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Paragraph 97 Taxation

United Kingdom

(1)

No tax, rate or other similar levy shall be imposed except under the authority of an Ordinance.

(2)

Where an Ordinance referred to in subsection (1) confers powers on any person or authority to waive or vary a tax imposed by that law, that person or authority shall report to the Legislative Council on the exercise of those powers as often as shall be determined by law but not less than annually.

Notes on Schedule

Modifications

C1

Sch. modified (22.8.2020) by The Overseas Territories (Constitutional Modifications) Order 2020 (S.I. 2020/780), arts. 1(2), 3(2)

Commencement

I1

Sch. in force at 1.9.2009, see art. 1(3)