Finance Act 1981 in England
1981 c. 35 · Enacted 27 July 1981 · Extends to United Kingdom
An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.
Annotations to the whole text
Commencement
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Act partly in force at Royal Assent, partly retrospective; all provisions so far as unrepealed wholly in force at 1.2.1991. Some provisions came into force at specific times of day.
Editorial notes
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General amendments to Tax Acts, Income Tax Acts, and/or Corporation Tax Acts made by legislation after 1.2.1991 are noted against Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1) but not against each Act
Contents
- Part I: Customs and Excise
- 1Spirits, beer, wine, made-wine and cider.
- 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 4Increase on duty on hydrocarbon oil etc.
- 5Energy for refineries etc.
- 6Repayment of hydrocarbon oil duty.
- 7Vehicles excise duty: Great Britain.
- 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 9Betting and gaming duties.
- 10Import and export procedures.
- 11Miscellaneous customs and excise amendments.
- Part II
- 12—15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part III
- 16—18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part IV: Income Tax, Corporation Tax and Capital Gains Tax
- Chapter I: General
- 19—37. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 38Section 38
- 39—51. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Chapter II: Relief for Investments in New Corporate Trades
- 52—67. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Chapter III: Benefits in Kind
- 68—72. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Chapter IV: Capital Allowances
- 73—77. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Chapter V: Capital Gains
- 78Section 78
- 79. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 80. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 80A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 81. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 82. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 82A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 83. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 84. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 85. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 86. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 87. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 88. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 90. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 91. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part V: Capital Transfer Tax
- 92—95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 96Section 96
- 97—106. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part VI: Stamp Duty
- 107Sale of houses at discount by local authorities etc.
- 108Shared ownership transactions. Repealed
- 109. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 110. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part VII: Petroleum Revenue Tax
- 111Restriction of expenditure supplement.
- 112Restriction of expenditure supplement: transfers of interest.
- 113Restriction of expenditure supplement: loss following net profit period.
- 114Restriction of limit on amount of tax payable.
- 115Contracts with deferred payment.
- 116Spreading of capital expenditure.
- 117Spreading of capital expenditure: transitional provisions.
- 118Licence payments other than royalties.
- 119Transportation costs for off-shore oil.
- 120. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 121Gas banking schemes.
- Part VIII: Supplementary Petroleum Duty
- 122Charge of supplementary petroleum duty.
- 123Increase of gross profit by reference to royalties in kind.
- 124Reduction of gross profit by reference to exempt allowance.
- 125Repayment of duty in case of field showing loss on cessation.
- 126Deduction of duty in computing assessable profit or allowable loss for petroleum revenue tax.
- 127Deduction of duty in computing income for corporation tax.
- 128Supplementary Provisions.
- Part IX
- 129—133. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- Part X: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
- 134Special tax on banking deposits.
- 135Chevening Estate.
- 136Exchange control.
- 137Irish land Acts.
- 138. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 139Short title, interpretation, construction and repeals.
- Schedule S 1, 2Schedule S 1, 2
- Schedule S 3, 4Schedule S 3, 4
- Schedule 5Schedule 5
- Schedule 6: Import Procedures: Amendments of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
- Entry of goods on importation
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- Acceptance of incomplete entry
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- Examination of goods for purpose of making entry
- 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
- Correction and cancellation of entry
- 4Paragraph 4
- Removal of uncleared goods
- 5Paragraph 5
- Failure to comply with provisions as to entry
- 6Paragraph 6
- Duties on imported goods
- 7Paragraph 7
- Delivery of imported goods on giving security for duty
- 8Paragraph 8
- Restriction on delivery of goods
- 9Paragraph 9
- Schedule 7: Export Procedures
- Part I: Sections Substituted in Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
- 53Entry outwards of goods.
- 54Acceptance of incomplete entry.
- 55Correction and cancellation of entry.
- 56Failure to export.
- 57Delivery of entry by owner of exporting ship etc.
- 58Simplified clearance procedure.
- 58ALocal export control.
- 58BProvisions supplementary to ss. 58 and 58A.
- 58CPipe-lines and export of ships and aircraft.
