Part IIILandfill Tax

The basic provisions

42Amount of tax

1

The amount of tax charged on a taxable disposal shall be found by taking—

a

£7 for each whole tonne disposed of and a proportionately reduced sum for any additional part of a tonne, or

b

a proportionately reduced sum if less than a tonne is disposed of.

2

Where the material disposed of consists entirely of qualifying material this section applies as if the reference to £7 were to £2.

3

Qualifying material is material for the time being listed for the purposes of this section in an order.

4

The Treasury must have regard to the object of securing that material is listed if it is of a kind commonly described as inactive or inert.