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(1)Schedule 13 has effect with respect to the powers of the Inland Revenue to call for documents and information for the purposes of stamp duty land tax.
(2)In that Schedule—
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Part 6 provides for an order of a judicial authority for the delivery of documents;
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Part 8 relates to falsification etc of documents.
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Textual Amendments
F1S. 93(2) entries omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Finance Act 2009, Section 96 and Schedule 48 (Appointed Day, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3054), art. 1, Sch. para. 11(2)(a)(i)
F2Words in s. 93(2) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 223, Sch. 38 para. 58(2)(a) (with Sch. 38 para. 43); S.I. 2013/279, art. 2
F3S. 93(3)-(6) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 223, Sch. 38 para. 58(2)(b) (with Sch. 38 para. 43); S.I. 2013/279, art. 2
Commencement Information
I1Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F4S. 94 omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Finance Act 2009, Section 96 and Schedule 48 (Appointed Day, Savings and Consequential Amendments) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3054), art. 1, Sch. para. 11(3) (with art. 7(5))
(1)A person commits an offence if he is knowingly concerned in the fraudulent evasion of tax by him or any other person.
(2)A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a)on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum, or both;
(b)on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years or a fine, or both.
Commencement Information
I2Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
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Textual Amendments
F5S. 96 omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), s. 223, Sch. 38 para. 58(3) (with Sch. 38 para. 43); S.I. 2013/279, art. 2
(1)For the purposes of this Part a person shall be deemed not to have failed to do anything required to be done within a limited time if he did it within such further time, if any, as the Inland Revenue may allow.
(2)Where a person had a reasonable excuse for not doing anything required to be done for the purposes of this Part—
(a)he shall be deemed not to have failed to do it unless the excuse ceased, and
(b)after the excuse ceased, he shall be deemed not to have failed to do it if he did it without unreasonably delay after the excuse had ceased.
Commencement Information
I3Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)Statements made or documents produced by or on behalf of a person are not inadmissible in proceedings to which this section applies by reason only that it has been drawn to his attention—
(a)that where serious tax fraud has been committed the Board may accept a money settlement and that the Board will accept such a settlement, and will not pursue a criminal prosecution, if he makes a full confession of all tax irregularities, or
(b)that the extent to which he is helpful and volunteers information is a factor that will be taken into account in determining the amount of any penalty,
and that he was or may have been induced thereby to make the statements or produce the documents.
(2)The proceedings to which this section applies are—
(a)any criminal proceedings against the person in question for any form of fraudulent conduct in connection with or in relation to tax;
(b)any proceedings against him for the recovery of any tax due from him;
(c)any proceedings for a penalty or on appeal against the determination of a penalty.
Commencement Information
I4Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
(1)Schedule 14 has effect with respect to the determination of penalties under this Part and related appeals.
(2)The Board may in their discretion mitigate a penalty under this Part, or stay or compound any proceedings for the recovery of such a penalty.
They may also, after judgment, further mitigate or entirely remit the penalty.
[F6(2A)Where a person is liable to more than one tax-related penalty in respect of the same land transaction, each penalty after the first shall be reduced so that his liability to such penalties, in total, does not exceed the amount of whichever is (or, but for this subsection, would be) the greatest one.]
(3)Nothing in the provisions of this Part relating to penalties affects any criminal proceedings for an offence.
Textual Amendments
F6S. 99(2A) inserted (22.7.2004) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 298(4)
Commencement Information
I5Pt. 4 wholly in force at Royal Assent subject to Sch. 19, see s. 124, Sch. 19 para. 1(1)
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