http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/976The Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) Order 2011Capital gains taxTaxIncome taxenCAPITAL GAINS TAXINCOME TAXStatute Law Database2026-09-08Expert Participation2013-07-24 This Order designates certain territories as category 1 territories or as category 3 territories for the purposes of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), as amended by Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010 (c. 13). The Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) Order 2011 2011 No. 976 Capital Gains Tax Income Tax The Penalties, Offshore Income <Abbreviation Expansion="et cetera" xml:lang="la">etc.</Abbreviation> (Designation of Territories) Order 2011 Made 28th March 2011 Coming into force 6th April 2011

The Treasury make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by paragraph 21A(1) to (4) of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007.

 In accordance with paragraph 21A(7) of Schedule 24 to that Act, a draft of this instrument was laid before the House of Commons and approved by a resolution of that House. Citation and commencement 1 This Order may be cited as the Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) Order 2011 and comes into force on 6th April 2011. Designation of territories2The territories specified in the left hand column of the Table in the Schedule to this Order are designated as category 1 territories for the purposes of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (penalties for errors).3The territories specified in the right hand column of the Table in the Schedule to this Order are designated as category 3 territories for the purposes of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007. Michael Fabricant James Duddridge Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury 28th March 2011 SCHEDULEArticles 2 and 3Designated Territories
Category 1 territoriesCategory 3 territories
AnguillaArubaAustraliaBelgiumBulgariaCanadaCayman IslandsCyprusCzech RepublicDenmark (not including Faroe Islands and Greenland)EstoniaFinlandFranceGermanyGreeceGuernseyHungaryIrelandIsle of ManItalyJapanKorea, SouthLatvia Liechtenstein LithuaniaMaltaMontserratNetherlands (not including Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba)New Zealand (not including Tokelau)NorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSweden Switzerland United States of America (not including overseas territories and possessions)AlbaniaAlgeriaAndorra...............Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaBrazilCameroonCape VerdeColombiaCongo, Republic of theCook IslandsCosta RicaCuraçaoCubaDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea...Dominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGabon...GuatemalaHondurasIranIraqJamaicaKyrgyzstanLebanonMacauMarshall Islands...Micronesia, Federated States ofMonacoNauruNicaraguaNiuePalauPanamaParaguayPeru............SeychellesSint MaartenSurinameSyriaTokelauTongaTrinidad and TobagoUnited Arab EmiratesUruguay
 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Order)

This Order designates certain territories as category 1 territories or as category 3 territories for the purposes of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (c. 11), as amended by Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010 (c. 13).

Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010 amends the level of penalties that may be charged in cases of non-compliance with UK income tax and capital gains tax obligations with respect to offshore income, gains and assets.

New paragraphs 4 and 4A of Schedule 24, inserted by paragraph 2 of Schedule 10, provide that every inaccuracy falls into one of three categories. The changes made by paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 10 mean that existing penalty levels will apply to category 1 inaccuracies (which includes all domestic inaccuracies and inaccuracies relating to taxes other than income tax and capital gains tax). However, inaccuracies in category 2 and 3 are increased by factors of 1.5 and 2 respectively.

The categories of inaccuracies are defined by reference to whether the territory, to which the inaccuracy in connection with offshore income, gains or assets relates, is a category 1 territory, a category 2 territory or a category 3 territory. Every territory in the world, other than the UK, falls into one of these categories. Paragraph 21A of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 (inserted by paragraph 5 of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010) provides for this classification of territories. Territories falling into category 1 and 3 are listed in this Order and any territory, other than the UK, not listed in category 1 or category 3 falls by default into category 2.

Paragraph 21A of Schedule 24 also has effect for the purposes of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (c. 9) (penalties for failure to notify chargeability) and Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 (c. 10) (the late filing of returns) (see paragraph 6A(7) of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 and paragraph 6A(7) of Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009, inserted by paragraphs 8 and 12, respectively, of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010).

A full Impact Assessment has not been produced for this instrument as a negligible impact on the private and voluntary sectors is foreseen.

 2007 c. 11. Paragraph 21A of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007 is inserted by paragraphs 1 and 5 of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010 (c. 13) from a day to be appointed. See also paragraph 6A(7) of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (c. 9) (penalties: failure to notify and certain VAT and excise wrongdoing) and paragraph 6A(7) of Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 (c. 10) (penalties for failure to make returns etc). Paragraph 6A(7) of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 and paragraph 6A(7) of Schedule 55 to the Finance Act 2009 are inserted by paragraphs 8 and 12, respectively, of Schedule 10 to the Finance Act 2010 from a day to be appointed. Art. 1 in force at 6.4.2011, see art. 1Art. 2 in force at 6.4.2011, see art. 1Art. 3 in force at 6.4.2011, see art. 1Sch. in force at 6.4.2011, see art. 1Words in Sch. Table inserted (24.7.2013) by The Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1618), arts. 1, 2(a)Words in Sch. Table omitted (24.7.2013) by virtue of The Penalties, Offshore Income etc. (Designation of Territories) (Amendment) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/1618), arts. 1, 2(b)