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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 279 (C. 27)
Land And Buildings Transaction Tax
The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014
Made
24th October 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
27th October 2014
Coming into force
7th November 2014
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 70(2) of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013(1).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014 and comes into force on 7th November 2014.
Day appointed
2. (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of that table) is 7th November 2014.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table, a provision mentioned in column 1 comes into force in accordance with paragraph (1) only for that purpose.
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
24th October 2014
Article 2
SCHEDULE
Column 1 (provision of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013) | Column 2 (subject matter) | Column 3 (purpose) |
|---|---|---|
| Section 24 | Tax rates and tax bands | |
| Section 27(1) | Reliefs | For the purpose of the commencements below in schedules 5, 11 and 13 |
| Section 27(3) and (4) | Reliefs | |
| Section 42 | Regulations about applications to defer payment in case of contingent or uncertain consideration | |
| Section 52(1) | Application of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 to leases | For the purpose of the commencement below in schedule 19 |
| Section 53 | Regulations concerning non-residential licences | |
| Section 59 | Meaning of "residential property" | For the purpose of making orders |
| Paragraph 12 of schedule 5 | Prescribed proportion for multiple dwellings relief | For the purpose of making orders |
| Paragraph 6 of schedule 11 | Prescribed proportion for acquisition relief | For the purpose of making orders |
| Paragraph 15 of schedule 13 | Relevant territories for charities relief | For the purpose of making regulations |
| Paragraph 3 of schedule 19 | Tax rates and tax bands for leases |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 on 7th November 2014. The relevant provisions contain Ministerial powers to make subordinate legislation.
The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 received Royal Assent on 31st July 2013. Sections 54, 55, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 came into force on that day (section 54 was amended with effect from 25th September 2014 by paragraph 9(12) of schedule 4 to the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014).
2013 asp 11. The Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (asp 16) makes amendments to the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013 not relevant to this Order.