Finance Act, 1998

Short title, construction and commencement.

138.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Finance Act, 1998.

(2) Part 1 (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 2 (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 3 shall be construed together with the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 1997, and may be cited together therewith as the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 1998.

(5) Part 4 shall be construed together with the Stamp Act, 1891, and the enactments amending or extending that Act.

(6) Part 5 (so far as relating to capital acquisitions tax) shall be construed together with the Capital Acquisitions Tax Act, 1976 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act.

(7) Part 6 (so far as relating to income tax) shall be construed together with the Income Tax Acts and (so far as relating to corpor ation 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 and (so far as relating to value-added tax) shall be construed together with the Value-Added Tax Acts, 1972 to 1998, and (so far as relating to residential property tax) shall be construed together with Part VI of the Finance Act, 1983 , and the enactments amending or extending that Part and (so far as relating to gift tax or inheritance tax) shall be construed together with the Capital Acquisitions Tax Act, 1976 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act and (so far as relating to wealth tax) shall be construed together with the Wealth Tax Act, 1975 , and the enactments amending or extending that Act.

(8) Part 1 shall, save as is otherwise expressly provided therein, apply as on and from the 6th day of April, 1998.

(9) In relation to Part 3 :

(a) sections 104 , 110 and 11 2 and paragraph (a) of section 116 shall be deemed to have come into force and shall take effect as on and from the 1st day of March, 1998;

(b) sections 107 and 109 , paragraph (b) of section 116 , paragraph (xid) of the Sixth Schedule to the Value-Added Tax Act, 1972 , as inserted by paragraph (a) of section 117 and paragraph (b) of section 117 shall take effect as on and from the 1st day of May, 1998;

(c) section 108 and paragraphs (xib) and (xic) of the Sixth Schedule to the Value-Added Tax Act, 1972 , as inserted by paragraph (a) of section 117 shall take effect as on and from the 1st day of July, 1998;

(d) the provisions of this Part, other than those specified in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c), shall have effect as on and from the date of passing of this Act.

(10) 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.

(11) 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.

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