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Legislation
Inheritance Tax Act 1984

Crossheading Special cases—charges to tax

  • Section 70 Property leaving temporary charitable trusts.
  • Section 71 Accumulation and maintenance trusts.
  • Section 71A Trusts for bereaved minors
  • Section 71B Charge to tax on property to which section 71A applies
  • Section 71C Sections 71A and 71B: meaning of “bereaved minor”
  • Section 71D Age 18-to-25 trusts
  • Section 71E Charge to tax on property to which section 71D applies
  • Section 71F Calculation of tax charged under section 71E in certain cases
  • Section 71G Calculation of tax charged under section 71E in all other cases
  • Section 71H Sections 71A to 71G: meaning of “parent”
  • Section 72 Property leaving employee trusts and newspaper trusts.
  • Section 73 Pre-1978 protective trusts.
  • Section 74 Pre-1981 trusts for disabled persons.
  • Section 74A Arrangements involving acquisition of interest in settled property etc
  • Section 74B Section 74A: supplementary provision
  • Section 74C Interpretation of sections 74A and 74B
  1. Special cases—charges to tax
  2. Pre-1981 trusts for disabled persons.

Section 74 | Pre-1981 trusts for disabled persons.

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)This section applies to settled property transferred into settlement before 10th March 1981 and held on trusts under which, during the life of a disabled person, no interest in possession in the settled property subsists, and which secure that any of the settled property which is applied during his life is applied only or mainly for his benefit.

(2)Subject to subsection (3) below, there shall be a charge to tax under this section—

(a)where settled property ceases to be property to which this section applies, otherwise than by virtue of a payment out of the settled property for the benefit of the person mentioned in subsection (1) above, and

(b)in a case in which paragraph (a) above does not apply, where the trustees make a disposition (otherwise than by way of such a payment) as a result of which the value of settled property to which this section applies is less than it would be but for the disposition.

(3)Subsections (3) to (10) of section 70 above shall apply for the purposes of this section as they apply for the purposes of that section.

(4)In this section “disabled person” means a person who—

(a)is by reason of mental disorder (within the meaning of the Mental Health Act 1983) incapable of administering his property or managing his affairs, or

(b)is in receipt of an attendance allowance under section 64 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or section 64 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 , orF1F2F3

(c)is in receipt of a disability living allowance under section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 or section 71 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 by virtue of entitlement to the care component at the highest or middle rate , orF3F1F4F2F5

(d)is in receipt of pension age disability payment which is a category of disability assistance specifically for older people given in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 , orF5F6

(e)is in receipt of Scottish adult disability living allowance, which is a category of disability assistance specifically for adults which takes the form of a living allowance given in accordance with regulations made under section 31 of the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 by virtue of entitlement to the care component at the highest or middle rate.F6

Notes

  1. F1

    Words in s. 74(4)(b)(c) substituted (1.7.1992) by Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1992 (c. 6), ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 66

  2. F2

    Words in s. 74(4)(b)(c) substituted (1.7.1992) by virtue of Social Security (Consequential Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 9), ss. 4, 7(2), Sch. 2 para. 29

  3. F3

    S. 74(4)(c) and word inserted (3.2.1992 for certain purposes and 6.4.1992 otherwise) by Disability Living Allowance and Disability Working Allowance Act 1991 (c. 21, SIF 113:1), s. 4(2), Sch. 2 para. 14(1); S.I. 1991/2617, art. 2(c)(f).

  4. F4

    Words in s. 74(4)(c) inserted (6.4.1992) by S.I. 1991/2874, art. 4(2); S.R. 1992/94, art. 2.

  5. F5

    S. 74(4)(d) and word inserted (21.10.2024) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2024 (S.I. 2024/1048), arts. 1(2), 7(2)

  6. F6

    S. 74(4)(e) and word inserted (21.3.2025) by The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025/224), arts. 1(2), 7(2)

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