PART 3TAXABLE DISPOSALS MADE AT AUTHORISED LANDFILL SITES

CHAPTER 3RELIEF FROM TAX

I127Material removed from bed of river, sea or other water

1

A taxable disposal is relieved from tax if it is a disposal of material consisting entirely of⁠—

a

material within subsection (2) or (3), or

b

material within one of those subsections and material within subsection (4).

2

Material is within this subsection if it has been removed from the bed of any of the following (whether natural or artificial)—

a

a river, canal or other watercourse, or

b

a dock, harbour or the approaches to a harbour.

3

Material is within this subsection if—

a

it consists of naturally occurring mineral material, and

b

it has been removed from the sea bed in the course of operations carried out for the purpose of obtaining materials such as sand or gravel.

4

Material is within this subsection if—

a

it is qualifying material,

b

it has been added to material within subsection (2) or (3) for the purpose of securing that that material is not in liquid form, and

c

the amount of material that has been added is no greater than is necessary to achieve that purpose.

5

In this section, references to material being removed are to it being removed by dredging or in any other way.