Schedules

Schedule 8Remediation costs under qualifying leases etc

I113Presumption: qualifying lease

1

This paragraph applies in relation to a lease that meets the conditions in paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 119(2).

2

The lease is to be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as a qualifying lease unless—

a

the landlord under the lease has taken all reasonable steps (and any prescribed steps) to obtain a qualifying lease certificate from a tenant under the lease, and

b

no such certificate has been provided to the landlord.

3

In this paragraphqualifying lease certificate” means a certificate, complying with any prescribed requirements, that the condition in section 119(2)(d) was met in relation to the lease at the qualifying time.

4

The requirements that may be prescribed include requirements as to—

a

the information to be provided in the certificate,

b

the form of the certificate, and

c

the execution of the certificate.