Section 248 Interpretation of ChapterI1I2I3
United Kingdom
In this Chapter—
“authorised officer” means an officer of Revenue and Customs who is, or is a member of a class of officers who are, authorised by the Commissioners for the purposes of this Chapter;
“Commissioners” means the Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“HMRC” means His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs;
“organisation” means a body corporate, partnership or other organisation carrying on a business;
“registered tax adviser” means a tax adviser who is registered under this Chapter;
“tribunal” means the First-tier Tribunal or, where determined by or under the Tribunal Procedure Rules, the Upper Tribunal.
A reference in this Chapter to working for an organisation includes being a director, partner or member of an organisation.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 248 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 249(2)
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S. 248 in force at 14.7.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/807, reg. 3
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S. 248 in force at 18.8.2026 for specified purposes by S.I. 2026/807, reg. 4(1)(a) (with reg. 5)