- 58DOperative date for Community purposes.
- 58EAuthentication of Community customs documents.
- Part II: Amendments of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
- Control of movement of goods
- 1Paragraph 1
- Dutiable or restricted goods
- 2Paragraph 2
- Restrictions on putting export goods alongside for loading
- 3Paragraph 3
- Provisions as to stores
- 4Paragraph 4
- Power to make regulations as to exportation, etc.
- 5Paragraph 5
- Schedule 8: Miscellaneous Customs and Excise Amendments
- Part I: Amendments of Customs and Excise Management Act 1979
- Definition of “revenue trader”
- 1Paragraph 1
- Warehousing regulations
- 2Paragraph 2
- Deficiency in warehoused goods
- 3Paragraph 3
- Procedure on warehouse ceasing to be approved
- 4Paragraph 4
- Excise licences
- 5Paragraph 5
- Powers of entry on premises of revenue traders
- 6Paragraph 6
- Power to estimate excise duties
- 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
- Execution and distress
- 8Paragraph 8 Repealed
- Proof of documents
- 9Paragraph 9
- Part II: Amendments of Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979
- Ascertainment of volume etc. of alcoholic liquors from labels etc.
- 10Paragraph 10
- Definitions of “wholesale” and “wholesaler”
- 11Paragraph 11
- Regulations about manufacture of spirits
- 12Paragraph 12
- Attenuation charge for distilled spirits
- 13Paragraph 13 Repealed
- Distillers’ warehouses
- 14Paragraph 14
- Rectifying and compounding of spirits
- 15Paragraph 15
- Drawback on British compounds and spirits of wine
- 16Paragraph 16 Repealed
- Restrictions on distillers and rectifiers
- 17Paragraph 17 Repealed
- Spirits consignment and advice notes
- 18Paragraph 18
- Transfer of spirit from distillers’ warehouses
- 19Paragraph 19
- Abolition of wholesalers’ licences etc.
- 20Paragraph 20
- Restrictions on wholesalers of spirits
- 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
- Methylated spirits
- 22Paragraph 22
- 23Paragraph 23
- Part III: Amendments of Licensing Acts
- The Licensing Act 1964
- 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
- 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
- 26—28Paragraph 26—28 Repealed
- Schedule s 9—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schedule s 9—12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Schedule s 13, 14Schedule s 13, 14
- Schedule 15Schedule 15
- Schedule 16: Supplementary Petroleum Duty
- Management
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- Returns and information
- 3Paragraph 3
- Assessments and determinations
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Appeals
- 7Paragraph 7
- 8Paragraph 8
- Payment
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- 11Paragraph 11
- 12Paragraph 12
- Interest
- 13Paragraph 13
- Transfers to associated companies
- 14Paragraph 14
- Schedule 17: Special Tax on Banking Deposits
- Part I: The Base Period and Chargeable Deposits
- The base period
- 1Paragraph 1
- Chargeable deposits
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- Part II: Management and Collection
- Management
- 7Paragraph 7
- Notice of liability
- 8Paragraph 8
- Returns
- 9Paragraph 9
- 10Paragraph 10
- Payment of tax
- 11Paragraph 11
- Assessments
- 12Paragraph 12
- 13Paragraph 13
- Right of appeal
- 14Paragraph 14
- Interest
- 15Paragraph 15
- Information
- 16Paragraph 16
- Incorrect returns, accounts, etc.
- 17Paragraph 17
- Application of Taxes Management Act
- 18Paragraph 18
- Schedule 18Schedule 18
- Schedule 19: Repeals
- IImport Procedures Not yet in force
- IIExport Procedures
- IIICustoms and Excise: Miscellaneous
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- IVValue Added Tax
- VCar Tax
- VIIncome Tax and Corporation Tax: General
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- VIIStock Relief
- VIIICapital Gains
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- IXCapital Transfer Tax
- 1Paragraph 1
- 2Paragraph 2
- 3Paragraph 3
- 4Paragraph 4
- 5Paragraph 5
- 6Paragraph 6
- XPetroleum Revenue Tax
- XIExchange Control
- XIIIrish Land Acts