Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 2045
Excise
The Air Passenger Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2009
Made
21st July 2009
Laid before the House of Commons
23rd July 2009
Coming into force
1st November 2009
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 38(1) and 42(2) of the Finance Act 1994( 1 ):
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Air Passenger Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2009 and come into force on 1st November 2009.
2. Amend the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994( 2 ) as follows—
(a) in paragraph (1) of regulation 9 (returns) for “the form set out in Schedule 3” substitute “a form specified in a notice published by them (and not withdrawn)”;
(b) omit Schedule 3.
3. These amendments only have effect in relation to accounting periods( 3 ) that end on 30th November 2009 or later.
Dave Hartnett
Bernadette Kenny
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
21st July 2009
1994 c.9 ; section 42(1) of the Act defines “regulations” as those made by “the Commissioners”. By virtue of section 43(4) of the Act and section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2) (as amended by Schedule 4, paragraph 22(b), to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 ( c. 11) “the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
S.I. 1994/1738 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2001/836 , 2008/1482 .
See regulation 2(1) of the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994 for the meaning of “accounting period”.