Section 809Z1 — Finance Act 2008: Public access rule: relevant VAT relief

Public access rule: relevant VAT relief 809Z1 1 Property “attracts a relevant VAT relief” if any of conditions 1 to 4 is met.

2 Condition 1 is that article 5(1) of the Value Added Tax (Imported Goods) Relief Order 1984 applies in relation to the importation of the property by virtue of Group 9 of Schedule 2 to that Order (importation of works of art or collectors' pieces by museums etc).

3 Condition 2 is that article 5(1) would so apply if the following requirements were disregarded—

a the requirement that the importation be from a third country, and b the requirement that the purpose of the importation be a purpose other than sale.

4 Condition 3 is that article 576(3)(a) of Commission Regulation ( (relief from import duties for works of art etc imported for the purposes of exhibition, with a view to possible sale) applies in relation to the importation of the property. EEC ) No 2454/93 5 Condition 4 is that article 576(3)(a) would so apply if the requirement that the importation be from a third country were disregarded.

6 Where the property does not meet condition B in section 809Z at the time of its importation it is to be assumed for the purposes of this section that the property was imported on the day during the relevant period when the property first meets that condition. 7 “ The relevant period ” and “ importation ” have the same meaning as in section 809Z and “imported” is to be read accordingly.