Point in time view as at 22/04/2014.
Finance Act 2003, Paragraph 5 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 02 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
5(1)Tax due and payable may be sued for and recovered from the person charged as a debt due to the Crown by proceedings F1...—U.K.
(a)in [F2the county court], or
(b)in a sheriff court.
F3(2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(3)In Northern Ireland—
(a)the reference in sub-paragraph (1) to [F4the county court] is to a county court held for a division under the County Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1980 (S.I. 1980/397 (N.I. 3));
(b)proceedings may not be brought under this paragraph if the amount exceeds the limit specified in Article 10(1) of that Order;
(c)Part III of that Order (general civil jurisdiction) applies for the purposes of this paragraph; and
(d)sections 21 and 42(2) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33 (N.I.)) apply as if any reference in those provisions to an enactment included this paragraph.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 12 para. 5(1) omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 137(6)(a) (with s. 137(7))
F2Words in Sch. 12 para. 5(1)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
F3Sch. 12 para. 5(2) omitted (21.7.2008) by virtue of Finance Act 2008 (c. 9), s. 137(6)(b) (with s. 137(7))
F4Words in Sch. 12 para. 5(3)(a) substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)
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