http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/26/section/236DFinance Act 2014An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with finance.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-09-11Expert Participation2026-06-25 Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 2(3)(a)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(2)(a)(i)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 2(3)(a)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(2)(a)(ii)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 2(3)(b)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(2)(a)(iii)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 2(4A)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(2)(c)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 3(1A)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(3)(b)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 5(a)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(4)(a)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 5(a)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(4)(b)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 31 para. 5(b)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 45(4)(c)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 32 para. 1(2)(a)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 46(2)(a)(i)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 32 para. 1(2)(a)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 46(2)(a)(ii)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 32 para. 1(2)(b)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 46(2)(a)(iii)s. 61(6)Finance Act 2014Sch. 32 para. 1(3A)Finance (No. 2) Act 2017Sch. 14 para. 46(2)(c)s. 61(6) PART 5236D1A person subject to a stop notice may make a request for the notice to cease to have effect in relation to that person if the person—adoes not intend to promote, and has not promoted, arrangements that fall within the description of arrangements specified in the notice or proposals for such arrangements,bconsiders that the conditions for specifying the description of arrangements (see section 236A(2)) were not met, orcconsiders that there are other reasons for it to cease to have effect.2A request under subsection (1) must—abe made in writing to an authorised officer,bbe made before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the stop notice was given,ccontain an explanation of the basis for the request, anddbe accompanied by such evidence to support that explanation as is reasonable to provide in the circumstances.3The authorised officer to whom the request is made must decide whether or not the notice is to cease to have effect in relation to the person who made the request.4The authorised officer must give the person who made the request a notice setting out the officer's decision (“a decision notice”) before the end of the period of 45 days beginning with the day on which the request was received.5If at the end of that period the authorised officer has not given a decision notice, the stop notice ceases to have effect in relation to the person who made the request.6An authorised officer may also determine that a stop notice is to cease to have effect in relation to a person who has not made a request under subsection (1) by giving the person a notice (“a withdrawal notice”).7A decision notice or a withdrawal notice that provides for a stop notice to cease to have effect in relation to a person must specify the date on which it ceases to have effect in relation to that person, which may be earlier or later than the date on which the decision notice or withdrawal notice is given.Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) by 1992 c. 4, s. 11A(1)(3) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 35 of the amending Act) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 3)Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) by 1992 c. 7 (N.I.), s. 11A(1)(3) (as inserted (with effect in accordance with Sch. 1 para. 35 of the amending Act) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 1 para. 12)Pt. 5 modified (12.2.2015 for specified purposes, 12.4.2015 in so far as not already in force) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 2 Pt. 2, Sch. 2 para. 33(2)Pt. 5 applied (with modifications) by Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4), s. 16(1)(d) (as inserted (12.4.2015) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2015 (c. 5), Sch. 2 para. 32) Ss. 236A-236K and cross-heading inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 1