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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS


2006 No. 954

CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY

The Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

  Made 29th March 2006 
  Laid before the House of Commons 29th March 2006 
  Coming into force 1st April 2006 

The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs[1] make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of and Schedule 6 paragraphs 22(1), 43(4), 43(5), 146(2), 146(7) and 147 to the Finance Act 2000[2]:

     1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Climate Change Levy (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 1st April 2006.

    (2) They amend the Climate Change Levy (General) Regulations 2001[
3] as follows.

     2. After regulation 35(3) (certification of half-rate supply), insert—

     3. After regulation 42(2) (supplies to horticultural producers by non-registrable electricity producers), insert—

     4. After Schedule 1 paragraph 2 (certification in the case of half-rate supplies, etc), insert—


David Varney

Paul Gray
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs

29th March 2006



EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)


These Regulations make consequential amendments to the rules about how exemptions from climate change levy are claimed and made available following the abolition after 31st March 2006[
6] of the half-rate for supplies of electricity, gas and solid fuels to horticultural producers.

Regulations 2 and 4 suspend[7] the provisions for such producers certifying to energy suppliers entitlement to the half-rate for supplies physically made after 31st March 2006[8].

A full regulatory impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no impact on the costs of business, charities or voluntary bodies.


Notes:

[1] The functions of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c.11). Section 50(1) of that Act provides that a reference to the Commissioners of Customs and Excise shall be taken as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs.back

[2] 2000 c.17.back

[3] S.I. 2001/838, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.back

[4] These rules adapt those of a resolution passed by the House of Commons on 28th March 2006 and having statutory effect, under section 1 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968 (c.2), for the abolition of climate change levy's half-rate supplies after 31st March 2006. Relevant amendments were made to section 1 by section 60 of the Finance Act 1968 (c.44), section 205 of the Finance Act 1993 (c.34), section 50 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1997 (c.58), and Schedule 7 paragraph 1 to the Finance Act 2000 (c.17).back

[5] Regulation 2(1) of S.I. 2001/838 provides that in those Regulations "the Act" refers to Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000 (c.17).back

[6] Under a resolution passed by the House of Commons on 28th March 2006 and having statutory effect under section 1 of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968 (c.2).back

[7] Pending their future revocation.back

[8] Regulation 3 does similar for producers of electricity who supply it to horticultural producers, but without benefiting from the exemption for supplies for electricity production under the Finance Act 2000 (c.17) Schedule 6 paragraph 14(1).back



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 © Crown copyright 2006

Prepared 3 April 2006


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