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115 | VAT: time limits for assessments of excess credits etc |
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(1) | In section 73 of VATA 1994 (assessment of overpaid VAT credits etc), after |
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“(6A) | In the case of an assessment under subsection (2), the prescribed |
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accounting period referred to in subsection (6)(a) and in section 77(1)(a) |
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is the prescribed accounting period in which the repayment or refund |
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of VAT, or the VAT credit, was paid or credited.” |
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(2) | Section 80 of that Act (credit for, or repayment of, overstated or overpaid VAT) |
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(3) | After subsection (4A) insert— |
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“(4AA) | An assessment under subsection (4A) shall not be made more than 2 |
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years after the later of— |
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(a) | the end of the prescribed accounting period in which the |
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amount was credited to the person, and |
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(b) | the time when evidence of facts sufficient in the opinion of the |
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Commissioners to justify the making of the assessment comes to |
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the knowledge of the Commissioners.” |
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(4) | In subsection (4C), for “(2)” substitute “(3)”. |
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(5) | The amendments made by this section are treated as having come into force on |
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116 | Old VAT claims: extended time limits |
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(1) | The requirement in section 80(4) of VATA 1994 that a claim under that section |
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be made within 3 years of the relevant date does not apply to a claim in respect |
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of an amount brought into account, or paid, for a prescribed accounting period |
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ending before 4 December 1996 if the claim is made before 1 April 2009. |
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(2) | The requirement in section 25(6) of VATA 1994 that a claim for deduction of |
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input tax be made at such time as may be determined by or under regulations |
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does not apply to a claim for deduction of input tax that became chargeable, |
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and in respect of which the claimant held the required evidence, in a prescribed |
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accounting period ending before 1 May 1997 if the claim is made before 1 April |
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“input tax” and “prescribed accounting period” have the same meaning as |
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in VATA 1994 (see section 96 of that Act), and |
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“the required evidence” means the evidence of the charge to value added |
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tax specified in or under regulation 29(2) of the Value Added Tax |
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Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/2518). |
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(4) | This section is treated as having come into force on 19 March 2008. |
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(1) | Schedule 40 contains provisions amending Schedule 24 to FA 2007 (penalties |
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for errors in returns etc). |
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(2) | That Schedule comes into force on such day as the Treasury may by order |
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(3) | An order under subsection (2)— |
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(a) | may commence a provision generally or only for specified purposes, |
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(b) | may appoint different days for different provisions or for different |
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(4) | The Treasury may by order make any incidental, supplemental, consequential, |
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transitional, transitory or saving provision which may appear appropriate in |
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consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, Schedule 24 to FA 2007 or |
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(5) | An order under subsection (4) may include provision amending, repealing or |
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revoking any provision of any Act or subordinate legislation whenever passed |
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or made (including this Act and any Act amended by it). |
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(6) | An order under subsection (4) may make different provision for different |
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(7) | The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory |
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(8) | A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (4) which |
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includes provision amending or repealing any provision of an Act is subject to |
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annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons. |
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118 | Penalties for failure to notify etc |
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(1) | Schedule 41 contains provisions for imposing penalties on persons in respect |
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of failures to notify HMRC that they are chargeable to tax etc and certain |
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wrongdoings relating to invoices showing VAT and excise duties. |
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(2) | That Schedule comes into force on such day as the Treasury may by order |
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(3) | An order under subsection (2)— |
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(a) | may commence a provision generally or only for specified purposes, |
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(b) | may appoint different days for different provisions or for different |
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(4) | The Treasury may by order make any incidental, supplemental, consequential, |
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transitional, transitory or saving provision which may appear appropriate in |
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consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, Schedule 41. |
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(5) | An order under subsection (4) may include provision amending, repealing or |
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revoking any provision of any Act or subordinate legislation whenever passed |
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or made (including this Act and any Act amended by it). |
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(6) | An order under subsection (4) may make different provision for different |
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(7) | The power to make an order under this section is exercisable by statutory |
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(8) | A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (4) which |
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includes provision amending or repealing any provision of an Act is subject to |
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annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons. |
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Reviews and appeals etc: general |
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119 | HMRC decisions etc: reviews and appeals |
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(1) | The Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument make provision— |
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(a) | for and in connection with reviews by the Commissioners, or by an |
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officer of Revenue and Customs, of HMRC decisions, and |
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(b) | in connection with appeals against HMRC decisions. |
