Finance Act 2005

Amendment of section 482 (relief for expenditure on significant buildings and gardens) of Principal Act.

28.—Section 482 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (5)(b)—

(i) in subparagraph (ii)(II), by substituting “4 hours,” for “4 hours, and”,

(ii) in subparagraph (iii), by substituting “access to the building, and” for “access to the building.”, and

(iii) by inserting the following after subparagraph (iii):

“(iv) the Revenue Commissioners are satisfied that—

(I) details relating to that access are publicised or drawn to the attention of the public by way of advertisement, leaflet, press notice or similar means annually,

(II) a notice containing the details of the dates and times at which access is afforded to the public—

(A) is displayed on the days on which such access is so afforded and in a conspicuous location at or near the place where the public can gain entrance to the building concerned, and

(B) is so displayed so as to be easily visible and legible by the public,

and

(III) conditions, if any, in regard to that access are such that they would not act as a disincentive to the public from seeking such access.”,

and

(b) in subsection (7), by substituting the following for paragraph (a):

“(a) Where a person makes a claim under subsection (2), an authorised person may at any reasonable time enter the building in respect of which the qualifying expenditure has been incurred for the purpose of—

(i) inspecting, as the case may be, the building or an object or of examining any work in respect of which the expenditure to which the claim relates was incurred, or

(ii) ensuring that the requirements in relation to reasonable access set out in subsection (5) are being complied with.”.