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The Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) Regulations 2001

S.I. 2001/1137 · Made 22 March 2001

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CLIMATE CHANGE LEVY

Made 22nd March 2001

Coming into force 1st April 2001

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 30 of and paragraphs 3(3), 146(1) and 146(7) of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000f1, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations, a draft of which has, in accordance with paragraph 146(3) of that Schedule, been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of the House of Commons:

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Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 17.

Contents

  1. 1Regulation 1
  2. 2Regulation 2
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Climate Change Levy (Solid Fuel) Regulations 2001 and shall come into force on 1st April 2001.

2

(1)

Solid fuel is not a taxable commodity for the purposes of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000 if—

(a)

a supply of that solid fuel would otherwise be chargeable with CCL, but

(b)

at the time when that supply would be treated as taking place the solid fuel in question has an open market value not exceeding £15 per tonne.

(2)

In this regulation—

  • “CCL” refers to climate change levy;

  • “solid fuel” refers only to coal and lignite; coke, and semi-coke, of coal or lignite; petroleum coke;

  • “time when the supply would be treated as taking place” refers to the time of supply determined by or under paragraphs 25 to 39 of Schedule 6 to the Finance Act 2000;

  • “open market value” refers to the amount that would, by virtue of sections 19(2) and 19(5) of the Value Added Tax Act 1994f1 and on the basis that no CCL is chargeable, fall to be taken as the value of a supply of that solid fuel for the purposes of value added tax if the supply were for such consideration in money as would be payable by a person standing in no such relationship with any person as would affect that consideration.

Signature

David Jamieson

Greg Pope

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

22nd March 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations provide that solid fuel with an open market value not exceeding £15 per tonne at the time it is supplied is not a taxable commodity for the purposes of climate change levy.