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(2) | An order under subsection (1) may, in particular, contain provision about— |
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(a) | the circumstances in which, or the time within which— |
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(i) | a right to a review may be exercised, or |
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(ii) | an appeal may be made, and |
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(b) | the circumstances in which, or the time at which, an appeal or review |
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is, or may be treated as, concluded. |
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(3) | An order under subsection (1) may, in particular, contain provision about the |
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payment of sums by, or to, the Commissioners in cases where— |
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(a) | a right to a review is exercised, or |
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(b) | an appeal is made or determined. |
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(4) | That includes provision about payment of sums where an appeal has been |
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determined, but a further appeal may be or has been made, including |
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(a) | requiring payments to be made, |
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(b) | enabling payments to be postponed, or |
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(c) | imposing conditions in connection with the making or postponement |
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(5) | An order under subsection (1) may, in particular, contain provision about |
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interest on any sum that is payable by, or to, the Commissioners in accordance |
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with a decision made on the determination of an appeal. |
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(6) | Provision under subsection (1) may be made by amending, repealing or |
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revoking any provision of any Act or subordinate legislation (whenever passed |
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or made, including this Act and any Act amended by it). |
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(7) | An order under subsection (1) may— |
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(a) | provide that any provision contained in the order comes into force on a |
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day appointed by an order of the Treasury made by statutory |
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instrument (and may provide that different days may be appointed for |
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(b) | contain incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, |
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transitory and saving provision, and |
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(c) | make different provision for different purposes. |
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(8) | A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1) may not be |
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made unless a draft of it has been laid before and approved by resolution of the |
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(9) | But if the order, or any other order under subsection (1) contained in the |
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statutory instrument, is made in connection with a transfer of functions carried |
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out under the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15), the statutory |
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instrument may only be made if a draft of it has been laid before and approved |
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by resolution of each House of Parliament. |
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(a) | references to appeals against HMRC decisions include any other kind |
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of proceedings relating to an HMRC matter, and |
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(b) | references to the making, determination or conclusion of appeals are to |
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“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s |
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(a) | any decision of the Commissioners relating to an HMRC matter, |
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(b) | any decision of an officer of Revenue and Customs relating to |
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and references to an HMRC decision include references to anything |
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done by such a person in connection with making such a decision or in |
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consequence of such a decision; |
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“HMRC matter” means any matter connected with a function of the |
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Commissioners or an officer of Revenue and Customs. |
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Customs and excise decisions subject to review and appeal |
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120 | Alcoholic liquor duties |
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(1) | Schedule 42 contains amendments of FA 1994 making certain decisions about |
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alcoholic liquor duties subject to review and appeal. |
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(2) | The amendments made by that Schedule have effect in relation to decisions |
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made on or after the day on which this Act is passed. |
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121 | Security under CEMA 1979 |
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(1) | In paragraph 2(1)(s) of Schedule 5 to FA 1994 (decisions under section 157 of |
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CEMA 1979 subject to review and appeal)— |
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(a) | after “any security” insert “(or further security)”, and |
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(b) | insert at the end “, guarantee or other security”. |
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(2) | The amendments made by subsection (1) have effect in relation to decisions |
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made on or after the day on which this Act is passed. |
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Taking control of goods etc |
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122 | Enforcement by taking control of goods: England and Wales |
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(1) | This section applies if a person does not pay a sum that is payable by that |
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person to the Commissioners under or by virtue of an enactment or under a |
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(2) | The Commissioners may use the procedure in Schedule 12 to the Tribunals, |
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Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c. 15) (taking control of goods) to recover |
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(3) | This section extends to England and Wales only. |
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123 | Summary warrant: Scotland |
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(1) | This section applies if a person does not pay a sum that is payable by that |
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person to the Commissioners under or by virtue of any enactment or under a |
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(2) | An officer of Revenue and Customs may apply to the sheriff for a summary |
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(3) | An application under subsection (2) must be accompanied by a certificate |
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(a) | complies with subsection (4), and |
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(b) | is signed by the officer. |
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(4) | A certificate complies with this subsection if— |
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(i) | none of the persons specified in the application has paid the |
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sum payable by that person, |
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(ii) | the officer has demanded payment from each such person of the |
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sum payable by that person, and |
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(iii) | the period of 14 days beginning with the day on which the |
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demand is made has expired without payment being made, and |
