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PART VU.K. APPEALS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Pt. 5 applied (30.1.1992) by Income Tax (Building Societies) (Audit Powers) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/10), reg. 10(3) (revoked (31.10.2008) by S.I. 2008/2682, Sch. 3)

Pt. 5 applied (30.1.1992) by The Income Tax (Deposit-takers) (Audit Powers) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/12), reg. 10(3) (revoked (31.10.2008) by S.I. 2008/2682, Sch. 3)

Proceedings before CommissionersU.K.

[F156B Regulations about practice and procedure.U.K.

(1)The Lord Chancellor may, with the consent of the Lord Advocate, make regulations about the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with appeals.

(2)The regulations may in particular include provision—

(a)enabling the Commissioners to join as a party to an appeal a person who would not otherwise be a party;

(b)for requiring any party to an appeal to provide information and make documents available for inspection by [F2specified persons];

(c)for requiring persons to attend the hearing of an appeal to give evidence and produce documents;

(d)as to evidence generally in relation to appeals;

(e)enabling the Commissioners to review their decisions;

(f)for the imposition of penalties not exceeding an amount specified in the regulations;

(g)for the determination and recovery of penalties (imposed by virtue of paragraph (f) above or any other enactment) and for appeals against penalties.

[F3(2A)In subsection (2)(b) above “specified persons” means such of the following as may be specified in the regulations—

(a)the Commissioners;

(b)any party to the appeal;

(c)officers of the Board.]

(3)The regulations may also include provision—

(a)authorising or requiring the Commissioners, in circumstances prescribed in the regulations, to state a case for the opinion of a court;

(b)for an appeal to lie to a court on a question of law arising from a decision of the Commissioners;

(c)as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with cases so stated or such appeals.

(4)The regulations may—

(a)make different provision for different cases or different circumstances, and

(b)contain such supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provision as the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.

(5)Provision made by virtue of any of subsections (1) to (4) above may include provision amending this or any other Act or any instrument made under an Act.

(6)Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1Ss. 56B-56D inserted (16.7.1992) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 76, Sch. 16 para.4

F2Words in s. 56B(2)(b) substituted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 254(2)

F3S. 56B(2A) inserted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 254(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C6Ss. 56B-56D applied (16.7.1992) by Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51), s. 225A(2) (which was inserted (16.7.1992) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 76, Sch. 16 para.8)