2024 No. 367 (W. 67)
Landfill Tax, Wales

The Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Amendment) and Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024

Made
Coming into force
The Welsh Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 122(5) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 20161 and sections 14(3) and (6), 46(4), 93 and 94(1) of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 20172.
In accordance with section 189(2) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016, a draft of these Regulations was laid before, and approved by resolution of, Senedd Cymru3.

Title and commencement1.

The title of these Regulations is the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Amendment) and Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Wales) Regulations 2024 and they come into force on 1 April 2024.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 1.4.2024, see reg. 1

Application2.

Regulation 3 has effect in relation to a taxable disposal (within the meaning of Part 2 of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017) made on or after 1 April 2024 F1but before 1 April 2025.

Rates of landfill disposals tax3.

The following rates are prescribed in accordance with sections 14(3) and (6), and 46(4), of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017 respectively—

(a)

the standard rate is £103.70 per tonne,

(b)

the lower rate is £3.30 per tonne, and

(c)

the unauthorised disposals rate is £155.55 per tonne.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I3Reg. 3 in force at 1.4.2024, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 20224.

In regulation 2 of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 20224, after “1 April 2023” insert “but before 1 April 2024”.

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I4Reg. 4 in force at 1.4.2024, see reg. 1

Amendment of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 20165.

In section 122(3) of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016, in Table A1, in the column headed “Amount of Tax” for item 10, for “48 or 49” substitute “49 or 50.”

Annotations:
Commencement Information

I5Reg. 5 in force at 1.4.2024, see reg. 1

Rebecca Evans
Minister for Finance and Local Government, one of the Welsh Ministers
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the standard rate, lower rate and unauthorised disposals rate for landfill disposals tax chargeable on taxable disposals (within the meaning of Part 2 of the Landfill Disposals Tax (Wales) Act 2017) made on or after 1 April 2024.

The standard rate is £103.70 per tonne, the lower rate is £3.30 per tonne and the unauthorised disposals rate is £155.55 per tonne.

Taxable disposals made on or after 1 April 2023 but before 1 April 2024 will remain subject to rates set by the Landfill Disposals Tax (Tax Rates) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1316 (W. 265)) as a result of the amendment made by regulation 4 of these Regulations.

These Regulations amend Table A1 of the Tax Collection and Management (Wales) Act 2016 to substitute an incorrect number cross-reference.

The Welsh Ministers’ Code of Practice on the carrying out of Regulatory Impact Assessments was considered in relation to these Regulations. As a result, a regulatory impact assessment has been prepared as to the likely costs and benefits of complying with these Regulations. A copy can be obtained from the Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NQ and on the Welsh Government’s website at www.gov.wales.