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Section 65 General interpretationI1

Scotland

In this Act—

  • “acquisition relief” means relief under Part 3 of schedule 11,

  • “charities relief” means relief under schedule 13,

  • “company” means (except as otherwise expressly provided) a body corporate other than a partnership,

  • “contract” includes any agreement,

  • “conveyance” includes any instrument,

  • “employee” includes an office-holder and related expressions have a corresponding meaning,

  • F1“first-time buyer relief” means relief under schedule 4A,

  • “group relief” means relief under schedule 10,

  • “jointly entitled” means entitled as joint owners or common owners,

  • “land transaction return” means a return under section 29(1),

  • “personal representatives”, in relation to a person, include that person's executors,

  • “reconstruction relief” means relief under Part 2 of schedule 11,

  • “registered social landlord” means a body registered in the register maintained under section 20(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 17),

  • F2sub-sale development relief” means relief under schedule 10A,

  • “the tax” means land and buildings transaction tax.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in s. 65 inserted (30.6.2018) by The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (First-Time Buyer Relief) (Scotland) Order 2018 (S.S.I. 2018/221), arts. 1(1), 4(1) (with art. 6)

F2

Entry in s. 65 inserted (1.4.2015) by The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Sub-sale Development Relief and Multiple Dwellings Relief) (Scotland) Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/123), arts. 1(1), 6(1)

Commencement

I1

S. 65 in force at 1.4.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/108, art. 2