Banking Act 2009

74 Tax

(1) The Treasury may by regulations make provision about the fiscal consequences of the exercise of a stabilisation power.

(2) Regulations may relate to—

(a) capital gains tax;

(b) corporation tax;

(c) income tax;

(d) inheritance tax;

(e) stamp duty;

(f) stamp duty land tax;

(g) stamp duty reserve tax.

(3) Regulations may apply to—

(a) anything done in connection with an instrument or order;

(b) things transferred or otherwise affected by virtue of an instrument or order;

(c) a transferor or transferee under an instrument or order;

(d) persons otherwise affected by an instrument or order.

(4) Regulations may—

(a) modify or disapply an enactment;

(b) provide for an action to have or not have specified consequences;

(c) provide for specified classes of property (including securities), rights or liabilities to be treated, or not treated, in a specified way;

(d) withdraw or restrict a relief;

(e) extend, restrict or otherwise modify a charge to tax;

(f) provide for matters to be determined by the Treasury in accordance with provision made by or in accordance with the regulations.

(5) Regulations may make provision for the fiscal consequences of the exercise of a stabilisation power in respect of things done—

(a) during the period of three months before the date on which the stabilisation power is exercised, or

(b) on or after that date.

(6) In relation to the exercise of a supplemental or onward instrument or order under section 26, 27, 28, 30, 42, 43 or 45, in subsection (5)(a) above “the stabilisation power” is a reference to the first stabilisation power in connection with which the supplemental or onward instrument or order is made.

(7) The Treasury may by order amend subsection (2) so as to—

(a) add an entry, or

(b) remove an entry.

(8) Regulations or an order under this section—

(a) shall be made by statutory instrument, and

(b) may not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of the House of Commons.