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Inheritance Tax Act 1984

CHAPTER II INTERESTS IN POSSESSION, REVERSIONARY INTERESTS AND SETTLEMENT POWERS

  • Section 49 Treatment of interests in possession.
  • Section 49A Immediate post-death interest
  • Section 49B Transitional serial interests
  • Section 49C Transitional serial interest: interest to which person becomes entitled during period 22nd March 2006 to 5th October 2008
  • Section 49D Transitional serial interest: interest to which person becomes entitled on death of spouse or civil partner on or after 6th October 2008
  • Section 49E Transitional serial interest: contracts of life insurance
  • Section 50 Interests in part, etc.
  • Section 51 Disposal of interest in possession.
  • Section 52 Charge on termination of interest in possession.
  • Section 53 Exceptions from charge under section 52.
  • Section 54 Exceptions from charge on death
  • Section 54A Special rate of charge where settled property affected by potentially exempt transfer.
  • Section 54B Provisions supplementary to section 54A.
  • Section 55A Purchased settlement powers
  • Section 55 Reversionary interest acquired by beneficiary.
  • Section 56 Exclusion of certain exemptions.
  • Section 57 Application of certain exemptions.
  • Section 57A Relief where property enters maintenance fund.
  1. Chapter II · INTERESTS IN POSSESSION, REVERSIONARY INTERESTS AND SETTLEMENT POWERS
  2. Treatment of interests in possession.

Section 49 | Treatment of interests in possession.

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)A person beneficially entitled to an interest in possession in settled property shall be treated for the purposes of this Act as beneficially entitled to the property in which the interest subsists.

(1A)Where the interest in possession mentioned in subsection (1) above is one to which the person becomes beneficially entitled on or after 22nd March 2006, subsection (1) above applies in relation to that interest only if, and for so long as, it is—F1F2

(a)an immediate post-death interest,F1

(b)a disabled person's interest, orF1

(c)a transitional serial interest,F1

or falls within section 5(1B) above.

(1B)Where the interest in possession mentioned in subsection (1) above is one to which the person became beneficially entitled before 22nd March, subsection (1) above does not apply in relation to that interest at any time when section 71A below applies to the property in which the interest subsists.F1

(2)Where a person becomes entitled to an interest in possession in settled property as a result of a disposition for a consideration in money or money’s worth, any question whether and to what extent the giving of the consideration is a transfer of value or chargeable transfer shall be determined without regard to subsection (1) above.

(3)RepealedF3

Notes

  1. F1

    S. 49(1A)(1B) inserted (22.3.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), s. 156, Sch. 20 para. 4(1)(2)

  2. F2

    Words in s. 49(1A) inserted (with effect as mentioned in s. 53(10) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), s. 53(4)(a)

  3. F3

    Finance Act 1986 Sch. 19 para. 14,with effect from 18March 1986and repealed by Finance Act (No.2) 1987 s. 96(4)and Sch. 9 Part III,in relation to transfers of value made on or after 17March 1987.

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