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Finance Act 1978 (c. 42)

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Finance Act 1978

1978 CHAPTER 42

Contents

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  1. PART I

    CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

    1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 3—5... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 6. Anti-dumping measures on ECSC products

    5. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 8. Vehicles Excise Duty: Great Britain

    7. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    8. 10.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. PART II

    VALUE ADDED TAX

    1. 11. Registration

    2. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. PART III

    INCOME TAX, CORPORATION TAX AND CAPITAL GAINS TAX

    1. CHAPTER IGENERAL

      1. 13—28... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 29. Divers and diving supervisors

      3. 30—36... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 37—40... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 41—43... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. CHAPTER II

      CAPITAL GAINS

      1. 44.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 45. Chattel exemption

      3. 46—52... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. CHAPTER III

      PROFIT SHARING SCHEMES

      1. 53—61... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. PART IV

    CAPITAL TRANSFER TAX

    1. 62, 63... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 64—74... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 75.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 76.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. PART V

    MISCELLANEOUS AND SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 77. Disclosure of information to tax authorities in other member States

    2. 78.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 80. Short title, interpretation, construction and repeals

  6. SCHEDULE 1

  7. SCHEDULES 2—5

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  8. SCHEDULE 6

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  9. SCHEDULES 7 AND 8

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  10. SCHEDULE 9

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  11. SCHEDULE 10

    . .

  12. SCHEDULE 11

    EMPLOYEE TRUSTS

  13. SCHEDULE 12

    . .

  14. SCHEDULE 13

    REPEALS

An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.

[31st July 1978]X1X2

Annotations:

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent, partly retrospective; all provisions so far as unrepealed wholly in force at 1.2.1991.

Editorial Information

X1The text of ss. 6, 80(1)(3)(4), Sch. 1 was taken from SIF Group 40:1 (Customs and Excise: Customs and Excise Duties); ss. 13–61, 77, 80, Schs. 2–9, 13 from SIF group 63: 1 (Income, Corporation and Capital Gains Taxes: Income and Corporation Taxes); provisions omitted from SIF have been dealt with as referred to in other commentary.

X2General amendments to Tax Acts, Income Tax Acts, and/or Corporation Tax Acts made by legislation after 1.2.1991 are noted against Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 (c. 1, SIF 63:1) but not against each Act