# The Air Passenger Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2012

S.I. 2012/3017 · made 3 December 2012

These Regulations amend the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994 (S.I.1994/1738) (“the principal Regulations”).

Made under: Finance Act 1994 (Section 33, Section 33A, Section 43)

PDFs: Printed copy https://openlegislation.uk/air-passenger-duty-amendment-regulations-2012/pdf/uksi_20123017_en.pdf; Explanatory Memorandum https://openlegislation.uk/air-passenger-duty-amendment-regulations-2012/pdf/uksiem_20123017_en.pdf

## Introductory text

Excise
Made 3rd December 2012
Laid before the House of Commons 5th December 2012
Coming into force
for the purpose of regulation 5 1st April 2013
for all other purposes 1st January 2013
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 33(7), 33A(4) and 43(1) of the Finance Act 1994:

## 1 Citation and commencement

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Air Passenger Duty (Amendment) Regulations 2012.
(2) Apart from regulation 5, which comes into force on 1st April 2013, they come into force on 1st January 2013.

## 2 Amendments to the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994

Amend the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994 as follows.

## 3 Amendments to the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a) in paragraph (1), for the definition of “the register” substitute—
““the register” means–
(i) the register of operators which the Commissioners are required to keep by virtue of section 33(1) of the Act; and
(ii) if the Commissioners have decided to keep a register of operators under section 33A of the Act, that register.”;
(b) in paragraph (2), after “33(4)” insert “or 33A(4)”.

## 4 Amendments to the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994

In regulation 3 (time for giving notice of liability to register) after “33(4)” insert “or 33A(4)”.

## 5 Amendments to the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994

In regulation 12 (passengers)—
(a) for “(a)(iii)” substitute “(c)”; and
(b) for “employee” (in all places it occurs) substitute “person”.

## 6 Amendments to the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994

In paragraph (e) of Schedule 1 (information to be included in the register) after “33(4)” insert “or 33A(4)”.

## Signature

Simon Bowles
Nick Lodge
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
3rd December 2012

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Air Passenger Duty Regulations 1994 (S.I.1994/1738) (“the principal Regulations”).
Regulations 3, 4 and 6 (which come into force on 1st January 2013) make consequential amendments to provisions in the principal Regulations about the time for giving notice of liability to register for air passenger duty and the keeping of the register of aircraft operators. These amendments are required as a result of the introduction in section 33A of the Finance Act 2012 of provisions relating to the registration of operators of long haul flights from Northern Ireland.
Regulation 5 (which comes into force on 1st April 2013) amends regulation 12 of the principal Regulations following the amendment of the definition of “passenger” in section 43(1) of the Finance Act 1994 by the Finance Act 2012. The effect of the amendments is that the requirements prescribed in regulation 12 are no longer confined to employees of an aircraft operator.
A Tax Information and Impact Note covering this instrument was published on 6 December 2011 alongside draft clauses of the Finance Bill 2012 and is available on the HMRC website at http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/thelibrary/tiins.htm. It remains an accurate summary of the impacts that apply to this instrument.

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