753

House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 6 May 2009

Committee of the whole House

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Finance Bill

(Clauses 7, 8, 9, 11, 14, 16, 20 and 92)

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Mr Mark Hoban

Mr David Gauke

Mr Greg Hands

1

Clause  7,  page  3,  line  16,  leave out ‘28%’ and insert ‘25%’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr David Gauke

Mr Greg Hands

2

Clause  8,  page  3,  line  22,  leave out ‘21%’ and insert ‘20%’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr David Gauke

Mr Greg Hands

3

Clause  8,  page  3,  line  25,  leave out ‘7/400ths’ and insert ‘1/50th’.

Mr Mark Hoban

Mr David Gauke

Mr Greg Hands

4

Clause  92,  page  45,  line  18,  leave out from ‘after’ to end of line 19 and insert ‘one

year after the day on which this Act is passed.’.

Notices of Amendments: 6 May 2009

754

Finance Bill, continued

Mr Alan Reid

Danny Alexander

Mr David Heath

Sir Robert Smith

Mr Roger Williams

John Thurso

Dan Rogerson

Mr Colin Breed

Julia Goldsworthy

Mr Michael Moore

Mark Williams

5

Clause  16,  page  10,  line  39,  at end insert—

‘(9)	After section 6AF insert the following—

“6AG	Remote rural fuel discount scheme

(1)	The Treasury shall by regulations provide for the introduction, by no later

than 1 April 2010, of a remote rural fuel discount scheme.

(2)	The purpose of the scheme is to provide a rebate on road fuel duty at

qualifying retail outlets in qualifying areas to reduce the premium paid

for fuel in such areas over the national average.

(3)	Qualifying retail outlets under subsection (2) are outlets located in

qualifying areas meeting any criteria as defined under subsection (4).

(4)	Qualifying areas are remote rural areas as may be defined by regulations

under subsection (1).

(5)	Regulations under subsection (1) may—

(a)	specify the amount of the fuel duty rebate;

(b)	define ‘remote rural areas’;

(c)	define qualifying retail outlets, including any restriction;

(d)	specify how the rebate is to be applied, including—

(i)	authorising HMRC to define procedures and conduct

audits, and

(ii)	how any administrative costs are to be defrayed;

(e)	provide for it to be an offence for a person fraudulently to supply

or sell rebated fuel other than as proscribed by these regulations;

(f)	provide for a system of registration of eligible retail outlets; and

(g)	provide for the scheme to be administered in Scotland by the

Scottish Executive, in Wales by the Welsh Ministers and in

Northern Ireland by the Northern Ireland Executive.”.’.

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Revised 7 May 2009