Part 12Real Estate Investment Trusts

Chapter 8Breach of conditions in Chapter 2

F1562BBreach of further condition relating to shares

(1)

Subsection (2) applies if the condition in section 528A (further condition relating to shares) is not met in relation to an accounting period.

(2)

The group or company (as the case may be) is to be treated as having ceased to be a UK REIT at the end of the previous accounting period.

(3)

But subsection (2) does not apply if the condition is not met as a result of—

(a)

the principal company of a group UK REIT becoming a member of another group UK REIT, or

(b)

a company UK REIT becoming a member of a group UK REIT,

and, accordingly, the breach is to be ignored.

(4)

This section is subject to section 562C.