SCHEDULES

F1SCHEDULE 10 BUILDINGS AND LAND

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Amendments (Textual)
F1

Sch. 10 substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1146), arts. 1(1), 2 (with Sch. 2)

PART 1THE OPTION TO TAX LAND

Scope of the option, its duration, notification etc

19The day from which the option has effect

1

An option to tax has effect from—

a

the start of the day on which it is exercised, or

b

the start of any later day specified in the option.

2

But if, when an option to tax is exercised, the person exercising the option intends to revoke it in accordance with paragraph 23 (revocation of option: the “cooling off” period), the option is treated for the purposes of this Act as if it had never been exercised.

3

An option to tax may be revoked in accordance with paragraph 22(2) or (3) and any of paragraphs 23 to 25, but not otherwise.

4

This paragraph needs to be read with—

a

paragraph 20 (requirement to notify the option), and

b

paragraph 29(3) (application for prior permission in the case of an exempt grant before the exercise of an option to tax).