The Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2018

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the second commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Land Transaction Tax and Anti-avoidance of Devolved Taxes (Wales) Act 2017 (“the Act”).

Article 2 of this Order brings section 76 of the Act into force on 25 January 2018 to a limited extent, together with certain provisions in Schedule 23 to the Act. These provisions amend various provisions in Parts 4 to 8 and 10 of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016, which will also come into force on the same date by a separate commencement order.

Article 3 of this Order commences the provisions of the Act that have not been fully commenced before 1 April 2018 on that date.