2013 No. 3153

Taxes

The International Tax Enforcement (Marshall Islands) Order 2013

Made

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 11th day of December 2013

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

A draft of this Order was laid before the House of Commons in accordance with section 173(7) of the Finance Act 20061 and approved by a resolution of that House.

Accordingly, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 173(1) to (3) of the Finance Act 2006, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, orders as follows—

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the International Tax Enforcement (Marshall Islands) Order 2013.

Tax information exchange agreement to have effect2

It is declared that—

a

the agreement set out in the Schedule to this Order has been made with the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands with a view to the exchange of information foreseeably relevant to the administration or enforcement or recovery of the taxes, and debts relating to the taxes, covered by the agreement; and

b

it is expedient that the agreement should have effect.

Richard TilbrookClerk of the Privy Council

SCHEDULE

Article 2

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Schedule to this Order contains an agreement (“the Agreement”) dealing with the exchange of information for tax purposes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands. This Order brings the Agreement into effect.

Article 1 provides for citation.

Article 2 makes a declaration as to the effect and content of the Agreement.

The Agreement provides for the exchange of information foreseeably relevant to the administration or enforcement of the taxes covered by the Agreement by the revenue authorities of the two countries. Information will be exchanged in accordance with the provisions of the Agreement.

The Agreement will enter into force on the date of the later of the notifications by each country of the completion of its legislative procedures. It will take effect as follows:

a

in respect of requests relating to criminal tax matters, on the date of entry into force; and

b

for all other matters covered in Article 1 on that date, but only in respect of taxable periods beginning on or after that date, or where there is no taxable period, all charges to tax arising on or after that date.

The date of entry into force will, in due course, be published in the London,Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

A Tax Information and Impact Note has not been prepared for this Order as a negligible impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.