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  "legislation_title": "Finance Act 2000",
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  "path": "schedule/6/paragraph/142",
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  "number": "142",
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  "text": "(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies in the case of a contract for the supply of a taxable commodity if—\n(a) the contract is entered into before 1st April 2001 (whether before or after the passing of this Act) or at a time when supplies such as are provided for by the contract are not taxable supplies, but\n(b) supplies falling to be made under the contract will be, or become or will become, taxable supplies.\n(2) The supplier of the commodity may unilaterally vary the contract by adjusting the price chargeable for any supply made under the contract if he does so for the purpose of passing on, to the person liable to pay for the supply, the burden (or any part of the burden) of the levy for which the supplier is liable to account on the supply.\n(3) Sub-paragraph (4) applies in the case of a contract for the supply of a taxable commodity if it provides (whether as a result of a variation under sub-paragraph (2) or otherwise) for the passing on, to the person liable to pay for the supply, of the burden (or any part of the burden) of any levy for which the supplier is liable to account on the supply.\n(4) The supplier of the commodity may unilaterally vary the contract by adjusting the price chargeable for any supply made under the contract if he does so for the purpose of giving effect (to any extent) to—\n(a) any change in the rate at which levy is charged on the supply;\n(b) levy ceasing to be chargeable on the supply.\n(5) The powers conferred by this paragraph are in addition to any contractual powers.",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/17/schedule/6/paragraph/142",
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