Scottish Statutory Instruments
Taxes
Made
22nd January 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
26th January 2015
Coming into force
1st April 2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11(7)(a) of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Revenue Scotland (First Planning Period) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.
2. The period beginning on 1st June 2015 and ending on 31st March 2018 is specified as the first period for the purposes of section 11(7)(a) of the Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 (definition of "planning period" for the purposes of Revenue Scotland's corporate planning).
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
22nd January 2015
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Revenue Scotland and Tax Powers Act 2014 establishes Revenue Scotland and makes provision about the collection and management of devolved taxes (within the meaning of section 80A(4) of the Scotland Act 1998). Revenue Scotland is known as Teachd-a-steach Alba in Gaelic.
This Order prescribes the period from 1st June 2015 to 31st March 2018 as the planning period for Revenue Scotland's first corporate plan.