Finance Act, 2002
Short title, construction and commencement. |
141.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Finance Act, 2002. | |
(2) Part 1 (so far as relating to income tax) shall be construed together with the Income Tax Acts and (so far as relating to corporation tax) shall be construed together with the Corporation Tax Acts and (so far as relating to capital gains tax) shall be construed together with the Capital Gains Tax Acts. | ||
(3) Part 2 (so far as relating to duties of excise) shall be construed together with the statutes which relate to the duties of excise and to the management of those duties. | ||
(4) Part 3 shall be construed together with the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 2001, and may be cited together with those acts as the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 2002. | ||
(5) Part 4 shall be construed together with the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act, 1999 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act. | ||
(6) Part 5 (so far as relating to capital acquisitions tax) shall be construed together with the Capital Acquisitions Tax Act, 1976 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act. | ||
(7) Part 6 (so far as relating to income tax) shall be construed together with the Income Tax Acts and (so far as relating to corporation tax) shall be construed together with the Corporation Tax Acts and (so far as relating to capital gains tax) shall be construed together with the Capital Gains Tax Acts and (so far as relating to value-added tax) shall be construed together with the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 2002, and (so far as relating to residential property tax) shall be construed together with Part VI of the Finance Act, 1983 , and the enactments amending or extending that Part and (so far as relating to gift tax or inheritance tax) shall be construed together with the Capital Acquisitions Tax Act, 1976 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act. | ||
(8) Except when otherwise expressly provided in Part 1, that Part applies as on and from 1 January 2002. | ||
(9) In relation to Part 3: | ||
(a) sections 98 and 103 shall be taken to have come into force and shall take effect as on and from 1 March 2002; | ||
(b) paragraph (a) of section 106 comes into force and takes effect as on and from 1 May 2002; | ||
(c) section 108 comes into force and takes effect as on and from 1 September 2002; | ||
(d) the provisions of this Part, other than those specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) have effect as on and from the date of passing of this Act. | ||
(10) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment including this Act. | ||
(11) In this Act, a reference to a Part, section or Schedule is to a Part or section of, or Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended. | ||
(12) In this Act, a reference to a subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause or subclause is to the subsection, paragraph, subparagraph, clause or subclause of the provision (including a Schedule) in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |