Statutory Instruments

1995 No. 957

VALUE ADDED TAX

The Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1995

Made

30th March 1995

Laid before the House of Commons

31st March 1995

Coming into force in accordance with article 1

1.  This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) (Amendment) Order 1995 and shall come into force on the day that the Finance Bill 1995 is passed.

2.  The Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1992(2) shall be amended in accordance with articles 3 and 4 below.

3.  In article 8(2)(d) the words “(whether by virtue of article 9 below or otherwise)” shall be omitted.

4.  Article 9 shall be omitted.

Tim Wood

Timothy Kirkhope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

30th March 1995

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order amends the Value Added Tax (Special Provisions) Order 1992 (S.I. 1992/3129) (the principal Order).

Article 4 omits article 9 of the principal Order. The effect of this is to remove the relief from VAT on the importation of certain antiques, works of art and collectors' pieces. This relief was afforded under Article 32 of Council Directive No. 77/388/EEC (OJ No. L 145, 13.6.1977, p.1) which is deleted by Article 1.9 of Council Directive No. 94/5/EC (OJ No. L 60, 3.3.1994, p.16).

Article 3 makes a consequential amendment by removing a reference to article 9 in article 8 of the principal Order.

(2)

S.I. 1992/3129.