Part 2Soft drinks industry levy

Administration and enforcement

52Payment, collection and recovery

(1)

The Commissioners may by regulations make provision about the payment, collection and recovery of soft drinks industry levy.

(2)

Regulations under subsection (1) may—

(a)

require persons who are or are liable to be registered under this Part to keep accounts for the purposes of the levy in the specified form and manner;

(b)

require persons who are or are liable to be registered under this Part to make returns for the purposes of the levy;

(c)

make provision for determining the periods (“accounting periods”) by reference to which payments of the levy are to be made;

(d)

make provision about the times at which payments of the levy are to be made and methods of payment;

(e)

require the amounts payable by reference to accounting periods to be calculated by or under the regulations;

(f)

make provision for the correction of errors made in accounting for the levy.

(3)

Provision may be made by or under regulations under subsection (2)(b) about—

(a)

the periods by reference to which returns are to be made,

(b)

the information to be included in returns,

(c)

timing, and

(d)

the form of, and method of, making returns.

(4)

Schedule 8 contains provision about recovery and overpayments.