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151. Exemption relating to certain dwellings.
(1) The Principal Act is amended by the insertion of the following section after section 59B:
(1) In this section -
'dwelling-house' means -
(a) a building or part (including an appropriate part within the meaning of subsection (5) of section 5) of a building which was used or was suitable for use as a dwelling, and
(b) the curtilage of the dwelling-house up to an area (exclusive of the site of the dwelling-house) of one acre but if the area of the curtilage (exclusive of the site of the dwelling-house) exceeds one acre then the part which comes within this definition is the part which, if the remainder were separately occupied, would be the most suitable for occupation and enjoyment with the dwelling-house;
'relevant period', in relation to a dwelling-house comprised in a gift or inheritance, means the period of 6 years commencing on the date of the gift or the date of the inheritance.
(2) Subject to subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6), a dwelling-house comprised in a gift or inheritance which is taken by a donee or successor who -
(a) has continuously occupied as his or her only or main residence -
(i) that dwelling-house throughout the period of 3 years immediately preceding the date of the gift or the date of the inheritance, or