Finance Act 2011

Housing authorities and affordable homes partnership.

64.— (1) The Principal Act is amended by substituting the following for section 106B:

“106B.— (1) In this section ‘housing authority’ means—

(a) a housing authority, within the meaning of the Housing Acts 1966 to 2009, in connection with any of its functions under those Acts, or

(b) the Affordable Homes Partnership established under article 4(1) of the Affordable Homes Partnership (Establishment) Order 2005 ( S.I. No. 383 of 2005 ) in connection with the services specified in article 4(2) of that Order, as amended by the Affordable Homes Partnership (Establishment) Order 2005 (Amendment) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 293 of 2007 ).

(2) Stamp duty shall not be chargeable on any instrument giving effect to the conveyance, transfer or lease of a house, building or land to a housing authority.

(3) Stamp duty on any instrument giving effect to the conveyance, transfer or lease of a house, building or land by a housing authority chargeable, as specified in Schedule 1, shall not exceed €100.”.

(2) This section applies to an instrument executed on or after 1 April 2011.