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				<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/section/271/notes</dc:identifier><dc:subject>Mineral extraction, mining, quarrying</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legislation</dc:subject><dc:subject>Legal services</dc:subject><dc:subject>Tax</dc:subject><dc:subject>Capital expenditure</dc:subject><dc:title>Explanatory Notes to Capital Allowances Act 2001</dc:title><dc:creator>Inland Revenue</dc:creator><dc:publisher>King's Printer of Acts of Parliament</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2018-08-24</dc:modified>
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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2" id="c00001" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2001" Number="0002">Capital Allowances Act 2001</Citation></Title>
<Number>2</Number>
<DateOfEnactment>
<DateText>22nd March 2001</DateText>
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</ENprelims><Body><Division id="d00011" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4"><Title>Commentary on Sections</Title><SubDivision id="d00012" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1"><Title>Glossary</Title><CommentaryPart id="n00309" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1/3"><Title><CitationSubRef id="c01596" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/part/3" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="part-3">Part 3</CitationSubRef>: Industrial buildings allowances</Title><CommentaryChapter id="n00313" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1/3/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1/3/4"><Title><CitationSubRef id="c01622" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/part/3/chapter/1" CitationRef="c01596" SectionRef="part-3-chapter-1">Chapter 1</CitationSubRef>: Introduction</Title><CommentaryP1 id="n00315" DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1/3/4/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/notes/division/4/1/3/4/2">
<Title><CitationSubRef id="c01630" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/271" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-271">Section 271</CitationSubRef>: Industrial buildings allowances</Title>
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<Text>This section is based mainly on parts of sections 1, 3, 6, 7, 10, 10A, 10B and 14 of <Abbreviation Expansion="Capital Allowances Act 1990 c. 1">CAA 1990</Abbreviation>.  It sets out the basic requirements for industrial buildings allowances.</Text>
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<Text><Emphasis>Subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c01632" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/271/1" CitationRef="c01630" SectionRef="section-271-1">1</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> identifies four types of building which can be classified as an industrial building or structure.  This allows <Emphasis>subsection (<CitationSubRef id="c01634" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2001/2/section/271/2" CitationRef="c01630" SectionRef="section-271-2">2</CitationSubRef>)</Emphasis> to define “industrial building”.  It also provides that in Part 3 “building” is short for “building or structure”.</Text>
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