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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/2003-04-06</dc:identifier><dc:title>Capital Allowances Act 2001</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to restate, with minor changes, certain enactments relating to capital allowances.</dc:description><dc:date>2001-04-05</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>2025-05-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2003-04-06</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 2</Strong>
        </Number><Title> Plant and machinery allowances</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/part/2/chapter/3/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/part/2/chapter/3" NumberOfProvisions="18" RestrictEndDate="2004-10-01" RestrictStartDate="2001-03-22" id="part-2-chapter-3" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I."><Number>
            <Strong>Chapter 3</Strong>
          </Number><Title> Qualifying expenditure</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/buildings-structures-and-land/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/part/2/chapter/3/crossheading/buildings-structures-and-land" NumberOfProvisions="5" RestrictEndDate="2005-04-06" RestrictStartDate="2001-03-22" id="part-2-chapter-3-crossheading-buildings-structures-and-land"><Title> Buildings, structures and land</Title><P1group RestrictEndDate="2019-02-12" RestrictStartDate="2001-03-22"><Title> Buildings</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21" id="section-21"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">21</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/1/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/1" id="section-21-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>For the purposes of this Act, expenditure on the provision of plant or machinery does not include expenditure on the provision of a building.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/2/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/2" id="section-21-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The provision of a building includes its construction or acquisition.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3" id="section-21-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this section, “<Term id="term-building">building</Term>” includes an asset which—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/a/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/a" id="section-21-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>is incorporated in the building,</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/b/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/b" id="section-21-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>although not incorporated in the building (whether because the asset is moveable or for any other reason), is in the building and is of a kind normally incorporated in a building, or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/c/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/3/c" id="section-21-3-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>is in, or connected with, the building and is in list A.</Text></P3para><Tabular Orientation="portrait"><Number>List A</Number><TableText><Para><Text> Assets treated as buildings</Text></Para></TableText><table xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" cols="2"><tbody><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">1.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Walls, floors, ceilings, doors, gates, shutters, windows and stairs.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">2.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Mains services, and systems, for water, electricity and gas.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">3.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Waste disposal systems.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">4.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Sewerage and drainage systems.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">5.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Shafts or other structures in which lifts, hoists, escalators and moving walkways are installed.</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">6.</td><td rowspan="1" colspan="1">Fire safety systems.</td></tr></tbody></table></Tabular></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/4/2003-04-06" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/21/4" 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