SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 6 Climate change levy

Part XI Review and appeal

Appeals against reviewed decisions

122

(1)

Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, an appeal shall lie to an appeal tribunal with respect to any of the following decisions—

(a)

any decision by the Commissioners on a review under paragraph 121 (including a deemed confirmation under paragraph 121(8));

(b)

any decision by the Commissioners on any such review of a decision referred to in paragraph 121(1) as the Commissioners have agreed to undertake in consequence of a request made after the end of the period mentioned in paragraph 121(3).

(2)

Where an appeal under this paragraph relates to a decision (whether or not contained in an assessment) that an amount of levy is due from any person, that appeal shall not be entertained unless—

(a)

the amount which the Commissioners have determined to be due has been paid or deposited with them; or

(b)

on being satisfied that the appellant would otherwise suffer hardship—

(i)

the Commissioners agree, or

(ii)

the appeal tribunal decide,

that it should be entertained notwithstanding that that amount has not been so paid or deposited.

(3)

On an appeal under this paragraph relating to a penalty under paragraph 98 (evasion), the burden of proof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph shall lie upon the Commissioners.