The Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

Time for providing information: transitional provisions

3.—(1) Where paragraph (2) applies, the prescribed period or time (as the case may be) to be found in accordance with regulation 4 of the Tax Avoidance Schemes (Information) Regulations 2004 (time for providing information under section 308, 308A(1), 309 or 310)(2) shall end on 31st October 2009 instead of the day on which it would end by virtue of that regulation.

(2) This paragraph applies in respect of proposals or arrangements (as the case may be) that are notifiable by virtue of regulation 17A of the Tax Avoidance Schemes (Prescribed Descriptions of Arrangements) Regulations 2006.

(a) for the purposes of section 308(1) of the Finance Act 2004 if the relevant date in relation to a proposal falls within the period beginning with 23rd April 2009 and ending with 31st August 2009;

(b) for the purposes of section 308(3) of the Finance Act 2004 if the date on which the promoter first becomes aware of any transaction forming part of the arrangements falls within the period beginning with 23rd April 2009 and ending with 31st August 2009;

(c) for the purposes of sections 309 and 310 of the Finance Act 2004 if the date on which any transaction forming part of the arrangements is entered into falls within the period beginning with 23rd April 2009 and ending with 31st August 2009.

(3) In paragraph (2)(a) “the relevant date” has the meaning given by section 308(2) of the Finance Act 2004.

(1)

Section 308 of the Finance Act 2004 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 38 to the Finance Act 2008 (c. 9) and section 308A was inserted by section 108(4) of the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11).

(2)

S.I. 2004/1864; regulation 4 has been amended by S.I. 2004/2613, S.I. 2005/1869, S.I. 2006/1544 and S.I. 2007/2153.