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Textual Amendments
F1S. 144 repealed (with effect in accordance with s. 381(1) of the amending Act) by Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Act 2010 (c. 8), s. 381(1), Sch. 7 para. 97, Sch. 10 Pt. 12 (with Sch. 9 paras. 1-9, 22)
(1)In section 17 of the M1Taxes Management Act 1970 (interest paid or credited by banks etc without or after deduction of tax), subsections (4B) and (4C) shall cease to have effect.
(2)In subsection (5) of that section—
(a)for paragraph (c) there shall be substituted—
“(c)that if a person is required—
(i)to make and deliver a return under subsection (1) above;
(ii)to include information in such a return under any provision made under paragraph (a) above; or
(iii)to furnish information under any provision made under paragraph (b) above,
and the notice under subsection (1) above specifies the form in which the return is to be made and delivered, or the information is to be included or furnished, the person shall make and deliver the return, or include or furnish the information, in that form;”;
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(b)at the end there shall be inserted—
“The further information required as mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) above may include, in prescribed cases, the name and address of the person beneficially entitled to the interest paid or credited.”.
(3)After paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of that section there shall be inserted—
“(aa)may make provision with respect to the furnishing of information by persons required—
(i)to make and deliver a return under subsection (1) above;
(ii)to include information in such a return under any provision made under subsection (5)(a) above; or
(iii)to furnish information under any provision made under subsection (5)(b) above,
including the inspection of books, documents and other records on behalf of the Board;”.
(4)In subsection (1) of section 18 of that Act (interest paid without or after deduction of tax)—
(a)for “by whom" there shall be substituted “ by or through whom ”; and
(b)for “who receives any such interest" there shall be substituted “ by whom any such interest is received ”.
(5)Subsections (3) and (3AA) of that section shall cease to have effect.
(6)In subsection (3A) of that section, after “interest paid" there shall be inserted “ or received ”.
(7)At the end of subsection (3B) of that section there shall be inserted—
“The further information required as mentioned in paragraph (a) above may include, in prescribed cases, the name and address of the person beneficially entitled to the interest paid or received.”.
(8)After paragraph (a) of subsection (3C) of that section there shall be inserted—
“(aa)may make provision with respect to the furnishing of information by persons required to furnish information under subsection (1) above, or under any provision made under subsection (3B)(a) above, including the inspection of books, documents and other records on behalf of the Board;”.
(9)For subsection (3D) of that section there shall be substituted—
“(3D)For the purposes of this section interest shall be treated as received by any person if it is received by another person at his direction or with his consent.
(3E)For the purposes of this section the following shall be treated as interest—
(a)any dividend in respect of a share in a building society;
(b)any amount to which a person holding a relevant discounted security is entitled on the redemption of that security; and
(c)any foreign dividend.
(3F)In subsection (3E)(b) above “relevant discounted security” has the meaning given by paragraph 3 of Schedule 13 to the M2Finance Act 1996.
(3G)In subsection (3E)(c) above “foreign dividend” means any annual payment, interest or dividend payable out of, or in respect of the stocks, funds, shares or securities of—
(a)a body of persons that is not resident in the United Kingdom, or
(b)a government or public or local authority in a country outside the United Kingdom.”.
(10)Section 482A of Taxes Act 1988 (audit powers in relation to non-residents) shall cease to have effect.
(11)This section has effect in relation to amounts paid, credited or received on or after 6th April 2001.
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Textual Amendments
F2S. 146 repealed (19.7.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 26 Pt. 8(2)
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Textual Amendments
F3S. 147 repealed (19.7.2006) by Finance Act 2006 (c. 25), Sch. 26 Pt. 8(2)
(1)Information obtained by an officer acting for the purposes of the M3National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (“the 1998 Act”) by virtue of section 13(1)(a) or (b) of that Act (officers) may be supplied by or with the authority of the Secretary of State to the Board for the purpose of any of its functions.
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(3)Information supplied to the Secretary of State under section 16(2) of the 1998 Act (information obtained by agricultural wages officers) may be supplied by the Secretary of State to the Board for the purpose of any of its functions.
(4)For section 15(6) of the 1998 Act (restrictions on use of information) there shall be substituted—
“(6)This section—
(a)does not limit the circumstances in which information may be supplied or used apart from this section; and
(b)is subject to section 148 of the Finance Act 2000 (use of minimum wage information).”.
Textual Amendments
F4S. 148(2) repealed (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 80, Sch. 5; S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(h)(i)
Marginal Citations
(1)After section 20B of the M4Taxes Management Act 1970 insert—
(1)The appropriate judicial authority may make an order under this section if satisfied on information on oath given by an authorised officer of the Board—
(a)that there is reasonable ground for suspecting that an offence involving serious fraud in connection with, or in relation to, tax is being, has been or is about to be committed, and
(b)that documents which may be required as evidence for the purposes of any proceedings in respect of such an offence are or may be in the power or possession of any person.
(2)An order under this section is an order requiring the person who appears to the authority to have in his possession or power the documents specified or described in the order to deliver them to an officer of the Board within—
(a)ten working days after the day on which notice of the order is served on him, or
(b)such shorter or longer period as may be specified in the order.
For this purpose a “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.
(3)Where in Scotland the information mentioned in subsection (1) above relates to persons residing or having places of business at addresses situated in different sheriffdoms—
(a)an application for an order may be made to the sheriff for the sheriffdom in which any of the addresses is situated, and
(b)where the sheriff makes an order in respect of a person residing or having a place of business in his own sheriffdom, he may also make orders in respect of all or any of the other persons to whom the information relates (whether or not they have an address within the sheriffdom).
(4)Schedule 1AA to this Act contains provisions supplementing this section.”.
(2)After Schedule 1 to the M5Taxes Management Act 1970, insert the Schedule 1AA set out in Schedule 39 to this Act.
(3)In section 20BB of that Act (falsification etc. of documents)—
(a)in subsection (1)(a), after “above" insert “ or an order under section 20BA above ”;
(b)in subsection (3), after “notice is given" insert “ or the order is made ”; and
(c)after “notice", in the second place where it occurs in that subsection, insert “ or order ”.
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Textual Amendments
F5S. 149(4) repealed (8.11.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 84(5), Sch. 27 Pt. 5(1); S.I. 2007/3166, art. 2(c)
Marginal Citations
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Textual Amendments
F6S. 150 repealed (8.11.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 84(5), Sch. 27 Pt. 5(1); S.I. 2007/3166, art. 2(c)