Explanatory Notes

Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014

2014 asp 16

24 September 2014

The Act

Part 8 – Penalties

Chapter 5 — Other Administrative Penalties
Section 216 – Power to change penalty provisions in Chapter 5

255.This section provides a regulation-making power for the Scottish Ministers to make provision, or further provision, about penalties under Chapter 5 of Part 8. Such regulations are subject to the affirmative procedure, may not create criminal offences but may modify any enactment. Regulations under this section do not apply to a failure which began before the date on which the regulations came into force.