Finance Act 2015

Professional services withholding tax

10. (1) The definition of “professional services” in section 520(1) of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in paragraph (d) by substituting “other legal services, and” for “other legal services,”,

(b) in paragraph (e) by substituting “geological services;” for “geological services, and”, and

(c) by deleting paragraph (f).

(2) Schedule 13 to the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by deleting paragraphs 24, 28, 100, 101, 103, 114, 121, 149 and 182,

(b) by inserting the following paragraph after paragraph 195:

“196. Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

197. Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.

198. Regulator of the National Lottery.

199. Shannon Group plc.

200. Charities Regulatory Authority.”,

and

(c) (i) in paragraph 35 by substituting “daa public limited company” for “Dublin Airport Authority public limited company”,

(ii) in paragraph 40 by substituting “Ervia” for “Bord Gáis Éireann”,

(iii) in paragraph 82 by substituting “The Pensions Authority” for “The Pensions Board”, and

(iv) in paragraph 148 by substituting “Health Products Regulatory Authority” for “Irish Medicines Board”.