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href="#">section 23</ref>).</p></content></subsection><subsection eId="section-34-2"><num>(2)</num><intro><p>A direction under this section—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-34-2-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>applies generally to persons liable to pay the levy,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-34-2-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>may specify any conditions for the provision of security that Revenue Scotland considers appropriate,</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-34-2-c"><num>(c)</num><content><p>may vary or revoke an earlier direction, and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-34-2-d"><num>(d)</num><content><p>must be published by Revenue Scotland.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-34-3"><num>(3)</num><intro><p>Subsection (4) applies if—</p></intro><level class="para1" eId="section-34-3-a"><num>(a)</num><content><p>a person liable to pay the levy has appointed a tax representative, and</p></content></level><level class="para1" eId="section-34-3-b"><num>(b)</num><content><p>a direction issued under this section has the effect of requiring the person liable to pay the levy to provide security or additional security to ensure that the appointment continues to have effect.</p></content></level></subsection><subsection eId="section-34-4"><num>(4)</num><content><p>The person must provide the security or additional security to Revenue Scotland by the date specified by Revenue Scotland.</p></content></subsection></section></hcontainer></part></body></act></akomaNtoso>