Property Transfer Tax Regulation amended to remove references to a specific Assessment Act provision

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A specific cross-reference to section 19 of the Assessment Act has been removed from section 16 of the Property Transfer Tax Regulation. The change strips out that statutory reference in two places within the provision, effectively decoupling section 16 from that particular Assessment Act section. Parties involved in property transfers who rely on section 16 of the regulation should review how the provision now reads without that reference, as the operative language may apply more broadly or differently than before. Legal or compliance advisors reviewing property transfer tax obligations should check whether this affects how certain assessed values or exemptions are determined under that section.

Who this affects
property purchasers and transferees · real estate lawyers and conveyancers · property tax compliance professionals · title insurers