77Repayment to those in business in other StatesU.K.
(1)VATA 1994 is amended as follows.
(2)In subsection (3) of section 39 (repayment of VAT to those in business overseas)—
(a)in the words before paragraph (a), after “such cases” insert “ and to such extent ”,
(b)in sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (b), after “Act” insert “ in respect of such period as may be prescribed ” and omit the “and” at the end,
(c)after that paragraph insert—
“(ba)for and in connection with the payment of interest to or by the Commissioners (including in relation to the repayment of interest wrongly paid), and”, and
(d)in paragraph (c), for “methods by which” substitute “ time by which and manner in which claims must be made, ”.
(3)After that section insert—
“39AApplications for forwarding of VAT repayment claims to other member States
The Commissioners must make arrangements for dealing with applications made to the Commissioners by taxable persons, in accordance with Council Directive 2008/9/EC, for the forwarding to the tax authorities of another member State of claims for refunds of VAT on—
(a)supplies to them in that member State, or
(b)the importation of goods by them into that member State from places outside the member States.”
(4)In section 83(1) (appeals), after paragraph (h) insert—
“(ha)any decision of the Commissioners to refuse to make a repayment under a scheme under section 39;”.