2007 No. 22

EXCISE

The Air Passenger Duty (Rate) (Qualifying Territories) Order 2007

Made

Laid before the House of Commons

Coming into force

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 30(9B) of the Finance Act 19941:

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1

This Order may be cited as the Air Passenger Duty (Rate) (Qualifying Territories) Order 2007.

2

It comes into force on 1st February 2007 and applies to the carriage of a passenger on an aircraft which begins on or after that date.

2

In the list of territories in subsection (9A) of section 30 of the Finance Act 1994 insert (in the appropriate place according to alphabetical order) the following territories —

  • Albania

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

  • Kosovo under the Interim Administration of the United Nations Mission

  • Montenegro

  • Serbia.

Dave WattsAlan CampbellTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, which comes into force on 1st February 2007, extends the destinations to which the lower rates of air passenger duty in section 30(3A) of the Finance Act 1994 apply by adding the territories listed in article 2 to the list of qualifying territories in section 30(9A) of that Act.

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.