Finance Act 1996

Part III U.K. Recovery

General U.K.

11 U.K. Tax due from any person shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.

Preferential and preferred debts U.K.

12 (1) In the M1 Insolvency Act 1986, in section 386(1) (preferential debts) the words “ landfill tax, ” shall be inserted after “insurance premium tax,” and in Schedule 6 (categories of preferential debts) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3A— U.K.

“3B Any landfill tax which is referable to the period of 6 months next before the relevant date (which period is referred to below as “the 6-month period”).

For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) where the whole of the accounting period to which any landfill tax is attributable falls within the 6-month period, the whole amount of that tax is referable to that period; and

(b) in any other case the amount of any landfill tax which is referable to the 6-month period is the proportion of the tax which is equal to such proportion (if any) of the accounting period in question as falls within the 6-month period;

and references here to accounting periods shall be construed in accordance with Part III of the Finance Act 1996.”

(2) In the M2 Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985, Schedule 3 (preferred debts) shall be amended as mentioned in sub-paragraphs (3) and (4) below.

(3) In paragraph 2 the following sub-paragraph shall be inserted after sub-paragraph (1A)—

“(1B) Any landfill tax which is referable to the period of six months next before the relevant date.”

(4) The following shall be inserted after paragraph 8A—

“ Periods to which landfill tax referable U.K.

8B (1) For the purpose of paragraph 2(1B) of Part I of this Schedule—

(a) where the whole of the accounting period to which any landfill tax is attributable falls within the period of six months next before the relevant date (“the relevant period”), the whole amount of that tax shall be referable to the relevant period; and

(b) in any other case the amount of any landfill tax which shall be referable to the relevant period shall be the proportion of the tax which is equal to such proportion (if any) of the accounting period in question as falls within the relevant period.

(2) In sub-paragraph (1) above “accounting period” shall be construed in accordance with Part III of the Finance Act 1996.”

(5) In the M3 Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989, in Article 346(1) (preferential debts) the words “ landfill tax ” shall be inserted after “insurance premium tax” and in Schedule 4 (categories of preferential debts) the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3A—

“3B Any landfill tax which is referable to the period of 6 months next before the relevant date (which period is referred to below as “the 6-month period”).

For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)

where the whole of the accounting period to which any landfill tax is attributable falls within the 6-month period, the whole amount of that tax is referable to that period; and

(b)

in any other case the amount of any landfill tax which is referable to the 6-month period is the proportion of the tax which is equal to such proportion (if any) of the accounting period in question as falls within the 6-month period;

and references here to accounting periods shall be construed in accordance with Part III of the Finance Act 1996.”

Marginal Citations

M1 1986 c. 45.

M2 1985 c. 66.

M3 S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I. 19).

Distress and diligence U.K.

F1 13 U.K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 5 para. 13 repealed (1.7.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 113, Sch. 18 Pt. V(2); S.I. 1997/1433, art. 2

Recovery of overpaid tax U.K.

14 (1) Where a person has paid an amount to the Commissioners by way of tax which was not tax due to them, they shall be liable to repay the amount to him. U.K.

(2) The Commissioners shall only be liable to repay an amount under this paragraph on a claim being made for the purpose.

(3) It shall be a defence, in relation to a claim under this paragraph, that repayment of an amount would unjustly enrich the claimant.

[F2 (4) The Commissioners shall not be liable, on a claim made under this paragraph, to repay any amount paid to them more than three years before the making of the claim.]

(5) A claim under this paragraph shall be made in such form and manner and shall be supported by such documentary evidence as may be prescribed by regulations.

(6) Except as provided by this paragraph, the Commissioners shall not be liable to repay an amount paid to them by way of tax by virtue of the fact that it was not tax due to them.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 5 para. 14(4) substituted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 50(1), Sch. 5 Pt. II para. 5(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 5 para. 14(3) amended (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 50(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(c)

Sch. 5 para. 14(3): power to modify conferred (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 50(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 1(1)(c)