SCHEDULE 8VAT amendments connected with withdrawal from EU
PART 2Amendments of other enactments
Finance (No. 2) Act 2017
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The Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 is amended as follows.
123
(1)
Section 48 (carrying on a third country goods fulfilment business) is amended as follows.
(2)
In subsection (1)—
(a)
in the opening words, for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
,
(b)
in paragraph (a)—
(i)
for “third country goods” substitute “
imported goods
”
, and
(ii)
for “established in a Member State” substitute “
UK-established
”
, and
(c)
in paragraph (b)—
(i)
for “third country goods” substitute “
imported goods
”
, and
(ii)
for “established in a Member State” substitute “
UK-established
”
.
(3)
In subsection (3), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
(4)
“(4)
Goods are “imported goods” if they have been imported into the United Kingdom for the purposes of VATA 1994 (as to which, see section 15).
(5)
A person is “UK-established” if the person's business establishment is in the United Kingdom as determined for the purposes of section 9 of VATA 1994.”
(5)
In the heading, for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
124
In section 49 (requirement for approval), in subsections (1) to (3) and (5), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
125
In section 50 (register of approved persons), in subsection (3), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
126
In section 51 (regulations relating to approval, registration etc), in subsection (1)(d), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
127
In section 53 (offence), in subsections (1)(a) and (2)(a), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
128
In section 54 (forfeiture), in subsections (1)(a) and (2)(b), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
129
In section 55 (penalties), in subsection (1), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
130
(1)
Schedule 13 (third country goods fulfilment businesses: penalty) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph 1(1)(a), for “a third country goods” substitute “
an imported goods
”
.
(3)
In the heading of the Schedule, for “Third country goods” substitute “
Imported goods
”
.
131
In Schedule 17 (disclosure of tax avoidance schemes: VAT and other indirect taxes), in paragraph 6—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (3)—
(i)
omit paragraph (b), and
(ii)
in paragraph (c), omit “from a place outside the member States”, and
(b)
in sub-paragraph (5)—
(i)
omit paragraph (b), and
(ii)
in paragraph (c), omit “from a place outside the member States”.