Paragraph 16 I1 C1 C2

(1)

A file access notice does not require the document-holder to provide a relevant document if—

(a)

the whole of the document originated before the back-stop day, and

(b)

no part of it has a bearing on tax periods ending on or after that day.

(2)

“The back-stop day” is the first day of the period of 20 years ending with the day on which the file access notice is given.

Annotations

C1: Sch. 38 Pt. 3 applied (N.I.) by 1992 c. 8, s. 104ZA(2A) (as inserted (1.4.2013) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 38 para. 57; S.I. 2013/279, art. 2)
C2: Sch. 38 Pt. 3 applied (E.W.S.) by 1992 c. 5, s. 110ZA(2A) (as inserted (1.4.2013) by Finance Act 2012 (c. 14), Sch. 38 para. 56; S.I. 2013/279, art. 2)

F1: Sch. 38 heading substituted (1.4.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 250(2), Sch. 22 para. 2

C1: Sch. 38 applied by S.I. 2009/470, reg. 33(1) (as substituted (6.4.2013) by The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/607), regs. 1(1), 9)
C2: Sch. 38 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 24(2)
C3: Sch. 38 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1 of the amending S.I.) by The Education (Postgraduate Masters Degree Loans) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/606), regs. 1(1), 43(1)
C4: Sch. 38 applied (with application in accordance with reg. 1(2) of the amending S.I.) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment and Application of Schedule 38 to the Finance Act 2012) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/622), regs. 1, 41 (as amended (1.4.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 250(2), Sch. 22 para. 35)

F1: Word in Sch. 38 Pt. 3 heading substituted (1.4.2026) by Finance Act 2026 (c. 11), s. 250(2), Sch. 22 para. 7