[F131A(1)At any time when an enquiry is in progress [F2in relation to any matter relating to] a company’s tax return any question arising in connection with the subject-matter of the enquiry may be referred to the [F3tribunal] for F4... determination.U.K.
(2)Notice of referral must be given—
(a)jointly by the company and [F5an officer of Revenue and Customs],
F6(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(c)to the [F7tribunal].
F8(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4)More than one notice of referral may be given under this paragraph in relation to an enquiry.
(5)For the purposes of this paragraph the period during which an enquiry is in progress [F9in relation to any matter] is the whole of the period—
(a)beginning with the day on which [F5an officer of Revenue and Customs] [F10gives] notice of enquiry into the return, and
(b)ending with the day on which [F11a partial closure notice is issued in relation to the matter or, if no such notice is issued, a final closure notice is issued].]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 18 Pt. IV para. 31A-31D inserted (11.5.2001 with application as mentioned in Sch. 29 para. 7(2) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 88, Sch. 29 para. 7
F2Words in Sch. 18 para. 31A(1) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 26(2)
F3Word in Sch. 18 para. 31A(1) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 258(3)
F4Word in Sch. 18 para. 31A(1) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 258(3)
F5Words in Sch. 18 substituted (18.4.2005) by Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 68(a); S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(h)
F6Sch. 18 para. 31A(2)(b) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 258(4)(a)
F7Word in Sch. 18 para. 31A(2)(c) substituted (1.4.2009) by The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 258(4)(b)
F8Sch. 18 para. 31A(3) omitted (1.4.2009) by virtue of The Transfer of Tribunal Functions and Revenue and Customs Appeals Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/56), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 258(5)
F9Words in Sch. 18 para. 31A(5) inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 26(3)(a)
F10Words in Sch. 18 substituted (18.4.2005) by virtue of Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11), s. 53(1), Sch. 4 para. 68(c); S.I. 2005/1126, art. 2(2)(h)
F11Words in Sch. 18 para. 31A(5) substituted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 15 para. 44 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 15 para. 26(3)(b)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Sch. 18 paras. 31-34 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Lloyds Underwriters (Tax) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3338), regs. 1(1), 5
C2Sch. 18 paras. 31A-31D applied (8.4.2010) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), Sch. 1 para. 23(5)(d)