Finance Act 2021

Amendment of section 126AA of Principal Act (further levy on certain financial institutions)

60. The Principal Act is amended in section 126AA—

(a) in subsection (1), in paragraph (d) of the definition of “base year”, by the substitution of “years 2021 and 2022” for “year 2021”,

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), a relevant person shall, for each of the years 2014 to 2022, not later than the due date in respect of that year, deliver to the Commissioners a statement in writing showing the assessable amount for that person.

(b) In the case of the year 2022, the following persons shall not be regarded as relevant persons for the purposes of paragraph (a):

(i) KBC Bank Ireland plc;

(ii) Ulster Bank Ireland DAC.”,

(c) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (3A), where at any time” for “Where at any time”, and

(d) by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):

“(3A) Where the due date falls within the year 2022, the following persons shall not be regarded as relevant persons for the purposes of subsection (3):

(a) KBC Bank Ireland plc;

(b) Ulster Bank Ireland DAC.”.