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118 Claims for income tax purposes.U.K.

(1)Subject to the following provisions of this section, the Board may, by publishing them in such manner as they think fit, give such general directions for the purposes of income tax as they consider appropriate with respect to—

(a)the circumstances in which, and

(b)the conditions subject to which,

claims under the Tax Acts may be made by individuals by the use of [F1an electronic communications service] or otherwise without producing a claim in writing.

(2)If directions of the Board under this section are for the time being in force with respect to the making to the Board or an officer of the Board of claims of any description, then, notwithstanding any enactment or subordinate legislation requiring claims of that description to be made in writing or by notice, claims of that description may be made to the Board or, as the case may be, an officer of the Board in any manner authorised by the directions.

(3)Where directions of the Board under this section are for the time being in force with respect to the making of claims of any description, claims of that description that are made without producing the claim in writing must be made in accordance with the directions.

(4)The power of the Board to give directions under this section—

(a)shall not be exercisable in relation to the making of any claim by an individual in his capacity as a trustee, partner or personal representative; but

(b)subject to that, shall be exercisable in relation to claims made by an individual through another person acting on his behalf.

(5)The Board shall not give directions under this section with respect to—

(a)the making of any claim to which Schedule 1B to the M1Taxes Management Act 1970 applies; or

(b)the making of any claim under any provision of the [F2the Capital Allowances Act] .

(6)Directions under this section—

(a)shall not be capable of modifying any requirement by or under any enactment as to the period within which any claim is to be made or as to the contents of any claim; but

(b)may include provision as to how any requirement as to the contents of a claim is to be fulfilled when the claim is not produced in writing.

(7)Different provision may be made by directions under this section with respect to the making of claims of different descriptions; and a direction under this section may revoke or vary any previous direction given under this section.

(8)References in the preceding provisions of this section to the making of a claim include references to any of the following—

(a)the making of an election,

(b)the giving of a notification or notice,

(c)the amendment of any return, claim, election, notification or notice,

(d)the withdrawal of any claim, election, notification or notice,

and references in those provisions to a claim shall be construed accordingly.

(9)In this section—

  • return” includes any statement or declaration under the Income Tax Acts;

  • subordinate legislation” has the same meaning as in the M2Interpretation Act 1978.

(10)In section 832(1) of the Taxes Act 1988 (interpretation), in the definition of “notice", after “writing" there shall be inserted “ or in a form authorised (in relation to the case in question) by directions under section 118 of the Finance Act 1998 ”.

Textual Amendments

F1Words in s. 118(1) substituted (25.7.2003 for specified purposes, 29.12.2003 in so far as not already in force) by Communications Act 2003 (c. 21), s. 411(2), Sch. 17 para. 152 (with Sch. 18); S.I. 2003/1900, arts. 1(2), 2(1), Sch. 1 (with art. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2003/3142, art. 1(3)); S.I. 2003/3142, art. 3(2) (with art. 11)

F2Words in s. 118(5)(b) (22.3.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 579(1) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 2, ss. 578, 579(1), Sch. 2 para. 101

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