Value Added Tax Act 1994 (c. 23)

SCHEDULES

F1 SCHEDULE 7A U.K. CHARGE AT REDUCED RATE

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 7A inserted (11.5.2001 with effect as mentioned in s. 99(7)(a) of the amending Act) by 2001 c. 9, s. 99(5)(7)(a), Sch. 31 Pt. 1 para. 1

Part 2 U.K. THE GROUPS

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 7A Pt. 2 modified (30.6.2008) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Smoking Cessation Products) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1410), arts. 1-3

C2 Sch. 7A Pt. 2 modifications by 2020 SI 728, art. 4 continued (with effect in accordance with s. 93(5)-(10) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 93(1)

Group 5 — Children’s car seats U.K.

ITEM NO.

1 U.K. Supplies of children’s car seats.

NOTES:

Meaning of “children’s car seats” U.K.

1 (1) For the purposes of this Group, the following are “children’s car seats”—

(a) a safety seat;

[F2 (aa) a related base unit for a safety seat;]

(b) the combination of a safety seat and a related wheeled framework;

(c) a booster seat;

(d) a booster cushion.

(2) In this Group “child” means a person aged under 14 years.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 7A Pt. 2 Group 5 Note 1(1)(aa) inserted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Childrens Car Seats) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1359), arts 1(1), 3

Meaning of “safety seat” U.K.

2 In this Group “safety seat” means a seat—

(a) designed to be sat in by a child in a road vehicle,

[F3 (b) designed so that, when in use in a road vehicle, it can be restrained in one or more of the following ways—

(i) by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle, or

(ii) by belts, or anchorages, that form part of the seat being attached to the vehicle, or

(iii) by a related base unit, and]

(c) incorporating an integral harness, or integral impact shield, for restraining a child seated in it.

Textual Amendments

F3 Sch. 7A Pt. 2 Group 5 Note 2(b) substituted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Childrens Car Seats) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1359), arts. 1(1), 4

Meaning of “related base unit” U.K.

[F4 2A In this Group “related base unit” means a base unit which is designed solely for the purpose of attaching a safety seat securely in a road vehicle by means of anchorages that form part of the base unit and which, when in use in a road vehicle, can be restrained in one or more of the following ways—

(a) by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle, or

(b) by permanent anchorage points in the vehicle, or

(c) by belts attached to permanent anchorage points in the vehicle.]

Textual Amendments

F4 Sch. 7A Pt. 2 Group 5 Note 2A inserted (with effect in accordance with art. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Value Added Tax (Reduced Rate) (Childrens Car Seats) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1359), arts. 1(1), 5

Meaning of “related wheeled framework” U.K.

3 For the purposes of this Group, a wheeled framework is “related” to a safety seat if the framework and the seat are each designed so that—

(a) when the seat is not in use in a road vehicle it can be attached to the framework, and

(b) when the seat is so attached, the combination of the seat and the framework can be used as a child’s pushchair.

Meaning of “booster seat” U.K.

4 In this Group “booster seat” means a seat designed—

(a) to be sat in by a child in a road vehicle, and

(b) so that, when in use in a road vehicle, it and a child seated in it can be restrained by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle.

Meaning of “booster cushion” U.K.

5 In this Group “booster cushion” means a cushion designed—

(a) to be sat on by a child in a road vehicle, and

(b) so that a child seated on it can be restrained by a seat belt fitted in the vehicle