Policy paper

Draft legislation � Stamp Duty Land Tax on purchases by Public Bodies (accessible version)

Published 6 March 2024

1. 1. Purchases by public bodies not to be subject to special 15% rate of SDLT

(1) In paragraph 3 of Schedule 4A to FA 2003 (application of the higher rate of 15% to transactions where purchaser is a company etc)�

(a) in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b), after “company� insert “but is not a public body�, and
(b) in sub-paragraph (4), at the end insert “and, for the purposes of that sub-paragraph, whether a person is a public body is to be determined in accordance with section 66�.

(2) »Ê¹ÚÌåÓýapp amendments made by this section have effect in relation to land transactions the effective date of which falls on or after 6 March 2024.