Statutory Instruments
Landfill Tax
Made
23rd March 2010
Laid before the House of Commons
24th March 2010
Coming into force
1st April 2010
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 51(1), 53(1) and 53(4)(a) of the Finance Act 1996(1).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Landfill Tax (Amendment) Regulations 2010 and come into force on 1st April 2010.
2. In regulation 31(3) of the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996(2) (entitlement to credit) for “6.0” substitute “5.5”.
Steve Lamey
Bernadette Kenny
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
23rd March 2010
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 1st April 2010, amend the Landfill Tax Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/1527) (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulation 2 amends regulation 31(3) of the principal Regulations. The maximum credit a landfill site operator may claim against annual landfill tax liability, in respect of qualifying contributions made, is changed from 6.0% to 5.5%.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private or voluntary sectors is foreseen.
1996 c.8; section 71(2) provides that any power to make regulations under Part 3 of the Act shall be exercisable by the Commissioners and section 70(1) defines “the Commissioners” as meaning the Commissioners of Customs and Excise. The functions of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11). Section 50(1) of the latter Act provides that a reference to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
S.I. 1996/1527; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1999/3270, 2008/770.