PART 1INTRODUCTION

Interpretation

Employee’s codeI18

1

An employee’s code is the code—

a

issued to an employer for use in respect of the employee for a tax year,

b

applied by these Regulations for use by an employer in respect of the employee, or

c

issued to an employee in accordance with regulation 142 (direct collection).

2

A code is issued to an employer if it is contained in a document that is sent—

a

to the employer, or

b

to a person acting on behalf of the employer,

by the Inland Revenue, and any code so issued is received by the employer for the purposes of these Regulations.