Taxes Management Act 1970 (c. 9)

PART V U.K. APPEALS AND OTHER PROCEEDINGS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Pt. 5 applied by Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1), s. 248(3)

Pt. 5 applied (1.10.1982) by The Income Tax (Interest Relief) Regulations 1982 (S.I. 1982/1236), reg. 14(5)

Pt. 5 applied (26.10.1987) by The Occupational Pension Schemes (Additional Voluntary Contributions) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1749), reg. 9(5)

Pt. 5 applied (29.10.1987) by The Personal Pension Schemes (Provisional Approval) Regulations 1987 (S.I. 1987/1765), reg. 6(4)

Pt. 5 applied (1.7.1988) by The Personal Pension Schemes (Relief at Source) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988/1013), reg. 11(5)

Pt. 5 applied (9.1.1990) by The Private Medical Insurance (Tax Relief) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/2387), regs. 14, 17

C2 Pt. 5 applied (30.1.1992) by Income Tax (Building Societies) (Audit Powers) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/10), reg. 10(3) (revoked (31.10.2008) by S.I. 2008/2682, Sch. 3)

Pt. 5 applied (30.1.1992) by The Income Tax (Deposit-takers) (Audit Powers) Regulations 1992 (S.I. 1992/12), reg. 10(3) (revoked (31.10.2008) by S.I. 2008/2682, Sch. 3)

C3 Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.7.1992) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 7), ss. 15(3), 173(4), Sch. 2 para.8 (with s. 108(5))

C4 Pt. 5 applied (1.10.1993) by The Income Tax (Manufactured Overseas Dividends) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/2004), reg. 11(10)

C5 Pt. 5 applied (6.4.1999) by The Overseas Insurers (Tax Representatives) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/881), art. 1, reg. 13(4)

C6 Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (1.4.2000) by Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/944), regs. 1(1), 20(1), 45(4)

C7 Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (1.4.2000) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000/121), regs. 1, 20(1), 45(4)

C8 Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (1.9.2002 for specified purposes, 1.1.2003 for specified purposes, 6.4.2003 for specified purposes) by Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21), ss. 39(6), 61; S.I. 2002/1727, art. 2

C9 Pt. 5 applied in part (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Working Tax Credit (Payment by Employers) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/2172), regs. 1(1), 8(9), 14(4)

C10 Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) (18.6.2003) by The Tax Credits (Employer Penalty Appeals) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/1382), regs. 1, 3-10

C11 Pt. 5 applied in part (with modifications) (6.4.2004) by The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2682), regs. 1, 80(5)

C12 Pt. 5 applied (6.4.2004) by The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/2682), regs. 1, 204(7)

C13 Pt. 5 applied (22.7.2004) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 114(6)

C14 Pt. 5 applied (6.4.2005) by Child Trust Funds Act 2004 (c. 6), ss. 23(6), 27; S.I. 2004/3369, art. 2(1)

C15 Pt. 5 applied in part (with effect in accordance with s. 883(1) of the amending Act) by Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5), ss. 218(7), 883(1) (with s. 196, Sch. 2)

C16 Pt. 5 applied (6.4.2006) by The Registered Pension Schemes (Relief at Source) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/3448), regs. 1, 12(5)

Proceedings before Commissioners U.K.

[F1 56B Regulations about practice and procedure. U.K.

(1) The Lord Chancellor may, with the consent of the Lord Advocate, make regulations about the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with appeals.

(2) The regulations may in particular include provision—

(a) enabling the Commissioners to join as a party to an appeal a person who would not otherwise be a party;

(b) for requiring any party to an appeal to provide information and make documents available for inspection by [F2 specified persons];

(c) for requiring persons to attend the hearing of an appeal to give evidence and produce documents;

(d) as to evidence generally in relation to appeals;

(e) enabling the Commissioners to review their decisions;

(f) for the imposition of penalties not exceeding an amount specified in the regulations;

(g) for the determination and recovery of penalties (imposed by virtue of paragraph (f) above or any other enactment) and for appeals against penalties.

[F3 (2A) In subsection (2)(b) above “specified persons” means such of the following as may be specified in the regulations—

(a) the Commissioners;

(b) any party to the appeal;

(c) officers of the Board.]

(3) The regulations may also include provision—

(a) authorising or requiring the Commissioners, in circumstances prescribed in the regulations, to state a case for the opinion of a court;

(b) for an appeal to lie to a court on a question of law arising from a decision of the Commissioners;

(c) as to the practice and procedure to be followed in connection with cases so stated or such appeals.

(4) The regulations may—

(a) make different provision for different cases or different circumstances, and

(b) contain such supplementary, incidental, consequential and transitional provision as the Lord Chancellor thinks appropriate.

(5) Provision made by virtue of any of subsections (1) to (4) above may include provision amending this or any other Act or any instrument made under an Act.

(6) Regulations under this section shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Ss. 56B-56D inserted (16.7.1992) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 76, Sch. 16 para.4

F2 Words in s. 56B(2)(b) substituted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 254(2)

F3 S. 56B(2A) inserted (3.5.1994) by Finance Act 1994 (c. 9), s. 254(3)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C17 Ss. 56B-56D applied (16.7.1992) by Inheritance Tax Act 1984 (c. 51), s. 225A(2) (which was inserted (16.7.1992) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1992 (c. 48), s. 76, Sch. 16 para.8)

C18 S. 56B applied (with modifications) by the Oil Taxation Act 1975 (c. 22), s. 1, Sch. 2 para. 1(1)

C19 Ss. 56B-56D applied (31.7.1997) by Finance (No. 2) Act 1997 (c. 58), Sch. 2 para. 11(1)

C20 S. 56B extended (25.2.1999 for specified purposes, 1.4.1999 in so far as not already in force) by Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2), ss. 13(3), 28(2); S.I. 1999/527, art. 2(b), Sch. 2 (with arts. 3-6)

C21 S. 56B modified (26.3.1999 for specified purposes, 1.4.1999 in so far as not already in force) by The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/671), arts. 1(3), 12(3); S.R. 1999/149, art. 2(b)(c), Schs. 1, 2 (with arts. 3-6)

C22 S. 56B: functions transferred (19.5.1999) by The Transfer of Functions (Lord Advocate and Secretary of State) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/678), arts. 1, 2(1), Sch.

C23 S. 56B: certain functions made exercisable (30.6.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1748), arts. 1, 3, Sch. 1 para. 4

C24 Ss. 56B-56D extended (with effect in accordance with s. 114(2) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1999 (c. 16), Sch. 17 para. 11(5)

C25 Ss. 56B-56D extended by Stamp Act 1891 (c. 39), s. 13A(4) (as substituted (with application in accordance with s. 109(4) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 1999 (c. 16), Sch. 12 para. 2 (with s. 122))

C26 Ss. 56B-56D applied (with modifications) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), s. 317A (as inserted (19.7.2007) by Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), s. 108(7))

C27 S. 56B(1) functions transferred (1.7.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1750), arts. 1(1), 2, Sch. 1 (with art. 7)