70 Evidence.U.K.
F1(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F2(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F3(3)[F4A certificate of the inspector or any other officer of the Board that it has been determined that tax carries interest under section 88 of this Act, together with a certificate of the collector that payment of the interest has not been made to him, or, to the best of his knowledge and belief, to any other collector, or to any person acting on his behalf or on behalf of another collector, shall be sufficient evidence—
(a)that interest is chargeable on the tax from the date when for the purposes of section 88 of this Act the tax ought to have been paid, and
(b)that the sum mentioned in the certificate is unpaid and is due to the Crown;
and any document purporting to be such a certificate as is mentioned in this subsection shall be deemed to be such a certificate unless the contrary is proved.]]
(4)A written statement as to the wages, salaries, fees, and other [F5earnings or amounts treated as earnings] paid for any period to the person against whom proceedings are brought under section 65, 66 or 67 of this Act, purporting to be signed by his employer for that period or by any responsible person in the employment of the employer, shall in such proceedings be prima facie evidence that the wages, salaries, fees and other [F5earnings or amounts treated as earnings] therein stated to have been paid to the person charged have in fact been so paid.
F6(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[F7(5)In subsection (4) “earnings or amounts treated as earnings” means earnings or amounts treated as earnings which constitute employment income (see section 7(2)(a) or (b) of ITEPA 2003).]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 70(1) omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 44 para. 1
F2S. 70(2) omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), Sch. 44 para. 1
F4S. 70(3) ceases to have effect (with effect in accordance with s. 199(2)(3) of the amending Act) by virtue of Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), Sch. 19 para. 21(2); S.I. 1998/3173, art. 2
F5Words in s. 70(4) substituted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 135(3) (with Sch. 7)
F6S. 70(5) repealed by Finance Act 1989 (c. 26), s. 187, Sch. 17 Part VIII
F7S. 70(5) inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 723(1)(a)(b) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1), Sch. 6 para. 135(4) (with Sch. 7)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1 S. 70 applied (with modifications) by the Oil Taxation Act 1975 (c. 22), s. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1(1)
S. 70 applied (with modifications) by Finance Act 1981 (c. 35), s. 134, Sch. 17 para. 18 (special tax on banking deposits).