SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 8Enforcement by deduction from accounts

PART 1Scheme for enforcement by deduction from accounts

Defined terms

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1

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—

    1. a

      Saturday or Sunday,

    2. b

      Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Good Friday, or

    3. c

      a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 in England and Wales or Northern Ireland.

2

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.