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09 April 2009
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Legislation round-up

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Legislation news update

In force
Partly on 30 September 2008; Fully on 1 October 2008

Legislation
Value Added Tax (Finance) (No 2) Order 2008 (SI 2008/2547)

Summary
Revokes the Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 2008 (SI 2008/1892) (the Finance Order), which varies Group 5 of the Value Added Tax Act 1994, Sch 9 to modify and clarify the scope of the Group in its application to the management of special investment funds. The Finance Order was to have come into force on 1 October 2008. The remainder of this Order came into force on 1 October 2008 and varies Group 5 of Sch 9 to the Act to modify and clarify the scope of the Group in its application to the management of special investment funds. The Principal VAT Directive requires member states to exempt from VAT the management of special investment funds as defined by the member state in question.

In force
27 October 2008

Legislation
Child Support Information Regulations 2008 (2008/2551)

Summary
Provide for the furnishing of information or evidence required by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission

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