Citation and interpretation

1.–(1) This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2008, Schedule 41 (Appointed Day and Transitional Provisions) Order 2009.

(2) In this Order a reference to a paragraph (without more) is a reference to that paragraph of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008.

(3) In this Order–

"relevant excise provision" has the meaning given in paragraph 3(1);

"relevant obligation" means an obligation specified in the Table in paragraph 1;

"unauthorised issue of an invoice" has the meaning given in paragraph 2(2).

Appointed day

2. The day appointed for the coming into force of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 is 1st April 2010.

3. That Schedule has effect–

(a) in relation to any relevant obligation arising on or after that date;

(b) in relation to any unauthorised issue of an invoice taking place on or after that date;

(c) in relation to any act which enables HMRC to assess an amount as duty under a relevant excise provision and which is done on or after that date; and

(d) in relation to any act giving rise to a penalty under paragraph 4 (handling goods subject to unpaid excise duty) which is done on or after that date.

Transitional provisions

4. Paragraph 25 (consequential repeals), paragraph 29 of Schedule 24 to the Finance Act 2007(2) and paragraph 21 of Schedule 40 to the Finance Act 2008 repeal the following provisions only in so far as those provisions relate to conduct involving dishonesty which gives rise to a penalty under Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008–

(a) in the Value Added Tax Act 1994(3)–

(i) sections 60 and 61 (VAT evasion), and

(ii) section 67(1)(b) (failure to notify);

(b) in the Finance Act 1994(4)–

(i) section 8 (penalty for evasion of excise duty), and

(ii) paragraphs 12 and 13 of Schedule 7 (insurance premium tax: civil penalties);

(c) paragraphs 18 and 19 of Schedule 5 to the Finance Act 1996(5) (landfill tax: civil penalties: evasion and misdeclaration or neglect);

(d) paragraphs 98 and 99 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000(6) (climate change levy: civil penalties: evasion, liability of directors and misdeclaration or neglect);

(e) in Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2001(7)–

(i) paragraphs 7 and 8 (aggregates levy: civil penalties: evasion, liability of directors and misdeclaration or neglect); and

(ii) paragraph 9A(5)(b) (penalty under paragraph 7 above); and

(f) section 133(2) to (4) of the Finance Act 2002(8) (aggregates levy: amendments to provisions about civil penalties).

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints the day on which the provisions of Schedule 41 to the Finance Act 2008 (c. 9) ("Schedule 41") come into force. It also contains transitional provisions. Schedule 41 introduces a single penalty regime for failure to comply with a relevant obligation to notify HMRC of chargeability to tax, liability to register for tax etc., as well as providing for penalties for issuing an unauthorised VAT invoice, putting a product to a use that attracts a higher rate of excise duty and handling goods subject to unpaid excise duty.

Article 2 appoints 1st April 2010 as the day on which Schedule 41 comes into force.

Article 3 provides that Schedule 41 has effect where the relevant obligation, issue of unauthorised invoice or other culpable actions arise on or after that date.

Article 4 preserves the existing penalty provisions for evasion within the stated regimes where the dishonest conduct does not give rise to a penalty under Schedule 41.