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StatuteInheritance Tax Act 1984

Section 117 — Inheritance Tax Act 1984: Minimum period of occupation or ownership.

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Minimum period of occupation or ownership. 117 Subject to the following provisions of this Chapter, section 116 above does not apply to any agricultural property unless—

a it was occupied by the transferor for the purposes of agriculture throughout the period of two years ending with the date of the transfer, or b it was owned by him throughout the period of seven years ending with that date and was throughout that period occupied (by him or another) for the purposes of agriculture.

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