Finance Act 1985 (c. 54)

SCHEDULES

Section 4.

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Vehicles Excise Duty

Part I U.K. Provisions Substituted in Part II of Schedules 1 to 5 to the M1 Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and the M2 Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972

Marginal Citations

M1 1971 c. 10.

M2 1972 c. 10. (N.I.)

F1 1 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 1 repealed (25.7.1991) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 107:2), s. 123, Sch. 19 Pt.III, Note 4 with effect in relation to licences taken out after 20.3.1991

2 The following are the provisions substituted in the Act of 1971 and the Act of 1972 for Part II of Schedule 2—

Description of vehicle	Rate of duty £
Hackney carriages	50.00 with an additional 1.00for each person above20 (excluding the driver)for which the vehicle hasseating capacity.

3, 4. U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2 paras. 3, 4 and 9 repealed by Finance Act 1990 (c. 29, SIF 107:2), s. 132, Sch. 19 Pt. II (in relation to licences taken out after 20.3.1990)

5 The following are the provisions substituted in the Act of 1971 and the Act of 1972 for Part II of Schedule 5—

Description of vehicle	Rate of duty £
1. Any vehicle first registered under the Roads Act 1920 before 1st January 1947, or which, if its first registration for taxation purposes had been effected in Northern Ireland, would have been so first registered under the Act as in force in Northern Ireland	60.00
2. Other vehicles	100.00

Part II U.K. Amendment of Part I of Schedule 4 to the M3 Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and the Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972

Marginal Citations

M3 1971 c. 10

6 In the Act of 1971 and the Act of 1972, in paragraph 6(1) of Part I of Schedule 4, for “£67” there shall be substituted “£75”.

7 The following shall be substituted for paragraph 6(2) of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Act of 1971—

“(2) If a farmer’s goods vehicle or a showman’s goods vehicle has a plated gross weight or a plated train weight, the annual rate of duty applicable to it shall be—

(a) if that weight does not exceed 75 tonnes, £90;

(b) if that weight exceeds 75 tonnes but does not exceed 12 tonnes, £135 in the case of a farmer’s goods vehicle and £90 in the case of a showman’s goods vehicle; and

(c) if that weight exceeds 12 tonnes, the appropriate Part II rate.”

8 The following shall be substituted for paragraph 6(2) of Part I of Schedule 4 to the Act of 1972—

“(2) If a farmer’s goods vehicle or a showman’s goods vehicle has a relevant maximum weight or a relevant maximum train weight, the annual rate of duty applicable to it shall be—

(a) if that weight does not exceed 75 tonnes, £90;

(b) if that weight exceeds 75 tonnes but does not exceed 12 tonnes, £135 in the case of a farmer’s goods vehicle and £90 in the case of a showman’s goods vehicle; and

(c) if that weight exceeds 12 tonnes, the appropriate Part II rate.”

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Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 2 paras. 3, 4 and 9 repealed by Finance Act 1990 (c. 29, SIF 107:2), s. 132, Sch. 19 Pt. II (in relation to licences taken out after 20.3.1990)