Statutory Instruments

1998 No. 761

VALUE ADDED TAX

The Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 1998

Made

17th March 1998

Laid before the House of Commons

17th March 1998

Coming into force

1st April 1998

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 and paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994(1) hereby make the following Order:

1.  This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Increase of Registration Limits) Order 1998 and shall come into force on 1st April 1998.

2.  Schedule 1 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 shall be amended as follows—

(a)in paragraphs 1(1)(a), 1(1)(b), 1(2)(a) and 1(2)(b) for “£49,000” there shall be substituted “£50,000”; and

(b)in paragraphs 1(3), 4(1) and 4(2) for “£47,000” there shall be substituted “£48,000”.

3.  Schedule 3 to the Value Added Tax Act 1994 shall be amended in paragraphs 1(1), 1(2), 2(1)(a), 2(1)(b) and 2(2) by substituting “£50,000” for “£49,000”.

Graham Allen

Jim Dowd

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

17th March 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order increases the VAT registration limits for taxable supplies and acquisitions from other member States from £49,000 to £50,000, with effect from 1st April 1998.

This Order also increases the limit for cancellation of registration in the case of taxable supplies from £47,000 to £48,000 and in the case of acquisitions from £49,000 to £50,000 with effect from 1st April 1998.

(1)

1994 c. 23; Schedules 1 and 3 were varied by S.I. 1997/1628.