Finance Act 2012

Amendment of Chapter 2A (intra- European Union movement under a suspension arrangement) of Part 2 of Finance Act 2001.

71.— Chapter 2A of Part 2 of the Finance Act 2001 is amended—

(a) in section 109E by substituting the following for subsection (3):

“(3) Except where, in accordance with section 109I(1)(b), a consignment is accompanied by a paper document, a consignment from a place in the State to another Member State shall be dispatched under the computerised system and under cover of the electronic administrative document.”,

(b) in section 109H by inserting the following after subsection (3):

“(3A) In the case of a consignment of mineral oil, the Commissioners may, subject to such conditions as they may prescribe or otherwise impose, permit the consignor to split the consignment into 2 or more consignments—

(a) where the splitting is carried out—

(i) in the territory of a Member State that allows such splitting, and the Member State has informed the European Commission accordingly under Article 23 of the Directive, and

(ii) under the computerised system in accordance with Article 6(1) of the Commission Regulation, and the competent authority of the Member State referred to in paragraph (a) is, by such means, informed of the place where such splitting is to take place,

and

(b) where the quantity consigned does not change.”,

(c) in section 109J(3)(a) by substituting “such conditions as the Commissioners may prescribe or otherwise impose” for “such conditions as the Commissioners may prescribe”, and

(d) by deleting section 109P.