Finance Act 1987

2 Part I Vehicles excise duty. U.K.

(1) The M1 Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 and the M2 Vehicles (Excise) Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 shall be amended in accordance with this section.

(2) In Schedule 4 to each of the Acts of 1971 and 1972 (annual rates of duty on goods vehicles)—

(a) in Part I, in sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 6 (farmer’s goods vehicle or showman’s goods vehicle having a plated gross weight or a plated train weight) in paragraph (b) (weight exceeding 75 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes) for “£155” (which applies to farmers’ goods vehicles only) there shall be substituted “£175”; and

(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F1

(3) In section 16 of the Act of 1971, in subsection (5) (annual rates of duty for trade licences), including that subsection as set out in paragraph 12 of Part I of Schedule 7 to that Act, for “£70” and “£14” there shall be subsituted respectively “£85” and “£17”.

F2 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) The amendments of the Acts of 1971 and 1972 set out in Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act shall have effect for the purpose of, and in connection with, establishing recovery vehicles as a class of vehicles chargeable with a specific duty of excise.

(6) The Acts of 1971 and 1972 and section 102 of the M3 Customs and Excise Management Act of 1979, as it applies in relation to licences under the Act of 1971, shall have effect subject to the further amendments in Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(7) Subsection (2) above applies in relation to licences taken out after 17th March 1987; and subsections (3) to (5) above apply in relation to licences taken out after 31st December 1987.

(8) In Part III of Schedule 1 to this Act—

(a) paragraphs 8 to 11 shall not affect any amount payable in respect of any day before the day on which this Act is passed,

(b) paragraphs 12 and 13 shall not affect any amount payable in respect of, or any part of, the calendar month in which this Act is passed or in respect of, or any part of, any previous calendar month, and

(c) paragraphs 20 and 21 shall not affect the penalty for an offence committed before the passing of this Act,

but, subject to that, that Part of that Schedule shall come into force on the passing of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 2(2)(b) repealed by Finance Act 1990 (c. 29, SIF 107:2), s. 132, Sch. 19 Pt. II (in relation to licences taken out after 20.3.1990)

F2 S. 2(4) repealed (1.10.1991) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 107:2), ss. 10, 123, Sch. 19 Pt.IV; S.I. 1991/2021, art.2.

Marginal Citations

M1 1971 c. 10.

M2 1972 c. 10 (N.I.)

M3 1979 c. 2.