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Finance Act 1996

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47Registration

(1)The register kept under this section may contain such information as the Commissioners think is required for the purposes of the care and management of the tax.

(2)A person who—

(a)carries out taxable activities, and

(b)is not registered,

is liable to be registered.

(3)Where—

(a)a person at any time forms the intention of carrying out taxable activities, and

(b)he is not registered,

he shall notify the Commissioners of his intention.

(4)A person who at any time ceases to have the intention of carrying out taxable activities shall notify the Commissioners of that fact.

(5)Where a person is liable to be registered by virtue of subsection (2) above the Commissioners shall register him with effect from the time when he begins to carry out taxable activities; and this subsection applies whether or not he notifies the Commissioners under subsection (3) above.

(6)Where the Commissioners are satisfied that a person has ceased to carry out taxable activities they may cancel his registration with effect from the earliest practicable time after he so ceased; and this subsection applies whether or not he notifies the Commissioners under subsection (4) above.

(7)Where—

(a)a person notifies the Commissioners under subsection (4) above,

(b)they are satisfied that he will not carry out taxable activities,

(c)they are satisfied that no tax which he is liable to pay is unpaid,

(d)they are satisfied that no credit to which he is entitled under regulations made under section 51 below is outstanding, and

(e)subsection (8) below does not apply,

the Commissioners shall cancel his registration with effect from the earliest practicable time after he ceases to carry out taxable activities.

(8)Where—

(a)a person notifies the Commissioners under subsection (4) above, and

(b)they are satisfied that he has not carried out, and will not carry out, taxable activities,

the Commissioners shall cancel his registration with effect from the time when he ceased to have the intention to carry out taxable activities.

(9)For the purposes of this section regulations may make provision—

(a)as to the time within which a notification is to be made;

(b)as to the form and manner in which any notification is to be made and as to the information to be contained in or provided with it;

(c)requiring a person who has made a notification to notify the Commissioners if any information contained in or provided in connection with it is or becomes inaccurate;

(d)as to the correction of entries in the register.

(10)References in this Part to a registrable person are to a person who—

(a)is registered under this section, or

(b)is liable to be registered under this section.

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