef="c22550011">given by section 285(1)(a) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000</Substitution>,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/c" id="section-85-5-c"><Pnumber><Substitution ChangeId="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67-1565693377865" CommentaryRef="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67">c</Substitution></Pnumber><P3para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67-1565693377865" CommentaryRef="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67">“recognised clearing house”, “recognised CSD”, </Substitution><CommentaryRef Ref="key-d650d59285819b1b446781a64187cff6"/><Substitution ChangeId="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67-1565693377865" CommentaryRef="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67">... and “third country CSD” have the meanings given by section 285(1)(b), (e)</Substitution><CommentaryRef Ref="M_F_0ff26064-c674-4dd4-fd3a-84d14b9b9ef8"/><Substitution ChangeId="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67-1565693377865" CommentaryRef="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67">... and (g) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000</Substitution>,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/d" id="section-85-5-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>“<Term id="term-stock">stock</Term>” includes marketable security.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c22124121" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1920/18" id="c00593" Year="1920" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="18">1920 c. 18</Citation>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c22124131" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1961/36" id="c00594" Year="1961" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="36">1961 c. 36</Citation>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c22124141" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/apni/1961/10" id="c00595" Class="NorthernIrelandParliamentAct" Year="1961" Number="10">1961 c. 10 (N. I.)</Citation>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c22124151" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1976/40" id="c00596" Year="1976" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="40">1976 c. 40</Citation>.</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c22550011" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in s. 85(5)(b) substituted (with effect as mentioned in art. 8(4) of the amending S.I.) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3629" id="c00598" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2001" Number="3629">S.I. 2001/3629</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c00598" id="c00599" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2001/3629/article/8/2" SectionRef="article-8-2" Operative="true">art. 8(2)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-e38d8829c6078ca26607e42d32d8cc67" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 85(5)(c) substituted (28.11.2017) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1064" id="cgw0lmum3-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2017" Number="1064" Title="The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2017">The Central Securities Depositories Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/1064)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cgw0lmum3-00008" id="cgw0lmum3-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1064/regulation/1" SectionRef="regulation-1">reg. 1</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cgw0lmum3-00008" id="cgw0lmum3-00010" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1064/schedule/paragraph/4/3" SectionRef="schedule-paragraph-4-3" Operative="true">Sch. para. 4(3)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cgw0lmum3-00008" id="cgw0lmum3-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1064/regulation/7/4" SectionRef="regulation-7-4">regs. 7(4)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cgw0lmum3-00008" id="cgw0lmum3-00012" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2017/1064/regulation/9/1" SectionRef="regulation-9-1">9(1)</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-d650d59285819b1b446781a64187cff6" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cazl2yyz4-00006" SectionRef="section-85-5-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/c">s. 85(5)(c)</CitationSubRef> omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/662" id="cazl2yyz4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="662" Title="The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019">The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00007" id="cazl2yyz4-00008" SectionRef="regulation-1-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/662/regulation/1/3">regs. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00007" id="cazl2yyz4-00009" SectionRef="regulation-21-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/662/regulation/21/3" Operative="true">21(3)</CitationSubRef> (with savings in <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/680" id="cazl2yyz4-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="680">S.I. 2019/680</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00010" id="cazl2yyz4-00011" SectionRef="regulation-11" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/680/regulation/11">reg. 11</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="cazl2yyz4-00012" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00012" id="cazl2yyz4-00013" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="M_F_0ff26064-c674-4dd4-fd3a-84d14b9b9ef8" Type="F"><Para><Text>Words in <CitationSubRef id="cc104838195173" SectionRef="section-85-5-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1986/41/section/85/5/c">s. 85(5)(c)</CitationSubRef> omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/662" id="cazl2yyz4-00007" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="662" Title="The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019">The Investment Exchanges, Clearing Houses and Central Securities Depositories (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/662)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00007" id="cc114251026232" SectionRef="regulation-1-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/662/regulation/1/3">regs. 1(3)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00007" id="cc156249264998" SectionRef="regulation-21-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/662/regulation/21/3" Operative="true">21(3)</CitationSubRef> (with savings in <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/680" id="cazl2yyz4-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2019" Number="680">S.I. 2019/680</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00010" id="cc123485361463" SectionRef="regulation-11" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2019/680/regulation/11">reg. 11</CitationSubRef>); <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1" id="cazl2yyz4-00012" Year="2020" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="1">2020 c. 1</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cazl2yyz4-00012" id="cc164804282705" SectionRef="schedule-5-paragraph-1-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2020/1/schedule/5/paragraph/1/1">Sch. 5 para. 1(1)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>