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Regulation 2 Interpretation

United Kingdom

In these Regulations—

  • “the Act” means the Tax Credits Act 2002;

  • F1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • F2“the Commissioners” means Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (see section 1 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005);

  • F3“couple” has the meaning given by section 3(5A) of the Act;

  • “employee” and “employer” have the meaning given by section 25(5) of the Act;

  • F4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • “period of award” shall be construed in accordance with section 5 of the Act;

  • “the relevant tax year” means the whole or part of the tax year for which an award of a tax credit has been made to a person or persons (referred to in section 24(4) of the Act);

  • “tax year” means a period beginning with 6th April in one year and ending with 5th April in the next;

  • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Words in reg. 2 omitted (29.8.2005) by virtue of The Tax Credit (Payment by Employers, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2200), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(a)

F2

Words in reg. 2 inserted (29.8.2005) by The Tax Credit (Payment by Employers, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2200), regs. 1(1), 7(3)(b)

F3

Words in reg. 2 inserted (5.12.2005) by The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2919), arts. 1, 6(2)(a)

F4

Words in reg. 2 omitted (5.12.2005) by virtue of The Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Tax Credits, etc.) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 (S.I. 2005/2919), arts. 1, 6(2)(b)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Words in Regulations title substituted (29.8.2005) by The Tax Credit (Payment by Employers, etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/2200), regs. 1(1), 7(2)