Finance Act 2021

74 Death, incapacity or insolvency of person carrying on a business: regulations

(1) The Commissioners may by regulations make provision for the purposes of plastic packaging tax in relation to cases where a person carries on the business of—

(a) an individual who has died or become incapacitated;

(b) a person (whether or not an individual) who is subject to an insolvency procedure (as defined in the regulations).

(2) Provision may be made by regulations under this section—

(a) requiring the person who is carrying on the business (P) to inform the Commissioners that P is carrying on the business and of the event that has led to P carrying it on;

(b) allowing P to be treated for a limited time as if P and the person who has died, become incapacitated or is subject to an insolvency procedure were the same person;

(c) about such other matters as the Commissioners think fit for securing continuity in the application of this Part in cases to which the regulations apply.