Finance Act 1968

Notice to persons answerable for a trust

7 (1) The person originally chargeable shall not be entitled to exercise his right under paragraph 3 above unless, not later than six months after his payment of, or of the part of, the special charge or after the making of the assessment, whichever is the later, he gave notice in writing to the person answerable for the trust of his intention to exercise any right available to him under paragraph 3 above.

(2) If notice is so given, the person answerable for the trust shall not be entitled to give a notice under paragraph 6(3) above unless, not later than one month after the receipt of the notice under this paragraph, he has given notice in writing of its receipt to the person answerable for the second trust.

(3) If an application is made to the Board in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph, showing to their satisfaction the amount of an individual's investment income which arises under a trust, the Board shall give to the person originally chargeable, and to the person answerable for the trust, a certificate stating the amount of the special charge attributable to the trust, and, if less, the amount recoverable from the person answerable for the trust.

(4) An application under sub-paragraph (3) above—

(a) may be made by the person originally chargeable, if he has paid the whole of the special charge, or the part of the special charge which is not attributable to any trust together with an additional amount, but shall be made not later than six months after the payment, or after the making of the assessment, whichever is the later,

(b) may be made by the person answerable for the trust not later than one month after receipt of a notice under sub-paragraph (1) above, or as the case may be, of a notice under sub-paragraph (2) above.