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(b) | it specifies the sum payable by each person specified in the application. |
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(5) | Subsection (4)(a)(iii) does not apply to an application under subsection (2) |
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insofar as it relates to— |
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(a) | sums payable in respect of value added tax, |
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(b) | sums payable in respect of deductions required to be made under |
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section 61 of FA 2004 (sub-contractors in the construction industry), |
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(c) | sums payable by a person in that person’s capacity as an employer. |
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(6) | The sheriff must, on an application by an officer of Revenue and Customs |
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under subsection (2), grant a summary warrant in, or as nearly as may be in, |
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the form prescribed by Act of Sederunt. |
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(7) | A summary warrant granted under subsection (6) authorises the recovery of |
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(d) | arrestment and action of furthcoming or sale. |
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(8) | Subject to subsection (9) and without prejudice to section 39(1) of the Debt |
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Arrangement and Attachment (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 17) (expenses of |
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(a) | the sheriff officer’s fees, and |
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(b) | any outlays necessarily incurred by that officer, |
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in connection with the execution of a summary warrant are to be chargeable |
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against the person in relation to whom the warrant was granted. |
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(9) | No fees are to be chargeable by the sheriff officer against the person in relation |
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to whom the summary warrant was granted for collecting, and accounting to |
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the Commissioners for, sums paid to that officer by that person in respect of the |
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(10) | This section extends to Scotland only. |
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124 | Consequential provision and commencement |
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(1) | Part 1 of Schedule 43 contains provision consequential on section 122. |
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(2) | Part 2 of that Schedule contains provision consequential on section 123. |
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(3) | The extent of the amendments and repeals in Schedule 43 is the same as the |
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provision amended or repealed. |
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(4) | Sections 122 and 123 and Schedule 43 come into force on such day as the |
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Commissioners may by order made by statutory instrument appoint. |
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(5) | An order under subsection (4) may— |
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(a) | make different provision for different purposes, and |
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(b) | contain transitional provision and savings. |
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125 | Set-off: England and Wales and Northern Ireland |
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(1) | This section applies where there is both a credit and a debit in relation to a |
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(2) | The Commissioners may set the credit against the debit (subject to section 126). |
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(3) | The obligations of the Commissioners and the person concerned are |
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discharged to the extent of any set-off under subsection (2). |
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(4) | “Credit”, in relation to a person, means— |
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(a) | a sum that is payable by the Commissioners to the person under or by |
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virtue of an enactment, or |
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(b) | a relevant sum that may be repaid to the person by the Commissioners. |
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(5) | For the purposes of subsection (4), in relation to a person— |
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(a) | any assignment of the person’s entitlement to a sum shall be |
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disregarded, with the exception of an assignment by means of a |
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direction under section 429 of ITA 2007 (giving through self-assessment |
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(b) | “relevant sum” means a sum that was paid in connection with any |
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liability (including any purported or anticipated liability) of that person |
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to make a payment to the Commissioners under or by virtue of an |
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enactment or under a contract settlement. |
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(6) | “Debit”, in relation to a person, means a sum that is payable by the person to |
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the Commissioners under or by virtue of an enactment or under a contract |
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(7) | This section has effect without prejudice to any other power of the |
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Commissioners to set off amounts. |
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(8) | In section 429(5) of ITA 2007 (giving through self-assessment)— |
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(a) | in the definition of “tax repayment”, for “set-off that falls to be made |
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against the individual’s liabilities” substitute “relevant set-off”, and |
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““relevant set-off”, in relation to an individual, means any |
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set-off that falls to be made against the individual’s |
| |
liabilities, other than any set-off under section 125 of FA |
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(9) | Subsections (1) to (7) extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only. |
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126 | No set-off where insolvency procedure has been applied |
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(1) | This section applies where— |
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(a) | an insolvency procedure has been applied to a person, and |
| |
(b) | that person is entitled to a post-insolvency credit. |
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(2) | The Commissioners may not use the power under section 125 to set that post- |
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insolvency credit against a pre-insolvency debit. |
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(3) | “Post-insolvency credit” means a credit that— |
| |
(a) | became due after the insolvency procedure was applied to the person, |
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(b) | relates to, or to matters occurring at, times after it was so applied. |
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(4) | “Pre-insolvency debit” means a debit that— |
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(a) | arose before the insolvency procedure was applied to the person, or |
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(b) | arose after that procedure was so applied but relates to, or to matters |
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occurring at, times before it was so applied. |
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(5) | Subject to subsection (6), an insolvency procedure is to be taken, for the |
| |
purposes of this section, to be applied to a person when— |
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(a) | a bankruptcy order or winding up order is made or an administrator is |
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appointed in relation to that person, |
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(b) | that person is put into administrative receivership, |
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