SCHEDULES
C1SCHEDULE 5 Landfill Tax
Part IV Criminal Penalties
Criminal penalties
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1
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 15(1) above is liable—
a
b
on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F614 years or to both.
2
The reference in sub-paragraph (1) above to the amount of the tax shall be construed, in relation to tax itself or a payment falling within paragraph 15(2) above, as a reference to the aggregate of—
a
the amount (if any) falsely claimed by way of credit, and
b
the amount (if any) by which the gross amount of tax was falsely understated.
3
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 15(3) or (4) above is liable—
a
b
on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F714 years or to both.
4
Where—
a
the document referred to in paragraph 15(3) above is a return required under this Part of this Act, or
b
the information referred to in paragraph 15(4) above is contained in or otherwise relevant to such a return,
the alternative penalty is a penalty equal to three times the aggregate of the amount (if any) falsely claimed by way of credit and the amount (if any) by which the gross amount of tax was understated.
5
A person guilty of an offence under paragraph 15(5) above is liable—
a
b
on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding F814 years or to both;
and paragraph 15(2) and sub-paragraph (2) above shall apply for the purposes of this sub-paragraph as they apply respectively for the purposes of paragraph 15(1) and sub-paragraph (1) above.
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In this paragraph—
a
“credit” means credit for which provision is made by regulations under section 51 of this Act;
b
“the gross amount of tax” means the total amount of tax due before taking into account any deduction for which provision is made by regulations under section 51(2) of this Act.
Sch. 5 extended (19.3.1997) by 1997 c. 16, s. 50(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I para. 4(3)