(1) In this section and Schedule 2-

"an interest in land" means an interest which is not subject to any power (whether or not contained in the instrument) on the exercise of which the land, or any part of or any interest in the land, may be revested in the person from whom it was conveyed or transferred or in any person on behalf of such person;

"land" means agricultural land and includes such farm buildings, farm houses and mansion houses (together with the lands occupied with such farm buildings, farm houses and mansion houses) as are of a character appropriate to the land;

"young trained farmer" means a person in respect of whom it is shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioners-

(a) that such person had not attained the age of 35 years on the date on which the instrument, as respect which relief is being claimed under this section, was executed, and

(b)(i) that such person is the holder of a qualification set out in Schedule 2 and, in the case of a qualification set out in subparagraph (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) of paragraph 3 or paragraph 4 of that Schedule, is also the holder of a certificate issued by Teagasc certifying that such person has satisfactorily attended a course of training in farm management, the aggregate duration, of which exceeded 80 hours, or

(ii)(I) that such person has satisfactorily attended full-time a course at a third-level institution in any discipline for a period of not less than 2 years' duration, and

(II) is the holder of a certificate issued by Teagasc certifying satisfactory attendance at a course of training in either or both agriculture and horticulture, the aggregate duration of which exceeded 180 hours,

or

(iii) if born before the 1st day of January, 1968 that such person is the holder of a certificate issued by Teagasc certifying that such person-

(I) has had farming as the principal occupation for a period of not less than 3 years, and

(II) has satisfactorily attended a course of training in either or both agriculture and horticulture, the aggregate duration of which exceeded 180 hours,

and notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), where Teagasc certifies that any other qualification corresponds to a qualification which is set out in Schedule 2, the Commissioners shall, for the purposes of this section, treat that other qualification as if it were the corresponding qualification so set out.

(2) No stamp duty shall be chargeable under or by reference to the heading "CONVEYANCE or TRANSFER on sale of any property other than stocks or marketable securities or a policy of insurance or a policy of life insurance" in Schedule 1 on any instrument to which this section applies.

(3) This section applies to any instrument which operates as a conveyance or transfer (whether on sale or as a voluntary disposition inter vivos) of an interest in land to a young trained farmer where-

(a) the instrument contains a certificate that this section applies,

(b) a declaration made in writing by the young trained farmer, or each of them if there is more than one, is furnished to the Commissioners when the instrument is presented for stamping, confirming, to the satisfaction of the Commissioners, that it is the intention of such person, or each such person, for a period of not less than 5 years from the date of execution of the instrument to-

(i) spend not less than 50 per cent of that person's normal working time farming the land, and

(ii) retain ownership of the land,

and

(c) the identifying reference number, known as the Revenue and Social Insurance (RSI) Number, of the young trained farmer, or each of them if there is more than one, is furnished to the Commissioners when the instrument is presented for stamping.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3), this section shall apply where the property is conveyed or transferred into joint ownership where all the joint owners are young trained farmers or where any of the joint owners is a spouse of another joint owner who is a young trained farmer.

(5) Where this section would have applied to the instrument, except for the fact that a person to whom the land is being conveyed or transferred is not a young trained farmer on the date when the instrument was executed, by reason of not being the holder of one of the qualifications, or an equivalent qualification, specified in Schedule 2 or, in the case of the requirement in paragraph (b)(ii)(I) of the definition of "young trained farmer" in subsection (1), not having attended full-time for the required 2 years' duration, but that such person had completed on that date at least one academic year of the prescribed course leading to an award of such qualification, or the course prescribed in paragraph (b)(ii)(I) of that definition, then-

(a) if such person becomes a holder of such qualification, or satisfactorily attends such course full-time for a period of 2 years, within a period of 3 years from the date of execution of the instrument, the Commissioners shall, on production of the stamped instrument to them within 6 months after the date when such person became the holder of such qualification, or completed the required 2 years' attendance on such course, and on furnishing satisfactory evidence of compliance with this subsection, the declaration and the Revenue and Social Insurance (RSI) Number, as provided for in subsection (3), cancel and refund, without payment of interest on the duty, such duty as would not have been chargeable had this section applied to the instrument when it was first presented for stamping, and

(b) the period of 5 years provided for in subsection (3) in relation to the declaration to be made by such person, as it applies to normal working time, shall be reduced by the period of time that elapsed between the date of the instrument and the date on which such person became the holder of such qualification or completed the required 2 years' attendance on such course.

