The Value Added Tax Regulations 1995

Notification of acquisition of new [F1 ships or new aircraft] by non-taxable persons and payment of VAT U.K.

148.  —

(1) Where—

(a) a taxable acquisition of a new [F2 ship or new aircraft] takes place in the United Kingdom,

(b) the acquisition is not in pursuance of a taxable supply, and

(c) the person acquiring the goods is not a taxable person at the time of the acquisition,

the person acquiring the goods shall notify the Commissioners of the acquisition within [F3 14] days of the time of the acquisition or the arrival of the goods in the United Kingdom, whichever is the later.

(2) The notification shall be in writing in the English language and shall contain the following particulars—

(a) the name and current address of the person acquiring the new [F2 ship or new aircraft],

(b) the time of the acquisition,

(c) the date when the new [F2 ship or new aircraft] arrived in the United Kingdom,

(d) a full description of the new [F2 ship or new aircraft] which shall include any F4 ... hull or airframe identification number and engine number,

(e) the consideration for the transaction in pursuance of which the new [F2 ship or new aircraft] was acquired,

(f) the name and address of the supplier in the member State from which the new [F2 ship or new aircraft] was acquired,

(g) the place where the new [F2 ship or new aircraft] can be inspected, and

(h) the date of notification.

(3) The notification shall include a declaration, signed by the person who is required to make the notification or a person authorised in that behalf in writing, that all the information entered in it is true and complete.

(4) The notification shall be made at, or sent to, any office designated by the Commissioners for the receipt of such notifications.

(5) Any person required to notify the Commissioners of an acquisition of a new [F2 ship or new aircraft] shall pay the VAT due upon the acquisition at the time of notification or within 30 days of the Commissioners issuing a written demand to him detailing the VAT due and requesting payment.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 148 heading substituted (15.4.2013) by The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/701), regs. 2, 6(1) (with reg. 6(3))

F2 Words in reg. 148 substituted (15.4.2013) by The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/701), regs. 2, 6(2)(a) (with reg. 6(3))

F3 Word in reg. 148(1) substituted (15.4.2013) by The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/701), regs. 2, 6(2)(b) (with reg. 6(3))

F4 Words in reg. 148(2)(d) omitted (15.4.2013) by virtue of The Value Added Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/701), regs. 2, 6(2)(c) (with reg. 6(3))

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 148 in force at 20.10.1995, see reg. 1