Finance (Jersey) Law 1971
This law sets the 1971 standard income tax rate, gives some individuals exemption or reduced tax on small incomes, and changes tobacco and oils/spirits duty rules.
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Finance (Jersey) Law 1971
AI-assisted research summary: This law sets the 1971 standard income tax rate, gives some individuals exemption or reduced tax on small incomes, and changes tobacco and oils/spirits duty rules.
Jersey Law 10/1971 FINANCE (JERSEY) LAW, 1971. ____________ A LAW to continue certain expiring fiscal laws, to prescribe the standard rate of income tax for the year nineteen hundred and seventy-one, to amend the Law relating to income tax and to amend the Laws relating to tobacco duty and oils and spirits duty sanctioned by Order of Her Majesty in Council of the 25th day of MAY, 1971. ____________ ( Registered on the 2 nd day of July, 1971). ____________ STATES OF JERSEY. ____________ The 15th day of December, 1970. ____________ T HE STATES , subject to the sanction of Her Most Excellent Majesty in Council, have adopted the following Law: - PART I CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING FISCAL LAWS ARTICLE 1 The Laws mentioned in the Schedule to this Law, as amended and continued in force by any subsequent enactment, shall remain in force until the thirty-first day of December, nineteen hundred and seventy-one. PART II STANDARD RATE OF INCOME TAX FOR 1971 ARTICLE 2 There shall be levied and charged in the Island for the year nineteen hundred and seventy-one in accordance with the provisions of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law, 1961, 1 as amended by any subsequent enactment, 2 including this Law, income tax at the standard rate of four shillings in the pound. PART III AMENDMENT OF INCOME TAX (JERSEY) LAW, 1961 ARTICLE 3 In paragraph (2) of Article 92 of the Income Tax (Jersey) Law, 1961, 3 as amended, (hereafter in this Part of this Law referred to as “the principal Law”) for the words “seven hundred and fifty pounds” wherever those words occur there shall be substituted the words “one thousand pounds”. ARTICLE 4 For Article 92A of the principal Law 4 there shall be substituted the following Article – “ARTICLE 92A EXEMPTION FROM, AND REDUCTION OF, TAX ON SMALL INCOMES (1) If an individual, being a person entitled to the lower deduction under paragraph (1) of Article 94 of this Law, or being a person entitled to the higher deduction under paragraph (1) of the said Article 94, proves that his total income for the year of assessment does not exceed six hundred and seventy-five pounds, or nine hundred pounds respectively, he shall be entitled to exemption from income tax: Provided that if the individual is entitled for the year of assessment to deductions under Article 95 of this Law in respect of children, the amounts of six hundred and seventy-five pounds and nine hundred pounds shall be increased by an amount of two hundred pounds for each child in respect of which he is entitled to a full deduction under the said Article 95 or by a proportionate part of two hundred pounds for each child in respect of which he is entitled only to a part of the deduction under the said Article 95. (2) An individual, not being exempt from income tax under paragraph (1) of this Article by reason of the fact that his total income exceeds the respective amounts specified in the said paragraph (1), shall be entitled to have the amount of income tax payable in respect of his total income reduced, where necessary, so as not to exceed an amount equal to one half of the amount by which his total income exceeds the respective amounts specified in the said paragraph (1).” ARTICLE 5 In paragraph (1) of Article 99 of the principal Law 5 for the words “three hundred and ten pounds” there shall be substituted the words “three hundred and seventy pounds” and in the proviso to the said paragraph (1) for the words “two hundred and ten pounds” there shall be substituted the words “two hundred and seventy pounds”. ARTICLE 6 The provisions of Articles 3 and 4 of this Law shall apply in relation to the year nineteen hundred and seventy and ensuing years and the provisions of Article 5 of this Law shall apply in relation to the year nineteen hundred and seventy-one and ensuing years. PART IV AMENDMENT OF TOBACCO DUTY LAWS ARTICLE 7 After Article 1 of the “ Loi (1934) sur la régie et le mode de perception de l’impôt sur le tabac”, 6 as amended (hereafter referred to as the “Law of 1934”) there shall be inserted the following Article – “ARTICLE 1A Dans cette Loi , le mot ‘ tabac ’ signifie aussi bien que le produit de la plante de tabac (genre nicotiana ), tout substitut pour le tabac destiné à fumer ou à l’usage de la fabrication des cigarettes, des cigares , du tabac à priser et d’autres produits destinés à fumer . Néanmoins aux dispositions du premier alinéa de cet Article, les produits herbeux à fumer ( anglicé ‘herbal smoking mixtures’ ou ‘herbal cigarettes’) ne seront pas regardés comme substituts pour le tabac si l’Agent des Impôts est satisfait qu’ils ne sont pas destinés à l’usage comme substituts pour le tabac .” ARTICLE 8 In the first sub-paragraph of Article 4 and the first sub-paragraph of Article 5 of the Law of 1934, 7 after the words “ quantité ” there shall be inserted the words “,la valeur ”. ARTICLE 9 For Article 8A of the Law of 1934, 8 there shall be substituted the following Article – “ARTICLE 8A Il est interdit de faire la culture de tabac dans l’Ile ou de faire la culture, la production ou la fabrication d’aucun substitut pour le tabac destiné à fumer sans l’autorisation du Comité des Finances et de l’Economie . Le Comité de Finances et de l’Economie pourra apposer aux autorisations en vertu de cet Article toutes conditions qu’il jugera nécessaires . Il sera loisible au Comité des Finances et de l’Economie d’établir des règlements pour la mise en exécution de cet Article. Toute personne qui fera la culture de tabac ou la culture, la production ou la fabrication d’aucun substitut pour le tabac destiné à fumer sans l’autorisation requise par cet Article ou sans observant les conditions apposées à une telle autorisation ou en contravention des dispositions des règlements sous cet Article, sera passible d’une amende n’excédant pas deux cent livres sterling ou d’un emprisonnement n’excédant pas un an et la Cour pourra ordonner la confiscation du tabac , ou du substitut pour le tabac , selon le cas .” ARTICLE 10 In Article 9 of the Law of 1934 – 9 ( a ) after the word “ tabac ” there shall be inserted the words “ ou des substituts pour le tabac ”; ( b ) after the word “ déclarations ” where that word first appears there shall be inserted the words “ ou des autorisations ”; ( c ) after the word “ acceptées ” there shall be added the following words – “, ou les autorisations n’aient été accordées par le Comité des Finances et de l’Economie , selon le cas , et le montant des droits d’impôt imposables n’ait été payé .” ARTICLE 11 At the end of Article 1 of the “ Loi (1937) sur la perception d’un impôt sur le tabac”, 10 as amended, 11 there shall be added the following paragraphs – “Il sera perçu sur tout tabac cultivé dans l’Ile et sur tout substitut pour le tabac destiné à fumer qui est cultivé , produit ou fabriqué dans l’Ile un droit d’impôt de dix-huit chelins sur chaque livre pesant . Néanmoins aux dispositions du présent Article, il sera loisible au Comité des Finances et de l’Economie , au but d’achever une imposition de droit d’impôt sur les substituts pour le tabac comparative à celle imposée sur le tabac , d’accorder une réduction des taux qui seraient autrement perçus sur les substituts pour le tabac en vertu des dispositions du premier alinéa de cet Article. Dans cette Loi , le mot ‘ tabac ’ signifie aussi bien que le produit de la plante du tabac (genre nicotiana ), tout substitut pour le tabac destiné à fumer ou à l’usage de la fabrication des cigarettes, des cigares , du tabac à priser et d’autres produits destinés à fumer . Néanmoins aux dispositions du présent Article, les produits herbeux à fumer ( anglicé ‘herbal smoking mixtures’ ou ‘herbal cigarettes’) ne seront pas regardés comme substituts pour le tabac si l’Agent des Impôts est satisfait qu’ils ne sont pas destinés à l’usage comme substituts pour le tabac .” ARTICLE 12 This Part of this Law shall come into force on the first day of January, 1971. PART V AMENDMENT OF OILS AND SPIRITS DUTY LAWS ARTICLE 13 In the “ Loi (1940) autorisant la perception d’un impôt sur certaines huiles et essences”, 12 as amended – 13 ( a ) in sub-paragraph ( c ) of Article 3, 14 the words “ ou d’un avion ” shall be deleted; ( b ) in sub-paragraph ( b ) of Article 5, 15 the words “ ou sur un avion ” shall be deleted; ( c ) at the end of sub-paragraph ( d ) of Article 5 for the punctuation mark “.” there shall be substituted the punctuation mark “;” and thereafter there shall be added the following sub-paragraph – “( e ) pour huiles et essences utilisées autres que pour la propulsion d’un véhicule sur la voie publique .” ARTICLE 14 In the Import Duty on Oils and Spirits (Administration) (Jersey) Law, 1940, 16 as amended – 17 ( a ) in paragraph (1) of Article 15, 18 the words “or aircraft” shall be deleted; ( b ) in Article 18, 19 the word “commercial” shall be deleted. ARTICLE 15 This Part of this Law shall come into force on the first day of January, 1971. PART VI. SHORT TITLE . ARTICLE 16 This Law may be cited as the Finance (Jersey) Law, 1971. SCHEDULE FISCAL LAWS CONTINUED IN FORCE Import Duties (Jersey) Law, 1932. 20 “ Loi (1937) sur la perception d’un impôt sur le tabac”. 21 “ Loi (1937) sur la perception d’un impôt sur la bière”. 22 “ Loi (1940) autorisant la perception d’un impôt sur certaines huiles et essences”. 23 Import Duty on Oils and Spirits (Administration) (Jersey) Law, 1940. 24 A.D. LE BROCQ, Greffier of the States. 1 Tome 1961-1962, page 197. 2 Tome 1961-1962, page 445, Tome 1963-1965, pages 97, 115, 143, 178, 190, 423 and 454, Tome 1966-1967, pages 420 and 523, Tome 1968-1969, pages 38, 200 and 219 and pages 204 and 209 of this volume. 3 Tome 1961-1962, page 253. 4 Tome 1963-1965, page 179 and Tome 1968-1969, page 38. 5 Tome 1961-1962, page 259 and Tome 1968-1969, page 200. 6 Tome VII, page 276. 7 Tome VII, pages 278 and 279. 8 Tome 1939-1945, page 431. 9 Tome VII, page 281. 10 Tome 1937-1938, page 95. 11 Tome 1963-1965, page 455 and R. & O. –5478. 12 Tome 1939-1945, page 253. 13 R. & O. –5496. 14 Tome 1939-1945, page 254. 15 Tome 1939-1945, page 255. 16 Tome 1939-1945, page 257. 17 Tome 1951-1953, page 479 and Tome 1957-1960, page 414. 18 Tome 1939-1945, page 264. 19 Tome 1939-1945, page 265. 20 Tome VII, page 148. 21 Tome 1937-1938, page 95. 22 Tome 1937-1938, page 99. 23 Tome 1939-1945, page 253. 24 Tome 1939-1945, page 257.
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