Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 3126

The Value Added Tax (Transport) Order 1992

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1992 No. 3126

VALUE ADDED TAX

The Value Added Tax (Transport) Order 1992

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 16(4) and 48(6) of the Value Added Tax Act 1983^[1] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

    1.    This Order may be cited as the Value Added Tax (Transport) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 1st January 1993.

    2.    Group 10 (transport) of Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983^[2] shall be varied as follows—
 (a) after item 13 there shall be added the following item—
    "14.    Intra-Community transport services supplied in connection with the transport of goods to or from the Azores or Madeira or between those places, to the extent that the services are treated as supplied in the United Kingdom." ;

 (b) after Note (7) there shall be added the following Note—
"  (8)  "Intra-Community transport services" means—
(a) the intra-Community transport of goods within the meaning of the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) Order 1992^[3];

(b) ancillary transport services within the meaning of the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Services) Order 1992^[3] which are provided in connection with the intra-Community transport of goods; or

(c) the making of arrangements for the supply by or to another person of a supply within (a) or (b) above or any other activity which is intended to facilitate the making of such a supply,

and, for the purpose of this Note only, the Azores and Madeira shall each be treated as a separate member State." .

Irvine Patnick

Tim Boswell

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury

9th December 1992

This Order varies, with effect from 1st January 1993, Group 10 of Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983. It implements Article 28cC of Council Directive 77/388/EEC (OJ L145, 13.6.77, p.1), as amended by Council Directive 91/680/EEC (OJ L376, 31.12.91, p.1).

Article 2(a) of the Order introduces a new item 14 to Group 10 which zero-rates the transport of goods to or from the Azores or Madeira or between these places and certain services related to such transport. Article 2(b) adds a new Note (7) to Group 10 which defines terms used in the new item 14.

[1] 1983 c. 55. back

[2] Relevant variations have been made by S.I. 1987/1806. back

[3] S.I. 1992/3121. back