The Value Added Tax (Charities) Order 1987
This Order extends the zero-rating provisions of Groups 14 and 16 of Schedule 5 to the Value Added Tax Act 1983 to cover certain supplies to charities and other public bodies. Relief is extended to the installation or adaptation of any bathroom, washroom or lavatory facilities for the handicapped in charity residential homes; drugs and chemicals directly used by a charity in medical research; welfare vehicles (having between 6 and 50 seats) for use by an eligible body in transporting the terminally ill; and telecommunication and other specialised equipment for use by charitable rescue and first aid services.