SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 8Enforcement by deduction from accounts
PART 1Scheme for enforcement by deduction from accounts
Defined terms
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In this Part of this Schedule—
“affected account” has the meaning given by paragraph 6(7);
“the Commissioners” means the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
“contract settlement” means an agreement made in connection with any person's liability to make a payment to the Commissioners under or by virtue of an enactment;
“deduction notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 13;
“deposit-taker” means a person who may lawfully accept deposits in the United Kingdom in the course of a business (see sub-paragraph (2));
“HMRC” means Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs;
“hold notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 4;
“information notice” has the meaning given by paragraph 3;
“interested third party”, in relation to a relevant account, has the meaning given by paragraph 8(11);
“joint account”, in relation to a person, means an account held by the person and one or more other persons;
“notice” means notice in writing;
“notified sum”, in relation to a hold notice, has the meaning given by paragraph 8(8);
“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Commissioners;
“relevant account” (in relation to a hold notice) has the meaning given by paragraph 6(6);
“relevant sum”, in relation to a person, has the meaning given by paragraph 2(1);
“the safeguarded amount” (in relation to a hold notice) means the amount specified as the safeguarded amount in the notice (see paragraph 4(2)(c));
“the specified amount” (in relation to a hold notice) means the amount specified as such in the notice (see paragraph 4(2)(b));
“suspense account” has the meaning given by paragraph 6(3)(b)(i);
“the tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal;
“working day” means a day other than—
- a
Saturday or Sunday,
- b
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Good Friday, or
- c
a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.
- a
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The definition of “deposit-taker” in sub-paragraph (1) is to be read with—
a
section 22 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (regulated activities),
b
any relevant order under that section, and
c
Schedule 2 to that Act.