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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/body" NumberOfProvisions="94" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/part/I" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/part/I" NumberOfProvisions="20" id="part-I" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01"><Number>Part I</Number><Title> Customs and Excise, Value Added Tax and Car Tax</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/part/I/chapter/II" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/part/I/chapter/II" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-I-chapter-II" RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="2011-04-22"><Number>Chapter II</Number><Title> Value Added Tax</Title><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." ConfersPower="true" RestrictStartDate="2011-04-22"><Title> Abolition of fiscal frontiers etc.</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14" id="section-14"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517131"/>14</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/1" id="section-14-1"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517141"/>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2" id="section-14-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Schedule 3 to this Act shall have effect for the purposes—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/a" id="section-14-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>of amending the <CommentaryRef Ref="c13517151"/>Value Added Tax Act 1983, Chapter II of Part I of the <CommentaryRef Ref="c13517161"/>Finance Act 1985 and certain other enactments in connection with the provision made by subsection (1) above; and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/b" id="section-14-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>of giving effect, in relation to—</Text><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/b/i" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/b/i" id="section-14-2-b-i"><Pnumber>i</Pnumber><P4para><Text>value added tax charged on the supply of goods and services; and</Text></P4para></P4><P4 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/b/ii" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/2/b/ii" id="section-14-2-b-ii"><Pnumber>ii</Pnumber><P4para><Text>value added tax charged on the importation of goods from places outside the member States,</Text></P4para></P4><Text>to requirements of the directive of the Council of the  European Communities  dated 17th May 1977 No. <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudr/1977/388" id="c00001" Class="EuropeanEconomicCommunityDirective" Year="1977" Number="388">77/388/EEC</Citation> and the amendments of that directive by the directive of that Council dated 16th December 1991 No. <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/eudr/1991/680" id="c00002" Class="EuropeanEconomicCommunityDirective" Year="1991" Number="680">91/680/EEC</Citation> (amendments with a view to the abolition of fiscal frontiers).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/3" id="section-14-3"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517141"/>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/4" id="section-14-4"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517141"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/5" id="section-14-5"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517141"/>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/6" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/14/6" id="section-14-6"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517141"/>6</Pnumber><P2para><Text>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1994-09-01"><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/15" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/15" id="section-15"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517231"/>15</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1994-09-01"><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/16" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/16" id="section-16"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517281"/>16</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group RestrictExtent="E+W+S+N.I." RestrictStartDate="1994-09-01"><Title>. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/48/section/17" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/17" id="section-17"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c13517311"/>17</Pnumber><P1para><Text/></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c13517131" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 14 wholly in force; s. 14 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 14(3); s. 14(2) in force for certain purposes at 1.8.1992 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1867" id="c00109" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="1867">S.I. 1992/1867</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00110" CitationRef="c00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1867/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00111" CitationRef="c00109" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/1867/schedule/part/I" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-part-I">Sch. Pt. I</CitationSubRef>; s. 14(2) in force for certain purposes at 1.12.1992 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2979" id="c00113" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="2979">S.I. 1992/2979</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00114" CitationRef="c00113" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2979/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00115" CitationRef="c00113" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/2979/schedule/part/II" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-part-II">Sch. Pt. II</CitationSubRef>; S. 14 in force insofar as not already in force at 1.1.1993 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/3261" id="c00117" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="1992" Number="3261">S.I. 1992/3261</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00118" CitationRef="c00117" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1992/3261/article/3" Operative="true" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef> (with transitional provisions in arts. 4, 5, 6, and 7).</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13517141" Type="F"><Para><Text>S. 14(1)(3)-(6) repealed (1.9.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23" id="c00120" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1994 c. 23</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00121" CitationRef="c00120" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/100/2" SectionRef="section-100-2">ss. 100(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00122" CitationRef="c00120" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/101/1" SectionRef="section-101-1">101(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00123" CitationRef="c00120" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/schedule/15" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-15">Sch. 15</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13517151" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1983/55" id="c00124" Year="1983" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="55">1983 c. 55</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13517161" Type="M"><Para><Text><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1985/54" id="c00125" Year="1985" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="54">1985 c. 54</Citation>. </Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13517231" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00126" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/15" SectionRef="section-15">S. 15</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.9.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23" id="c00127" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1994 c. 23</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00128" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/100/2" CitationRef="c00127" SectionRef="section-100-2">ss. 100(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00129" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/101/1" CitationRef="c00127" SectionRef="section-101-1">101(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00130" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/schedule/15" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00127" SectionRef="schedule-15">Sch. 15</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13517281" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00131" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/16" SectionRef="section-16">S. 16</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.9.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23" id="c00132" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1994 c. 23</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00133" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/100/2" CitationRef="c00132" SectionRef="section-100-2">ss. 100(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00134" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/101/1" CitationRef="c00132" SectionRef="section-101-1">101(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00135" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/schedule/15" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00132" SectionRef="schedule-15">Sch. 15</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="c13517311" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c00136" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1992/48/section/17" SectionRef="section-17">S. 17</CitationSubRef> repealed (1.9.1994) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23" id="c00137" Year="1994" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="23">1994 c. 23</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00138" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/100/2" CitationRef="c00137" SectionRef="section-100-2">ss. 100(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00139" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/section/101/1" CitationRef="c00137" SectionRef="section-101-1">101(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00140" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1994/23/schedule/15" Operative="true" CitationRef="c00137" SectionRef="schedule-15">Sch. 15</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>