Statutory Instruments
2020 No. 698
Value Added Tax
The Value Added Tax (Zero Rate for Personal Protective Equipment) (Extension) (Coronavirus) Order 2020
Made
7th July 2020
Laid before the House of Commons
8th July 2020
Coming into force
30th July 2020
The Treasury make this Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 30(4) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994( 1 ).
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Zero Rate for Personal Protective Equipment) (Extension) (Coronavirus) Order 2020 and comes into force on 30th July 2020.
Amendment of Group 20 of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994
2. Group 20 of Schedule 8 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 (zero-rating: personal protective equipment, coronavirus)( 2 ) is amended as follows.
3. In Item 1 for “31st July 2020” substitute “31st October 2020”.
Maggie Throup
Rebecca Harris
Two of the Lords Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Treasury
7th July 2020
Group 20 was inserted by S.I. 2020/458 with effect from 1st May 2020.