Introduction Details of the Section
2.Subsection 1 inserts a new section 14A into the HGVA .
3.New subsection 14A(1) provides that HMRC information can be disclosed for the purposes of the HGVA.
4.New subsection 14A(2) provides that information disclosed under the gateway provided for in subsection (1) cannot be further disclosed without the consent of the Commissioners unless the disclosure is to someone to whom the information could have been disclosed under the new gateway.
5.New subsection 14A(3) provides that the criminal offence in section 19 of the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (CRCA) will apply where identifying information has been disclosed in contravention of subsection (2).
6.Subsection 2 removes a previous gateway for disclosure by HMRC for the purposes of the HGVA which was contained in secondary legislation.