Part ICustoms and Excise

Chapter IVAir Passenger Duty

The duty

30The rate of duty

1

Air passenger duty shall be charged on the carriage of each chargeable passenger at the rate appropriate for the place where the passenger’s journey ends.

2

If that place is—

a

in the United Kingdom or another member State or in any territory for whose external relations the United Kingdom or any other member State is responsible, and

b

in the area specified in subsection (3) below,

the rate is £5.

3

The area referred to in subsection (2) above is the area bounded by the meridians of longitude 32° W and 32° E and the parallels of latitude 26° N and 81° N.

4

In any other case, the rate is £10.

5

Subject to subsection (6) below, the journey of a passenger whose agreement for carriage is evidenced by a ticket ends for the purposes of this section at his final place of destination.

6

Where in the case of such a passenger—

a

his journey includes two or more flights, and

b

any of those flights is not followed by a connected flight,

his journey ends for those purposes where the first flight not followed by a connected flight ends.

7

The journey of any passenger whose agreement for carriage is not evidenced by a ticket ends for those purposes where his flight ends.

8

For the purposes of this Chapter, successive flights are connected if (and only if) they are treated under an order as connected.