(1)In section 55 of the M1Taxes Management Act 1970 (postponement of recovery of tax) in subsection (2) for the words “If no application is made under subsection (3) below” there shall be substituted the words “ Except as otherwise provided by the following provisions of this section ”.
(2)After subsection (3) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection—
“(3A)An application under subsection (3) above may be made more than thirty days after the date of the issue of the notice of assessment if there is a change in the circumstances of the case as a result of which the appellant has grounds for believing that he is over-charged to tax by the assessment.”
(3)In subsection (6) of that section (determination of application) in paragraph (a) after the words “subsection (3) above” there shall be inserted the words “ other than an application made by virtue of subsection (3A) above ”.
(4)This section has effect in relation to notices of assessment to tax issued after the passing of this Act.