Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Act 2017

Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Act 2017

2017 asp 2

The Act

Part 4 – Payment, Collection and Management of Tax

Sections 35 and 36 (security)

60. These sections empower Revenue Scotland to issue directions requiring taxable persons (and, in some circumstances, fiscal tax representatives) to provide security for the payment of any tax that may become due. Revenue Scotland has the power to specify what type of security is appropriate, but it is expected that a written guarantee from a financial institution (such as a bank) will normally be acceptable.

61. A direction under section 35 applies to an individual taxable person or fiscal tax representative. A direction under this section may:

• require a taxable person or fiscal tax representative to provide security, or

• identify the amount of security that a taxable person would be required to provide to validate the appointment of an administrative tax representative (see section 29(2)(b) or (c)).

62. A direction under section 36 applies to taxable persons generally. It may specify the amount of security, or a method for calculating the amount of security, that taxable persons are required to provide to validate the appointment of an administrative tax representative. In respect of any particular taxable person, an individual direction under section 35 prevails over a general direction under section 36.