Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 1482
Corporation Tax
The Real Estate Investment Trusts (Amendment of Schedule 16 to the Finance Act 2006) Regulations 2009
Made
12th June 2009
Laid before the House of Commons
15th June 2009
Coming into force
6th July 2009
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by paragraph 14(b) of Schedule 16 to the Finance Act 2006( 1 ):
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Real Estate Investment Trusts (Amendment of Schedule 16 to the Finance Act 2006) Regulations 2009 and shall come into force on 6th July 2009.
Amendment of Schedule 16 to the Finance Act 2006
2. In Schedule 16 (excluded business and income) to the Finance Act 2006—
(a) for paragraph 3 substitute—
“ 3. —(1) Letting of property if the property would fall in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice to be described as owner-occupied.
(2) For the purpose of sub-paragraph (1), no account shall be taken of the fact that a property may fall to be described as owner-occupied by reason only of the provision of services to an occupant who—
(a) is in exclusive occupation of the property, and
(b) is not connected with a member of the group (within the meaning given by section 839 of ICTA ). ”
Bernadette Kenny
11th June 2009
Dave Hartnett
12th June 2009
Two of the Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs