Section 69 Acquisition by bodies established for national purposesI1

United Kingdom

A land transaction is exempt from charge if the purchaser is any of the following—

(a)

the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England;

F1(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c)

the Trustees of the British Museum;

(d)

the Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund;

(e)

the Trustees of the Natural History Museum.

Annotations

F1: S. 69(b) omitted (1.4.2012) by virtue of The Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/964), arts. 1(2), 3(1), Sch.

I1: Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)

C1: Pt. 4 construed as one with S.I. 2006/575, reg. 43 (6.4.2006) by The Pension Protection Fund (Tax) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/575), regs. 1, 43(4)
C2: Pt. 4 modified (coming into force at 2 p.m. on 6.12.2006) by The Stamp Duty Land Tax (Variation of the Finance Act 2003) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/3237), regs. 1, 2, Sch.
C3: Pt. 4 modified (17.7.2013) by Finance Act 2013 (c. 29), s. 194(8)-(12)
C4: Pt. 4 applied (17.7.2014) by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), ss. 223(8)(9)(d)
C5: Pt. 4 modified (temp.) (22.7.2020) by Stamp Duty Land Tax (Temporary Relief) Act 2020 (c. 15), s. 1 (as amended (10.6.2021) by 2021 c. 26, s. 87(2))
C6: Pt. 4 modified (temp.) (10.6.2021) by 2020 c. 15, s. 1A (as inserted by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 87(3))
C7: Pt. 4 applied (19.3.2025) by The Co-ownership Contractual Schemes (Tax) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/200), regs. 1(2), 29(2)(5) (with reg. 63)
C8: Pt. 4 modified (19.3.2025) by The Co-ownership Contractual Schemes (Tax) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/200), regs. 1(2), 28, 30 (with reg. 63)