Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 894
Landfill Tax
The Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2011
Made
22nd March 2011
Laid before the House of Commons
23rd March 2011
Coming into force
1st April 2011
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 51(1), 53(1) and 53(4)(a) of the Finance Act 1996( 1 ).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and come into force on 1st April 2011.
2. In regulation 31(3) of the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 ( 2 ) (entitlement to credit) for “5.5” substitute “6.2”.
Mike Eland
Steve Lamey
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
22nd March 2011
1996 c.8 ; section 71(2) provides that any power to make regulations under Part 3 of the Act shall be exercisable by the Commissioners and section 70(1) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. The functions of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise 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 the latter Act provides that a reference to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.