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9 1984

FINANCE ACT, 1984

PART VI

Miscellaneous

Capital Services Redemption Account.

114. —(1) In this section—

the principal section” means section 22 of the Finance Act, 1950 ;

the 1983 amending section” means section 117 of the Finance Act, 1983 ;

the thirty-fourth additional annuity” means the sum charged on the Central Fund under subsection (4) of this section;

the Minister”, “the Account” and “capital services” have the same meanings respectively as they have in the principal section.

(2) In relation to the twenty-nine successive financial years commencing with the financial year ending on the 31st day of December, 1984, subsection (4) of the 1983 amending section shall have effect with the substitution of “£29, 401, 449” for “£30, 566, 856”.

(3) Subsection (6) of the 1983 amending section shall have effect with the substitution of “£18, 559, 719” for “£19, 676, 545”.

(4) A sum of £32, 706, 344 to redeem borrowings, and interest thereon, in respect of capital services shall be charged annually on the Central Fund or the growing produce thereof in the thirty successive financial years commencing with the financial year ending on the 31st day of December, 1984.

(5) The thirty-fourth additional annuity shall be paid into the Account in such manner and at such times in the relevant financial year as the Minister may determine.

(6) Any amount of the thirty-fourth additional annuity, not exceeding £23,973,750 in any financial year, may be applied towards defraying the interest on the public debt.

(7) The balance of the thirty-fourth additional annuity shall be applied in any one or more of the ways specified in subsection (6) of the principal section.

Care and management of taxes and duties.

115. —All taxes and duties imposed by this Act are hereby placed under the care and management of the Revenue Commissioners.

Short title, construction and commencement.

116. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Finance Act, 1984.

(2) Part I (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 II (so far as relating to customs) shall be construed together with the Customs Acts and (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 III shall be construed together with the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 1983, and may be cited together therewith as the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 1984.

(5) Part IV shall be construed together with the Stamp Act, 1891, and the enactments amending or extending that Act.

(6) Part V shall be construed together with the Capital Acquisitions Tax Act, 1976 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act.

(7) Part I shall, save as is otherwise expressly provided therein, be deemed to have come into force and shall take effect as on and from the 6th day of April, 1984.

(8) Part III other than sections 84 , 86 , 89 , 90 , 93 (a) (i), 94 and 96 shall be deemed to have come into force and shall take effect as on and from the 1st day of May, 1984, and the said sections 84 , 93 (a) (i), 94 and 96 shall be deemed to have come into force and shall take effect as on and from the 1st day of March, 1984.

(9) 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.

(10) 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.

(11) In this Act, a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision (including a Schedule) in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.