Value-Added Tax (Amendment) Act, 1978

Amendment of section 1 of Principal Act.

2.—Section 1 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—

(a) the deletion of the definitions of “accountable person”, “established”, “manufacturer”, “rendering” and “residing”;

(b) the substitution of “‘establishment’” for “‘permanent establishment’”, and

(c) the insertion of the following definitions:

“‘agricultural produce’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 8;”,

“‘agricultural service’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 8;”,

“‘Community’ means the European Economic Community;”

“‘farmer’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 8;”,

“‘flat-rate addition’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 12A;”.

“‘flat-rate farmer’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 12A;”.

“‘supply’, in relation to goods, has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 and, in relation to services, has the meaning assigned to it by section 5, and cognate words shall be construed accordingly;”, and

“‘taxable person’ has the meaning assigned to it by section 8;.”