Part 4 Other Provision

Part 4 Other Provision

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Chapter 4 of Part 1 of FA 1994 (air passenger duty) is amended as follows.

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In section 28 (introduction to air passenger duty) for subsection (3) substitute—

“(3)     Sections 29 and 29A below set out how to determine if an aircraft is a chargeable aircraft for the purposes of this Chapter.â€

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(1)     Section 29 (chargeable aircraft) is amended as follows.

(2)     For subsection (1) substitute—

“(1)     For the purposes of this Chapter an aircraft is a chargeable aircraft if—

(a)     it is a fixed-wing aircraft designed or adapted to carry persons in addition to the flight crew,

(b)     its authorised take-off weight is not less than 5.7 tonnes, and

(c)     it is fuelled by kerosene (as defined in section 1(8) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979).â€

(3)     In subsection (2) for “ten†(wherever occurring) substitute “5.7â€.

(4)     Omit subsection (3).

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After section 29 insert—

“29A Chargeable aircraft: exceptions

(1)     This section applies for the purposes of this Chapter.

(2)     An aircraft is not a chargeable aircraft whenever its operation falls within an exemption set out in sub-paragraph (b), (c), (f) or (g) under the

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