{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001/schedule-4/paragraph-29Z2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001/schedule-4/paragraph-29Z2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2001/1004",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 2001",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-regulations-2001",
  "path": "schedule/4/paragraph/29Z2",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "29Z2",
  "heading": "Appeals in relation to personal liability notices",
  "text": "(1) A person who is served with a personal liability notice in relation to an amount of relevant contributions debt of a company may appeal against the notice.\n(2) A notice of appeal must—\n(a) be given to HMRC within 30 days beginning with the day the personal liability notice is served, and\n(b) specify the grounds of the appeal.\n(3) The grounds of appeal are—\n(a) that all or part of the specified amount does not represent an amount of relevant contributions debt, of the company, to which paragraph 29Z1 applies, or\n(b) that the person was not a director of the company on the relevant date.\n(4) But a person may not appeal on the ground mentioned in sub-paragraph (3)(a) if it has already been determined, on an appeal by the company, that—\n(a) the specified amount is a relevant contributions debt of the company, and\n(b) the company did not deduct, account for, or (as the case may be) pay the debt by the time by which the company was required to do so.\n(5) Subject to sub-paragraph (6), on an appeal that is notified to the tribunal, the tribunal is to uphold or quash the personal liability notice.\n(6) In a case in which the ground of appeal mentioned in sub-paragraph (3)(a) is raised, the tribunal may also reduce or increase the specified amount so that it does represent an amount of relevant contributions debt, of the company, to which paragraph 29Z1 applies.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 4 Pt. 3C inserted (E.W.S.) (28.11.2016) by The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 4) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1067), regs. 1, 7"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2001/1004/schedule/4/paragraph/29Z2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:54:35.441483+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}