Commentary on Sections Glossary History Overview
995.This Chapter defines the “relevant interest” in a building for the purposes of Part 3. Allowances are given to the person who holds the relevant interest in a building. See section 271(3).
996.Section 286 gives the general rule. The relevant interest is the interest in the building held by the person who incurred the construction expenditure on the building.
997.Section 287 deals with cases in which a person becomes entitled to an interest in a building as a result of expenditure on its construction. The interest is treated as acquired when the expenditure was incurred.
998.Section 288 deals with a lease or other subordinate interest created out of the relevant interest.
999.Section 289 deals with a relevant interest which is a lease which is then extinguished. The interest into which it merges becomes the relevant interest.
1000.Sections 290 and 291 allow the creation of a long lease to be treated as if it were a sale of the relevant interest out of which it was created.