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Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, Section 127A is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 November 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations. Help about Changes to Legislation

[F1127A Deferred payment of excise duty on goods.U.K.

(1)The Commissioners may by regulations make provision for the payment [F2(in accordance, where any requirement to pay the duty takes effect, with that requirement)] of any excise duty on goods of a prescribed kind to be deferred, in prescribed cases, subject to such conditions or requirements as may be imposed—

(a)by the regulations; or

(b)where the regulations so provide, by the Commissioners.

(2)Any duty payment of which is deferred under the regulations shall be treated, for prescribed purposes, as if it had been paid.

(3)Where—

(a)any excise duty to which an application for deferment of duty made under the regulations relates is payable on goods on their removal from an excise warehouse; and

(b)the Commissioners are not satisfied—

(i)that the conditions imposed under section 92(1) above in relation to the warehouse have been complied with by the occupier of the warehouse; or

(ii)that the warehousing regulations made by virtue of section 93(2)(g) above have been complied with by the occupier or by the proprietor of the goods;

the Commissioners may, notwithstanding any provision of the regulations, refuse the application or refuse it in so far as it relates to those goods.

Nothing in this subsection shall be taken to prejudice the power of the Commissioners to prescribe the cases in which excise duty may be deferred.

(4)Regulations under this section may make different provision for goods of different descriptions or for goods of the same description in different circumstances.

(5)In this section “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made under this section.]

Textual Amendments

F2Words in s. 127A(1) inserted (1.12.1992 in so far as mentioned in S.I. 1992/2979, art. 4 and 1.1.1993 in so far as then not already in force) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 1(5), Sch. 1 para.7; S.I. 1992/2979, art. 4, Sch. Pt.II; S.I. 1992/3261, art. 3,Sch.

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