Statutory Instrument 1989 No. 986
The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Estates of Deceased Persons and Inheritances and on Gifts) (Sweden) Order 1989
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1989 No. 986
TAXES
The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Estates of Deceased Persons and Inheritances and on Gifts) (Sweden) Order 1989
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of June 1989
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas a draft of this Order was laid before the House of Commons in accordance with the provisions of section 158(4) of the Inheritance Tax Act 1984[1], and an Address has been presented to Her Majesty by that House praying that an Order may be made in the terms of that draft:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred upon Her by section 158 of the said Act, and of all other powers enabling Her in that behalf, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:—
1. This Order may be cited as the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Estates of Deceased Persons and Inheritances and on Gifts) (Sweden) Order 1989.
2. It is hereby declared— (a) that the arrangements specified in the Protocol set out in the Schedule to this Order, which vary the arrangements set out in the Schedule to the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Estates of Deceased Persons and Inheritances and on Gifts) (Sweden) Order 1981[2], have been made with the Government of the Kingdom of Sweden, with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to capital transfer tax or inheritance tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of the Kingdom of Sweden; and
(b) that it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect.
G. I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Notes:[1] 1984 c. 51; section 158 was amended by section 70(2) of the Finance Act 1987 (c. 16). By virtue of section 100(1) and (2) of the Finance Act 1986 (c. 41) on and after 25th July 1986 the Capital Transfer Tax Act may be cited as the Inheritance Tax Act 1984, and any reference in that Act to capital transfer tax is to have effect as a reference to inheritance tax, except where the reference relates to a liability arising before that date.
[2] S.I. 1981/840.
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