Finance Act 1997 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Finance Act 1997

This part of the Finance Act 1997 changes several duty and tax rates, adds/adjusts definitions for cider, gas oil, and related labels, and gives some authorities powers to make orders or regulations.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
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Language
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VAT registration alcohol duties asset transfers capital allowances charity VAT exemptions claims and elections collections and enforcement commencement duty and tax administration enforcement excise duty fixtures fuel duties gaming duty group VAT insurance tax insurance taxation interest on tax repayments legislative amendments licensing long-life assets machinery and plant manufactured dividends notifications +9 more

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This part of the Finance Act 1997 changes several duty and tax rates, adds/adjusts definitions for cider, gas oil, and related labels, and gives some authorities powers to make orders or regulations. This provision makes several VAT and insurance-tax changes, including how premiums are timed and attributed, when certain VAT exemptions apply, and when the tax authorities may assess or recover repayments and interest. This provision defines some terms, gives the Commissioners and the Treasury regulation-making powers, and deems the section to have come into force on 4 December 1996. The Commissioners must keep a register for people involved in dutiable gaming, and registered or liable persons may be directed to make gaming-duty returns. People with notification duties must inform the Commissioners, and some failures or obstruction are offences or attract civil penalties. This segment amends several tax, licensing, and vehicle-registration rules, including gaming-duty powers, nil-licence requirements, and related penalties.