25 Tonnage tax

25  Tonnage tax

(1)     Schedule 22 to FA 2000 (tonnage tax) is amended as follows.

(2)     In paragraph 10 (when election may be made)—

(a)     in sub-paragraph (2), at the end insert “, subject to sub-paragraph (3A)”,

(b)     in sub-paragraph (3), at the end insert “, subject to sub-paragraph (3A)”, and

(c)     after sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)     An election under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) may be made after the end of the period specified in that sub-paragraph with the consent of an officer of Revenue and Customs.

(3B)     An officer of Revenue and Customs may not give consent for the purposes of sub-paragraph (3A) unless satisfied that—

(a)     there was a reasonable excuse for the failure to make the election before the end of the period specified in sub-paragraph (2) or (3) (as appropriate), and

(b)     after the end of that period, the consent was requested without delay or there is a reasonable

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