Introductory text

INHERITANCE TAX

Made 2nd August 2006

Laid before the House of Commons 3rd August 2006

Coming into force 1st September 2006

The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 256(1), (1A) and (3) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984^f1 and now vested in them^f2.

In accordance with section 256(3A) of that Act^f3, they have consulted the Lord Chancellor, the Scottish Ministers and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1984 c. 51. By virtue of section 100(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1986 (c. 41), on and after 25th July 1986 the Capital Transfer Tax Act 1984 may be cited as the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, and any reference in that Act to capital transfer tax is to have effect as a reference to inheritance tax, except where the reference relates to a liability to tax arising before 25th July 1986. Section 256(1) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 was amended by section 293(2) of the Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), section 256(1A) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 was inserted by section 293(3) of the Finance Act 2004, and section 256(3) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 was amended by section 293(5) of the Finance Act 2004.
f2: The functions of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue were transferred to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs by section 5(2) of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (c. 11). Section 50 of that Act provides that in so far as it is appropriate in consequence of section 5 a reference in an enactment, however expressed, to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue is to be read as a reference to the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs.
f3: Section 256(3A) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984 was substituted by paragraph 176 of Schedule 4 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4)..