Finance Act 1977

2 In section 7 of the 1972 Act (time of supply) the following shall be substituted for subsections (7) and (8)—

“(7) Where goods are treated as supplied by an order under section 6(5), the supply is treated as taking place when they are appropriated to the use mentioned in that subsection.

(7A) Where there is a supply of goods by virtue only of paragraph 5(2) of Schedule 2 to this Act, the supply is treated as taking place when the goods are transferred or disposed of as mentioned in that sub-paragraph.

(7B) Where there is a supply of services by virtue only of paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 2, the supply is treated as taking place when the goods are appropriated to the use mentioned in that sub-paragraph.

(8) The Commissioners may by regulations make provision with respect to the time at which (notwithstanding subsections (1) to (6) and (7) to (7B) above) a supply is to be treated as taking place in cases where it is a supply—

(a) of goods or services for a consideration the whole or part of which is determined or payable periodically, or from time to time, or at the end of any period ; or

(b) of goods for a consideration the whole or part of which is determined at the time when the goods are appropriated for any purpose;

or where there is a supply of services by virtue of paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 2 or an order under section 6(4) ; and the regulations may, for any such case as is mentioned above in this subsection, provide for goods or services to be treated as separately and successively supplied, at prescribed times or intervals.”