2018 No. 1057 (W. 221)

Landfill Tax, Wales

The Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Site Restoration Relief) (Amendment) Regulations 2018

Made

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)

The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 33 of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 20171.

A draft of these Regulations has been laid before and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly of Wales, in accordance with section 94(6) of that Act.

Title and commencement1

1

The title of these Regulations is the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (Site Restoration Relief) (Amendment) Regulations 2018.

2

These Regulations come into force on the day after the day on which they are made.

Amendment of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 20172

In section 29(1) (using material in approved site restoration work) of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017, for paragraph (a) substitute—

a

it is a disposal of material—

i

consisting entirely of qualifying material, or

ii

consisting entirely of top-soil, and

Mark DrakefordCabinet Secretary for Finance, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend section 29(1)(a) of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 (anaw 3).

The amendment made by these Regulations enables the site restoration relief to be applied to the disposal of material consisting entirely of top-soil. The amendment will have effect in relation to taxable disposals made on or after [date regulations come into force].

A regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy of the assessment can be obtained from the Welsh Treasury, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ and is available on the Welsh Government website at www.gov.wales.