Paragraph 16 I1C1C2C3C4C5C6C7
United Kingdom
Where a document is produced to, or inspected by, an officer of Revenue and Customs, such an officer may—
remove the document at a reasonable time, and
retain it for a reasonable period,
if it appears to the officer to be necessary to do so.
Where a document is removed in accordance with sub-paragraph (1), the person who produced the document may request—
a receipt for the document, and
if the document is reasonably required for any purpose, a copy of the document,
and an officer of Revenue and Customs must comply with such a request without charge.
The removal of a document under this paragraph is not to be regarded as breaking any lien claimed on the document.
Where a document removed under this paragraph is lost or damaged, the Commissioners are liable to compensate the owner of the document for any expenses reasonably incurred in replacing or repairing the document.
In this paragraph references to a document include a copy of a document.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 36 para. 16 applied (20.3.2014) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 5(1) of the amending Act) by 2004 c. 12, s. 153B(4) (as inserted by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 7 paras. 3, 5(1))
- C2
Sch. 36 para. 16 applied (20.3.2014) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 5(1) of the amending Act) by 2004 c. 12, s. 153A(3) (as inserted by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 7 paras. 3, 5(1))
- C3
Sch. 36 para. 16 applied (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 8(1) of the amending Act) by 2004 c. 12, s. 159B(3) (as inserted by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 7 paras. 7, 8(3))
- C4
Sch. 36 para. 16 applied (with effect in accordance with Sch. 7 para. 8(1) of the amending Act) by 2004 c. 12, s. 159A(2) (as inserted by Finance Act 2014 (c. 26), Sch. 7 paras. 7, 8(3))
- C5
Sch. 36 para. 16 applied (with effect in accordance with Sch. 5 para. 25(1)(2) of the amending Act) by 2010 c. 8, Sch. 7A para. 66(1) (as inserted by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 5 para. 2 (with Sch. 5 para. 28))
- C6
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 16 para. 62 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 16 paras. 40-43
- C7
Sch. 36 para. 16 applied (18.3.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 206(3)
Commencement
- I1
Sch. 36 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2009 by S.I. 2009/404, art. 2
Notes on Schedule 36
Modifications
- C1
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (6.4.2009) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/470), regs. 1(1), 60(1)(2) (with reg. 1(4)(6))
- C2
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (6.4.2009) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/128), regs. 1(1), 28(2)(3)
- C3
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (6.4.2009) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/128), regs. 1(1), 56
- C4
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (6.4.2009) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/470), regs. 1(1), 33(2)(3) (with reg. 1(4)(6))
- C5
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (N.I.) (6.4.2009) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/128), regs. 1(1), 55(1)(2)
- C6
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (E.W.) (6.4.2009) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/470), regs. 1(1), 61 (with reg. 1(4)(6))
- C7
Sch. 36 modified (8.4.2010) by Finance Act 2010 (c. 13), Sch. 1 para. 36(1)
- C8
Sch. 36 modified (22.3.2011) by National Insurance Contributions Act 2011 (c. 3), ss. 9(5), 13(2)
- C9
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (19.4.2013) by The Small Charitable Donations Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/938), regs. 1, 5
- C10
Sch. 36 applied (19.4.2013) by The Small Charitable Donations Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/938), regs. 1, 5(1)
- C11
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 78(1)(2)
- C12
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 77(1)(2)
- C13
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Master's Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 43(2)(3)
- C14
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (1.1.2017) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 162(2), Sch. 20 paras. 18-21; S.I. 2016/1249, reg. 2
- C15
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with s. 121(6) of the amending Act) by 2014 c. 26, s. 272A (as inserted by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), Sch. 30 para. 4)
- C16
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (with effect in accordance with Sch. 16 para. 62 of the amending Act) by Finance (No. 2) Act 2017 (c. 32), Sch. 16 paras. 40-43 (as amended (with effect in accordance with s. 123(12) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2021 (c. 26), s. 123(4)-(7))
- C17
Sch. 36 applied (24.2.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), Sch. 14 para. 17(1)
- C18
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (24.2.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), Sch. 13 para. 6(1)(3)
- C19
Sch. 36 modified (24.2.2022) by Finance Act 2022 (c. 3), Sch. 14 para. 18
- C20
Sch. 36 applied (with modifications) (1.5.2023) by The Value Added Tax (Margin Schemes and Removal or Export of Goods: VAT-related Payments) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/68), arts. 1(1), 12 (with art. 1(2))