Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Publication of Information About Tax Avoidance Schemes (Legally Privileged Communications Declarations) Regulations 2026 and come into force on 23rd June 2026.

Requirements of a valid declaration in relation to privileged material

2.—(1) A declaration made under section 209 of the Finance Act 2026 must—

(a)contain the name, home address and practising address of each of the following—

(i)the lawyer who intends to make the representations,

(ii)the lawyer making the declaration, if different, and

(iii)each lawyer whose privileged communications would otherwise be relied upon to establish that the representations to which the declaration relates are true,

(b)contain, in relation to each lawyer named in the declaration—

(i)the name of each body that regulates the professional conduct of that lawyer, and

(ii)where the body issues an identifying number to those it regulates, that number,

(c)identify the arrangements to which the representations relate,

(d)identify each fact, stated in the representations, to which the declaration relates,

(e)state whether the declaration is made on the basis that—

(i)the content of the privileged communications, alone, is sufficient on the balance of probabilities to demonstrate that the representations are true, or

(ii)the content of the privileged communications is, with other information, sufficient to demonstrate on the balance of probabilities that the representations are true,

(f)identify, where sub-paragraph (e)(ii) applies, the other information that is relied upon to demonstrate that the representations are true,

(g)confirm that the contents of the declaration are true to the best of the knowledge and belief of the lawyer making the declaration, and

(h)be signed and dated by the lawyer making the declaration.

(2) In paragraph (1) (c) , “ arrangements ” has the meaning given by section 212 of the (5) Finance Act 2026 .

Timing of a declaration in relation to privileged material

3. A declaration made under section 209 of the Finance Act 2026 must be provided to HMRC no later than the representations to which it relates.