Statutory Instruments
INCOME TAX
INHERITANCE TAX
TAXES
Made
9th December 1999
Laid before Parliament
10th December 1999
Coming into force
1st January 2000
The Lord Chancellor, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 46A and 56B of the Taxes Management Act 1970(1), after consultation with the Council on Tribunals in accordance with section 8 of the Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992(2) and with the consent of the Scottish Ministers(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:
1970 c. 9. Section 46A was inserted by paragraph 3, and sections 56B to 56D by paragraph 4, of Schedule 16 to the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48). Section 56B was amended by section 254 of the Finance Act 1994 (c. 9).
The functions of the Lord Advocate under sections 46A and 56B were transferred to the Secretary of State by article 2 of, and the Schedule to, the Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678). Those functions were then treated as being exercisable in or as regards Scotland, for the purposes of section 63 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46), by article 3 of, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), and transferred to the Scottish Ministers by article 2 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750).