SCHEDULE 1Consequential Amendments and Supplemental Provisions – Primary Legislation

Tax Credits Act 2002

318.—(1) Paragraph 2 is amended as follows—

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)omit “to them”;

(b)for “paragraph 1, the General Commissioners or Special Commissioners” substitute “paragraph 1 that is notified to the First-tier tribunal, the tribunal”; and

(c)in sub-paragraphs (1)(c) and (d) for “they consider” substitute “the First-tier Tribunal considers”.

(3) For sub-paragraph (2) substitute—

(2) In addition to any right of appeal on a point of law under section 11(2) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, the person liable to the penalty may appeal to the Upper Tribunal against the amount of the penalty which has been determined under sub-paragraph (1), but not against any decision which falls under section 11(5)(d) or (e) of that Act and was made in connection with the determination of the amount of the penalty.

(2A) Section 11(3) and (4) of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 applies to the right of appeal under sub-paragraph (2) as it applies to the right of appeal under section 11(2) of that Act.

(2B) On an appeal under this paragraph the Upper Tribunal has the same powers as are conferred on the First-tier Tribunal by virtue of this paragraph..