The Income Tax (Professional Fees) Order 2003

Made26th June 2003

Coming into force1st July 2003

The Commissioners of Inland Revenue, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 343(3) and (4) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 20031, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Income Tax (Professional Fees) Order 2003 and shall come into force on 1st July 2003.

Addition of fee to the Table of fees mentioned in section 343(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 20032.

The following fee shall be added at the end of the Table of fees mentioned in section 343(2) of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003—

“14.
Fee payable by a person employed or to be employed at a United Kingdom airport for a criminal records check required for the issue of a security pass authorising him to enter areas within the airport.”.

Nick Montagu

Helen Ghosh

Two of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue

26th June 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 343 of the Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 (c. 1) provides for the deduction from earnings of an employment to be allowed for an amount paid in respect of a professional fee. “Professional fee” means a fee mentioned in the Table in subsection (2) of the section. Under subsections (3) and (4) of the section, the Board of Inland Revenue may by order add fees to the Table.

This Order adds to the Table the fee payable by a person employed or to be employed at a United Kingdom airport for a criminal records check required for the issue of a security pass authorising him to enter areas within the airport.