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URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2003/1/schedule/5BB/paragraph/8/4" Operative="true" SectionRef="schedule-5BB-paragraph-8-4">Sch. 5BB para. 8(4)</CitationSubRef> (as inserted (17.7.2012) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14" id="d12e10n1n1" Year="2012" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Number="14" Title="Finance Act 2012">Finance Act 2012 (c. 14)</Citation>, Sch. 6 para. 5)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-86ceadf9ebe4ce15f761ac0cdcdbfb33" Type="F"><Para><Text>Pt. 5A inserted (17.7.2012)  (with effect in accordance with Sch. 6 para. 24(1) of the amending Act) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14" id="cxyeba7p2-00047" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2012" Number="14" Title="Finance Act 2012">Finance Act 2012 (c. 14)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="cxyeba7p2-00047" id="cxyeba7p2-00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2012/14/schedule/6/paragraph/1" SectionRef="schedule-6-paragraph-1" Operative="true">Sch. 6 para. 1</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>