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Made
22nd July 2008
Laid before the House of Commons
22nd July 2008
Coming into force
13th August 2008
The Commissioners for Her Majesty´s Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 136(1) and (3) of the Finance Act 2008(1).
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Taxes (Fees for Payment by Telephone) Regulations 2008 and shall come into force on 13th August 2008.
2.–(1) Since the Commissioners expect that they will be required to pay a fee in connection with amounts paid by using a credit card, a person who–
(a) makes a payment to the Commissioners or a person authorised by the Commissioners, and
(b) gives telephone authorisation to make the payment by credit card,
must also pay a fee of 0.91% of the payment.
(2) The fee must be paid by being added to the payment (so that, accordingly, the person must make a single overall payment, consisting of the payment and the fee).
(3) In these Regulations "credit card" means a card which–
(a) is a credit-token falling within section 14(1)(b) of the Consumer Credit Act 1974(2), or
(b) would be a credit-token falling within that enactment were the card to be given to an individual.
Dave Hartnett
Steve Lamey
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty´s Revenue and Customs
22nd July 2008
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations, which come into force on 13th August 2008, are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 136 of the Finance Act 2008 (c.9). Section 136(1) permits the Commissioners for HM Revenue & Customs to charge a fee in respect of using a method of payment where the Commissioners expect that they will be required to pay a fee or charge in connection with amounts paid using that method of payment.
These Regulations specify that a fee must be paid in respect of payment by credit card made over the telephone. The Regulations provide that the payer must pay a fee, equal to 0.91% of the payment.
A full regulatory impact assessment of the effect that this instrument will have on the costs of business and the voluntary sector is available through the HMRC consultation page at:
http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/consultations/index.htm
and through the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website.
