Statutory Instrument 1998 No. 1518

The Visiting Forces (Stamp Duties) (Designation) Order 1998

(The document as of February, 2008)

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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1998 No. 1518

DEFENCE

The Visiting Forces (Stamp Duties) (Designation) Order 1998

	Made	24th June 1998
	Coming into force in relation to each country specified in article 2, the date determined in accordance with article 1(2)

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 24th day of June 1998
Present,
The Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in Council
Whereas section 74 of the Finance Act 1960[1] provides for certain exemptions from stamp duty in relation to any visiting force of a designated country; and further provides that for the purposes of that section "designated" means designated for the purpose in question by or under any Order in Council:

    Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred on Her by the said section 74 of the Finance Act 1960, is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:

    1. - (1) This Order may be cited as the Visiting Forces (Stamp Duties) (Designation) Order 1998 and shall come into force in accordance with the following provisions of this article.

    (2) This Order shall come into force, in relation to each of the countries specified in article 2, on whichever is the later of the following dates -

(3) The date on which this Order comes into force in relation to each of the countries specified in article 2 shall be notified in the London, Edinburgh and Belfast Gazettes.

2.The following countries are hereby designated for the purposes of section 74 of the Finance Act 1960 -

Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Finland, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Russia, Switzerland, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.

N. H. Nicholls
Clerk of the Privy Council

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 74 of the Finance Act 1960 provides for certain exemptions from stamp duties in relation to visiting forces of designated countries.

This Order designates the countries listed in article 2 of the Order.

Notes:

[1] 1960 c. 44. Section 74 was amended by section 36(8) of, and Part V of Schedule 8 to, the Finance Act 1970 (c. 24) and by section 41(1) of, and Part I of Schedule 6 to, the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36).back

[2] Cmd. 3237.back

ISBN 0 11 079207 6

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