Finance Act 2017

Amendment of section 613 of Principal Act (miscellaneous exemptions for certain kinds of property)

32. (1) Section 613 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1) by inserting the following after paragraph (c):

“(ca) any sum obtained by means of compensation under the 2017 Voluntary Homeowners Relocation Scheme administered by the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland under section 2 of the Commissioners of Public Works (Functions and Powers) Act 1996 ;”,

and

(b) in subsection (7) by inserting the following after paragraph (a):

“(aa) No chargeable gain shall arise on a disposal of land (including a right of turbary) to the Minister referred to in paragraph (a) where that land has been acquired by that Minister for the purposes of granting a right of turbary to an individual who—

(i) is entitled to compensation under the scheme referred to in paragraph (a), and

(ii) enters into an agreement with that Minister in respect of that land (or any estate, right or interest in or over that land).”.

(2) This section applies with effect from 19 October 2017.