The Tax Credits (Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2004

Made13th February 2004

Laid before Parliament13th February 2004

Coming into force16th March 2004

The Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 63(8) and 65(2) and (6) of the Tax Credits Act 20021, with the consent of the Lord Chancellor and the Scottish Ministers, make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Tax Credits (Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into force on 16th March 2004.

Amendment of the Tax Credit (Appeals) Regulations 20022

1

The Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations 20022 are amended as follows.

2

Omit regulation 7(3) (which provides for the modification of Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 19983 in respect of tax credits).

Nick MontaguHelen GhoshTwo of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue13th February 2004

The Lord Chancellor consents.

Signed by authority of the Lord Chancellor

FilkinParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Constitutional Affairs4th February 2004

The Scottish Ministers consent

Cathy JamiesonA Member of the Scottish Executive9th February 2004

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations omit paragraph 7(3) from the Tax Credits (Appeals) Regulations 2002 which provided that the term “Board” should be substituted for “Secretary of State”, in Schedule 4 to the Social Security Act 1998 in its application to tax credits.