Finance (No. 2) Act 1931

8Amendments of enactments relating to income tax reliefs

(1)The enactments specified in the second column of the Fourth Schedule to this Act (being enactments which relate to the income tax reliefs described in the first column of the said Schedule) shall be amended in the manner specified in the third column of the said Schedule.

(2)Where relief from income tax for the year 1931-32 has been given to any individual and the amount thereof is incorrect by reason of any of the amendments made by this section, then—

(a)if the relief was given by the reduction of an assessment on that individual, the assessment shall, by virtue of this Act and without more, be treated as varied so as to give effect to the said amendments; and

(b)if the relief was given otherwise than by the reduction of an assessment on that individual, any amount of relief so given in excess may, if not otherwise made good, be assessed under Case VI of Schedule D and recovered from that individual accordingly.