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Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2882
The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Papua New Guinea) Order 1991
(The document as of February, 2008)
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
1991 No. 2882
INCOME TAX
The Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Papua New Guinea) Order 1991
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 19th day of December 1991
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 788(10) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988[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 788 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 Income) (Papua New Guinea) Order 1991. 2. It is hereby declared— (a) that the arrangements specified in the Convention set out in the Schedule to this Order have been made with the Government of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea with a view to affording relief from double taxation in relation to income tax or corporation tax and taxes of a similar character imposed by the laws of Papua New Guinea; (b) that those arrangements include provisions with respect to the exchange of information necessary for carrying out the domestic laws of the United Kingdom and the laws of Papua New Guinea concerning taxes covered by the arrangements including, in particular, provisions about the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to those taxes; and (c) that it is expedient that those arrangements should have effect.
G.I. de Deney
Clerk of the Privy Council
Notes:[1] 1988 c. 1; section 788 is extended by section 10 of the Capital Gains Tax Act 1979 (c. 14).
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