Finance Act 1954

Section 1.

FIRST SCHEDULERates of Entertainments Duty

PART IFirst Scale

Amount of paymentRate of duty
Where the amount of the payment, excluding the amount of duty—
exceeds 1s. 0d. and does not exceed Is. 5 ½ d½ d.
exceeds 1s. 5 ½ d½ d. for the first 1s. 5½d. and 1d. for every 5d. or part of 5d. over 1s. 5 ½ d.

PART IISecond Scale

Amount of paymentRate of duty
Where the amount of the payment, excluding the amount of duty—
exceeds 1s. 0d. and does not exceed 1s. 2d.1d.
exceeds 1s. 2d1d. for the first 1s. 2d. and ½ d. for every 1d. or part of 1d. over 1s. 2d.

PART IIIThird Scale

1Where the amount of the payment, excluding the amount of duty, is an amount mentioned in the following Table, the rate of duty shall be the amount therein specified in relation to that payment.

Table

Amount of payment, excluding amount of dutyRate of dutyAmount of payment, excluding amount of dutyRate of dutyAmount of payment, excluding amount of dutyRate of duty
s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.s.d.
9 ½½10 ½5 ½1410
10111614 ¾10 ¼
10 ½1 ½11 ¼6 ¾15 ½10 ½
11211 ½7 ½1611
11 ¼2 ¾12 ¼7 ¾16 ½11 ½
11 ½3 ½12 ½8 ½17 ¼11 ¾
10412 ¾9 ¼1810
10 ¼4 ¾13 ¼9 ¾18 ¾10 ¼
19 ¼10 ¾34 ½28 ½50 ½43 ½
19 ¾11 ¼35 ¼28 ¾5144
110 ¼11 ¾362951 ½44 ½
110 ¾12 ¼36 ¾29 ¼52 ¼44 ¾
111 ½12 ½37 ½29 ½52 ¾45 ¼
111 ¾13 ¼3821053 ¼45 ¾
20 ¼13 ¾38 ½210 ½5446
20 ½14 ½3921154 ½46 ½
211539 ¼211 ¾5547
21 ½15 ½39 ¾30 ¼55 ¾47 ¼
21 ¾16 ¼310 ¼30 ¾56 ¼47 ¾
22 ¼16 ¾310 ½31 ½56 ¾48 ¼
22 ½17 ½3113257 ½48 ½
2318311 ½32 ½5849
23 ¾18 ¼403358 ½49 ½
24 ½18 ½40 ½33 ½59410
2519413459 ½410 ½
25 ½19 ½41 ½34 ½510411
2611042 ¼34 ¾510 ½411 ½
26 ½110 ½42 ¾35 ¼51150
26 ¾111 ¼43 ½35 ½511 ½50 ½
27 ¼111 ¾44. 366051
27 ¾20 ¼44 ½36 ½60 ½51 ½
28 ¼20 ¾45376152
28 ½21 ½45 ½37 ½61 ½52 ½
2922463862 ¼52 ¾
29 ½22 ½46 ¼38 ¾6353
2102346 ¾39 ¼63 ¾53 ¼
210 ½23 ½47 ¼39 ¾64 ½53 ½
2112447 ½310 ½65 ¼53 ¾
211 ½24 ½483116654
302548 ½311 ½66 ¾54 ¼
30 ½25 ½494067 ½54 ½
312649 ½40 ½6855
31 ½26 ½4104168 ¼55 ¾
3227410 ½41 ½68 ½56 ½
32 ½27 ½411426957
3328411 ½42 ½69 ¼57 ¾
33 ¾28 ¼504369 ½58 ½

2Where the amount of the payment, excluding the amount of duty, is an amount not specified in the foregoing Table, and exceeds nine-pence but does not exceed six shillings and ninepence-halfpenny, the rate of duty shall be the same as on a payment of the next higher amount specified in the Table.

3Where the amount of the payment, excluding the amount of duty, exceeds six shillings and ninepence-halfpenny, the rate of duty shall be five shillings and eightpence-halfpenny, increased by a halfpenny for every halfpenny or part of a halfpenny by which the amount of the payment exceeds six shillings and ninepence-halfpenny.