Finance Act 2024

27 Vehicle excise duty exemption for foreign vehicles

After section 5 of VERA 1994 (exempt vehicles) insert—

“5A Additional power to exempt foreign vehicles

(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations confer an exemption from vehicle excise duty in respect of a foreign vehicle.

(2) The regulations may, for or in connection with conferring the exemption, amend subordinate legislation made under this Act or the Motor Vehicles (International Circulation) Act 1952.

(3) The regulations may provide that the exemption of a foreign vehicle from vehicle excise duty is—

(a) subject to conditions;

(b) limited to a specified period.

(4) Regulations under this section may make—

(a) provision which applies generally or for particular purposes;

(b) retrospective provision.

(5) A provision of regulations under this section that has the effect of removing the exemption of a foreign vehicle from vehicle excise duty must not be made so as to have retrospective effect.

(6) In this section—

• “foreign vehicle” means a vehicle that is registered under the law of any territory outside the United Kingdom;

• “specified” means specified in the regulations;

• “subordinate legislation” means Orders in Council, orders and regulations (including any regulations made under an Order in Council).”