Finance Act 1944

1(1)Any custodian and any person who holds any property to the order of any custodian, on being requested in writing by the Commissioners of Inland Revenue or the Special Commissioners so to do, shall furnish to the Commissioners making the request, within such time, not being less than twenty-eight days, as may be specified therein, such particulars as those Commissioners may require for the purpose of enabling any tax [F1or duty] to be charged or recovered in accordance with the provisions of this Schedule.U.K.

(2)If any person other than a custodian fails without reasonable excuse to comply with any request under this paragraph within the time specified in the request he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty pounds and, after judgment has been given for that penalty, to a further penalty of the like amount for every day during which the failure continues.

Textual Amendments

F1Words repealed in relation to deaths occurring after 13.4.1975 and, so far as regards the duties referred to in s. 52(2)(b) of the repealing Act, in relation to any death, by Finance Act 1975 (c.7, SIF 99:3), ss. 52(2), 59, Sch. 13 Pt. I note (with a saving in s. 52(3) in relation to repayment or allowance in respect of sums paid before 13.3.1975 on account of the said duties)