Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 2153
taxes
The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2007
Made
24th July 2007
Laid before the House of Commons
24th July 2007
Coming into force
1st September 2007
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and shall come into force on 1st September 2007.
Amendment of the Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2004
2.The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2004( 3 ) are amended as follows.
3. —(1)Regulation 4 (time for providing information under section 308, 309 or 310) is amended as follows.
(2) For the heading substitute—
“ Time for providing information under section 308, 308A, 309 or 310 ”
(3) In paragraph (1) for the words from “within which” to “or 310” substitute—
“ within which—
(a) the prescribed information under section 308, 309 or 310, and
(b) the information or documents which will support or explain the prescribed information under section 308A, ”
(4) After paragraph (1) insert—
“ (1A) Where a proposal or arrangements (not being otherwise notifiable) is or are treated as notifiable by virtue of an order under section 306A(1), the prescribed period is the period of 10 days beginning on the day after that on which the order is made. ” .
(5) After paragraph (3) insert—
“ (3A) Neither paragraph (2) nor (3) applies in a case falling within paragraph (1A) or (3B).
(3B) In the case of a requirement to provide specified information about, or documents relating to, the notifiable proposal or arrangements which arises by virtue of an order under section 308A(2), the prescribed period is the period of 10 days beginning on the day after that on which the order is made. ” .
(6) In paragraphs (5ZA)( 4 ) and (5A)( 5 ) for “the day on” substitute “that on”.
4. After regulation 8 insert—
“ Time for providing information under section 313A and 313B
8A. —(1) In the case of a requirement under or by virtue of section 313A(1), the prescribed period is the period of 10 days beginning on the day after that on which the notice is issued.
(2) In the case of a requirement under or by virtue of section 313B(1), the prescribed period is the period of 14 days beginning on the day after that on which the order is made. ” .
Dave Hartnett
Steve Lamey
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
24th July 2007
The functions of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11) . Section 50(1) of that Act provides that a reference to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, however expressed, shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
2004 c.12 : the relevant part of the Act, Part 7, was amended by section 108 of the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11) . Section 306A(6)(a) and (b) was inserted by section 108(2). Section 308A was inserted by section 108 (4). Sections 313A and 313B were inserted by section 108(5).
S.I. 2004/1864 as amended by SI 2004/2613 , 2005/1869 and 2006/1544 . Regulation 4 was amended by regulation 3 of S.I. 2004/2613 , regulation 5 of S.I. 2005/ 1869 and regulation 4 of S.I. 2006/1544 .
Paragraph (5ZA) was inserted by S.I. 2005/1869 .
Paragraph (5A) was inserted by S.I. 2004/2613 .