Finance Act 1994

59 Review of Commissioners’ decisions. U.K.

(1) This section applies to any decision of the Commissioners with respect to any of the following matters—

(a) the registration or cancellation of registration of any person under this Part;

(b) whether tax is chargeable in respect of a premium or how much tax is chargeable;

[F1 (bb) whether a payment falls to be treated under section 52A(2) above as a premium received under a taxable insurance contract by an insurer and chargeable to tax at the higher rate;]

(c) whether a person is entitled to credit by virtue of regulations under section 55 above or how much credit a person is entitled to or the manner in which he is to benefit from credit;

(d) an assessment [F2 falling within subsection (1A) below] or the amount of such an assessment;

(e) any refusal of an application under section 63 below;

(f) whether a notice may be served on a person by virtue of regulations made under section 65 below;

(g) an assessment under regulations made under section 65 below or the amount of such an assessment;

(h) whether a scheme established by regulations under section 68 below applies to an insurer as regards an accounting period;

(i) the requirement of any security under paragraph 24 of Schedule 7 to this Act or its amount;

(j) any liability to a penalty under paragraphs 12 to 19 of Schedule 7 to this Act;

(k) the amount of any penalty or interest specified in an assessment under paragraph 25 of Schedule 7 to this Act;

(l) a claim for the repayment of an amount under paragraph 8 of Schedule 7 to this Act;

(m) any liability of the Commissioners to pay interest under paragraph 22 of Schedule 7 to this Act or the amount of the interest payable.

[F3 (1A) An assessment falls within this subsection if it is an assessment under section 56 above in respect of an accounting period in relation to which a return required to be made by virtue of regulations under section 54 above has been made.]

(2) Any person who is or will be affected by any decision to which this section applies may by notice in writing to the Commissioners require them to review the decision.

(3) The Commissioners shall not be required under this section to review any decision unless the notice requiring the review is given before the end of the period of 45 days beginning with the day on which written notification of the decision, or of the assessment containing the decision, was first given to the person requiring the review.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3) above it shall be the duty of the Commissioners to give written notification of any decision to which this section applies to any person who—

(a) requests such a notification,

(b) has not previously been given written notification of that decision, and

(c) if given such a notification, will be entitled to require a review of the decision under this section.

(5) A person shall be entitled to give a notice under this section requiring a decision to be reviewed for a second or subsequent time only if—

(a) the grounds on which he requires the further review are that the Commissioners did not, on any previous review, have the opportunity to consider certain facts or other matters, and

(b) he does not, on the further review, require the Commissioners to consider any facts or matters which were considered on a previous review except in so far as they are relevant to any issue not previously considered.

(6) Where the Commissioners are required in accordance with this section to review any decision, it shall be their duty to do so; and on the review they may withdraw, vary or confirm the decision.

(7) In a case where—

(a) it is the duty under this section of the Commissioners to review any decision, and

(b) they do not, within the period of 45 days beginning with the day on which the review was required, give notice to the person requiring it of their determination on the review,

they shall be assumed for the purposes of this Part to have confirmed the decision.

(8) The Commissioners shall not by virtue of any requirement under this section to review a decision have any power, apart from their power in pursuance of paragraph 13 of Schedule 7 to this Act, to mitigate the amount of any penalty imposed under this Part.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 59(1)(bb) inserted (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 27(6)

F2 Words in s. 59(1)(d) substituted (1.5.1995 with application as mentioned in Sch. 5 para. 5(4) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 34, Sch. 5 para. 5(2)

F3 S. 59(1A) inserted (1.5.1995 with application as mentioned in Sch. 5 para. 5(4) of the amending Act) by 1995 c. 4, s. 34, Sch. 5 para. 5(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 59 extended (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 50(1), Sch. 5 para. 19(2)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 wholly in force at 1.10.1994 by S.I. 1994/1773, art. 2