Part ICustoms and Excise

Chapter IVAir Passenger Duty

The duty

31Passengers: exceptions

(1)Where in the case of a passenger whose agreement for carriage is evidenced by a return ticket—

(a)he is a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his outward journey, and

(b)his final place of destination in relation to that journey is in the United Kingdom,

he is not a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his return journey.

(2)Subsection (1) above does not apply if—

(a)either his outward journey or his return journey includes two or more flights, and

(b)in relation to any of those flights (other than the first) on the journey in question, he would (apart from that subsection) be a chargeable passenger.

(3)A passenger whose agreement for carriage is evidenced by a ticket is not a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight which is the second or a subsequent flight on his journey if—

(a)the prescribed particulars of the flight are shown on the ticket, and

(b)that flight and the previous flight are connected.

(4)A child who—

(a)has not attained the age of two years, and

(b)is not allocated a separate seat before he first boards the aircraft,

is not a chargeable passenger.

(5)A passenger not carried for reward is not a chargeable passenger if he is carried—

(a)in pursuance of any requirement imposed under any enactment, or

(b)for the purpose only of inspecting matters relating to the aircraft or the flight crew.

(6)Regulations may provide for subsection (1) above to have effect as if the reference in paragraph (a) to a person who is a chargeable passenger in relation to a flight on his outward journey included a person whose outward journey began at an airport in the Isle of Man.