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Version date: 6 April 2000 - onwards
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13. Amendment of section 473 (allowance for rent paid by certain tenants) of Principal Act.

As respects the year of assessment 2000-2001 and subsequent years of assessment, section 473 of the Principal Act is amended -

(a) in subsection (1) -

(i) by the insertion of the following definition before the definition of "residential premises":

"'appropriate percentage', in relation to a year of assessment, means a percentage equal to the standard rate of tax for that year;", and

(ii) by the insertion of the following definition before the definition of "tenancy":

"'the specified limit', in relation to an individual for a year of assessment, means -

(a) in the case of a married person assessed to tax in accordance with section 1017, £1,500; but, if at any time during the year of assessment the individual was of the age of 55 years or over, 'the specified limit' means £4,000,

(b) in the case of a widowed person, £1,125; but, if at any time during the year of assessment the individual was of the age of 55 years or over, 'the specified limit' means £3,000, and

(c) in any other case, £750; but, if at any time during the year of assessment the individual was of the age of 55 years or over, 'the specified limit' means £2,000;",

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):