(6) Subsection (2) shall not apply to an investment unless it has, in accordance with section 20, been stamped with a particular stamp denoting that it is not chargeable with any duty or that it is duly stamped.

(7)[(a) Where any person to whom land was conveyed or transferred by any instrument in respect of which relief from stamp duty under subsection (2) applied-

(i) disposes of such land, or part of such land (in this subsection referred to as a "part disposal"), within a period of 5 years from the date of execution of that instrument, and

(ii) does not fully expend the proceeds from such disposal, or as the case may be, such part disposal, in acquiring other land within a period of one year from the date of such disposal,

then, such person or, where there is more than one such person, each such person, jointly and severally, shall become liable to pay to the Commissioners [an amount (in this section referred to as a "clawback")]¹ equal to an amount determined by the formula-

S  x  N
       V

where-

S is the amount of stamp duty which would have been charged on that instrument had relief under subsection (2) not applied,

V is the market value of all the land that was conveyed or transferred by the instrument immediately before the disposal, or as the case may be, the part disposal of the land, and

N is the amount of proceeds from the disposal, or as the case may be, the part disposal of the land that was not expended in acquiring other land.

(aa) [Interest shall be payable on a [clawback]² incurred under paragraph (a), calculated in accordance with section 159D,]³ from the date of disposal, or as the case may be, part disposal of the land to the date the [clawback]² is remitted.

(ab) For the purposes of paragraph (a)-

(i) where a disposal of land is effected in whole or in part by way of a voluntary disposition inter vivos, an amount equal to the market value of the lands disposed of, at the date of the disposal, shall be deemed to be the proceeds from such disposal,

(ii) where any property is received by way of exchange, in whole or in part for a disposal, an amount equal to the market value of such property, at the date of the disposal, shall be deemed to be proceeds from such disposal, and

(iii) where subparagraph (ii) applies and property received by way of exchange is land or includes land, an amount equal to the market value of such land at the date of the disposal shall be deemed to have been expended in acquiring other land.

(ac) A person shall not be liable to a [clawback]⁴ under paragraph (a), if and to the extent that any penalty or, as the case may be, the aggregate of any [clawbacks]⁴, paid by that person under paragraph (a), exceeds the stamp duty which would have been charged on the instrument had relief under subsection (2) not applied.]⁵

(b) Where any claim for relief from duty under this section has been allowed and it is subsequently found that a declaration made, or a certificate contained in the instrument, in accordance with subsection (3)-

(i) was untrue in any material particular which would have resulted in the relief afforded by this section not being granted, and

(ii) was made, or was included, knowing same to be untrue or in reckless disregard as to whether it was true or not,

then any person who made such a declaration, or where a false certificate has been included, the person or persons to whom the land is conveyed or transferred by the instrument, jointly and severally, shall be liable to pay to the Commissioners as a penalty an amount equal to 125 per cent of the duty which would have been charged on the instrument in the first instance had all the facts been truthfully declared and certified, together with [interest on that amount as may so become payable, calculated in accordance with section 159D,]⁶ from the date when the instrument was executed to the date the penalty is remitted.

(8) Notwithstanding subsection (7)-

(a) where relief under this section was allowed in respect of any instrument, a disposal by a young trained farmer of part of the land to a spouse for the purpose of creating a joint tenancy in the land, or where the instrument conveyed or transferred the land to joint owners, a disposal by one joint owner to another of any part of the land, shall not be regarded as a disposal to which subsection (7) applies, but on such disposal, such part of the land shall be treated for the purposes of subsection (7) as if it had been conveyed or transferred immediately to the spouse or other joint owner by the instrument in respect of which relief from duty under this section was allowed in the first instance;

(b) a person shall not be liable to more than one penalty under paragraph (b) of subsection (7);

(c) a person shall not be liable to a [clawback under paragraph (a)]¹ of subsection (7) if and to the extent that such person has paid a penalty under paragraph (b) of subsection (7), and

(d) a person shall not be liable to a penalty under paragraph (b) of subsection (7), if and to the extent that such person has paid a [clawback under paragraph (a)]¹ of subsection (7).

(9) This section shall apply as respects instruments executed before the date of the passing of the Finance Act 2004.