The Landfill Tax (Qualifying Material) Order 2011

Section 42(2) of the Finance Act 19961 provides for a lower rate of landfill tax to be charged where the material disposed of consists entirely of qualifying material;

Section 42(3) of that Act provides that qualifying material is material for the time being listed in an Order made by the Treasury;

Section 42(4) of that Act requires the Treasury to set criteria to be considered in determining from time to time what material is to be listed as qualifying material;

Section 42(5) of that Act requires the Commissioners 2 to publish the criteria (and any revised criteria) set by the Treasury;

Section 42(6) of that Act requires the Treasury, in determining from time to time what material is to be listed, to have regard to the criteria published by the Commissioners under section 42(5) of that Act and any other factors it considers relevant.

The Treasury has now set criteria to be considered in determining from time to time what material is to be listed as qualifying material and the Commissioners have published those criteria.