Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 3268 (C. 147 )
TAXES
The Finance Act 2004, Section 53 (Commencement) Order 2004
Made
9th December 2004
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 53(6) of the Finance Act 2004( 1 ), make the following Order:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2004, Section 53 (Commencement) Order 2004.
Coming into force of section 53 of the Finance Act 2004
2.Section 53 of the Finance Act 2004 (treatment of expenditure on research and development) shall come into force on 1st January 2005 and shall have effect in relation to accounting periods beginning on or after that day.
Derek Twigg
Jim Murphy
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majestyβs Treasury
9th December 2004