S.I. No. 185/1976 - Finance Act, 1976 (Part V) (Commencement Order), 1976.


S.I. No. 185 of 1976.

FINANCE ACT, 1976 (PART V) (COMMENCEMENT ORDER), 1976.

The Minister for Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsection (3) of section 64 of the Finance Act, 1976 (No. 16 of 1976) hereby orders as follows:—

1. This Order may be cited as the Finance Act, 1976 (Part V) (Commencement Order), 1976.

2. Sections 64 , 65 , 67 , 71 , 73 , 74 , 76 , 77 and 78 of the Finance Act, 1976 , shall come into operation on the 18th day of August, 1976.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Local Government

this 10th day of August, 1976.

JAMES TULLY,

Minister for Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The Order brings into operation on 18th August, 1976, certain provisions of Part V of the Finance Act, 1976 , relating to excise duties on mechanically propelled vehicles (" road tax "), including the obligation to display a current tax disc on vehicles used in a public place and provision for a maximum penalty of £100 in respect of offences.