SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 5Use and exchange of information

Consequential amendments

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Section 110 of the [1997 c. 16.] Finance Act 1997 (obtaining by Board and Commissioners of Customs and Excise of information from social security authorities) is amended as follows.

2

After subsection (5) there shall be inserted—

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The reference to social security benefits in subsection (5)(a) above does not include a reference to working families' tax credit or disabled person’s tax credit.

3

In subsection (5A), after “State)” there shall be inserted “or paragraph 3 of Schedule 5 to the Tax Credits Act 1999 (supply to Inland Revenue for purposes of tax credit of information so held)”.