Pt.49 S.1098[No. 39.] <strong>Taxes</strong> <strong>Consolidation</strong> <strong>Act</strong>, <strong>1997.</strong> [<strong>1997.</strong>](ii) to corporation tax for any period mentioned in paragraph(b), and(iii) to capital gains tax for any year mentioned in paragraph (c),to <strong>the</strong> same extent that <strong>the</strong>y would have applied if this <strong>Act</strong> had notbeen enacted.Saving forenactments notrepealed.1099.—This <strong>Act</strong> (o<strong>the</strong>r than subsections (2) to (4) <strong>of</strong> section 1102)shall apply subject to so much <strong>of</strong> any <strong>Act</strong> as contains provisions relatingto or affecting income tax, corporation tax or capital gains taxas—(a) is not repealed by this <strong>Act</strong>, and(b) would have operated in relation to those taxes respectivelyif this <strong>Act</strong> had not been substituted for <strong>the</strong> repealedenactments.Consequentialamendments too<strong>the</strong>r enactments.1100.—Schedule 31, which provides for amendments to o<strong>the</strong>renactments consequential on <strong>the</strong> passing <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>, shall apply for<strong>the</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>.Transitionalprovisions.1101.—Schedule 32, which contains transitional provisions, shallapply for <strong>the</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>.Continuity andconstruction <strong>of</strong>certain referencesto old and new law.1102.—(1) The Revenue Commissioners shall have all <strong>the</strong> jurisdictions,powers and duties in relation to tax under this <strong>Act</strong> which<strong>the</strong>y had before <strong>the</strong> passing <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>.(2) The continuity <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> operation <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> law relating to incometax, corporation tax and capital gains tax shall not be affected by <strong>the</strong>substitution <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong> for <strong>the</strong> repealed enactments.(3) Any reference, whe<strong>the</strong>r express or implied, in any enactmentor document (including this <strong>Act</strong> and any <strong>Act</strong> amended by this <strong>Act</strong>)—(a) to any provision <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>, or(b) to things done or to be done under or for <strong>the</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong>any provision <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>,shall, if and in so far as <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reference permits, be construedas including, in relation to <strong>the</strong> times, years or periods, circumstancesor purposes in relation to which <strong>the</strong> corresponding provisionin <strong>the</strong> repealed enactments applied or had applied, a reference to,or, as <strong>the</strong> case may be, to things done or to be done under or for <strong>the</strong>purposes <strong>of</strong> that corresponding provision.(4) Any reference, whe<strong>the</strong>r express or implied, in any enactmentor document (including <strong>the</strong> repealed enactments and enactmentspassed and documents made after <strong>the</strong> passing <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>)—(a) to any provision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> repealed enactments, or(b) to things done or to be done under or for <strong>the</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong>any provision <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> repealed enactments,1374
[<strong>1997.</strong>] <strong>Taxes</strong> <strong>Consolidation</strong> <strong>Act</strong>, <strong>1997.</strong> [No. 39.]shall, if and in so far as <strong>the</strong> nature <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> reference permits, be construedas including, in relation to <strong>the</strong> times, years or periods, circumstancesor purposes in relation to which <strong>the</strong> corresponding provision<strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong> applies, a reference to, or as <strong>the</strong> case may be, to thingsdone or deemed to be done or to be done under or for <strong>the</strong> purposes<strong>of</strong> that corresponding provision.(5) Notwithstanding any o<strong>the</strong>r provision <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>, no act,whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> commission or omission, which was committed oroccurred before <strong>the</strong> 6th day <strong>of</strong> April, 1997, and was not an <strong>of</strong>fenceat <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> commission or omission, shall be an <strong>of</strong>fence in <strong>the</strong>period from <strong>the</strong> 6th day <strong>of</strong> April, 1997, to <strong>the</strong> date <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> passing <strong>of</strong>this <strong>Act</strong>.Pt.49 S.11021103.—(1) All <strong>of</strong>ficers appointed under <strong>the</strong> repealed enactmentsand holding <strong>of</strong>fice immediately before <strong>the</strong> commencement <strong>of</strong> this<strong>Act</strong> shall continue in <strong>of</strong>fice as if appointed under this <strong>Act</strong>.(2) All <strong>of</strong>ficers who immediately before <strong>the</strong> commencement <strong>of</strong> this<strong>Act</strong> stood authorised or nominated for <strong>the</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong> any provision<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> repealed enactments shall be deemed to be authorised ornominated, as <strong>the</strong> case may be, for <strong>the</strong> purposes <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> correspondingprovision <strong>of</strong> this <strong>Act</strong>.(3) All instruments, documents, authorisations and letters ornotices <strong>of</strong> appointment made or issued under <strong>the</strong> repealed enactmentsand in force immediately before <strong>the</strong> commencement <strong>of</strong> this<strong>Act</strong> shall continue in force as if made or issued under this <strong>Act</strong>.Continuance <strong>of</strong><strong>of</strong>ficers, instrumentsand documents.1104.—(1) This <strong>Act</strong> may be cited as <strong>the</strong> <strong>Taxes</strong> <strong>Consolidation</strong> <strong>Act</strong>,<strong>1997.</strong>Short title andconstruction.(2) Sections 7, 858, 859, 872(1), 905, 906, 910, 912, 1002, 1078, 1079and 1093 (in so far as relating to Customs) shall be construedtoge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Customs <strong>Act</strong>s and (in so far as relating to duties<strong>of</strong> excise) shall be construed toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> statutes which relateto <strong>the</strong> duties <strong>of</strong> excise and to <strong>the</strong> management <strong>of</strong> those duties.(3) Sections 7, 811, 858, 859, 872(1), 887, 905, 906, 910 and 912,subsections (2) and (3) <strong>of</strong> section 928, and sections 1001, 1002, 1006,1078, 1079, 1086, 1093, 1094 and 1095 (in so far as relating to valueaddedtax) shall be construed toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Value-Added Tax<strong>Act</strong>s, 1972 to <strong>1997.</strong>(4) Sections 7, 8, 811, 858, 859, 872(1), 875, 905, 906, 910, 1002,1078, 1079, 1086 and 1093 (in so far as relating to stamp duties) shallbe construed toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Stamp <strong>Act</strong>, 1891, and <strong>the</strong> enactmentsamending or extending that <strong>Act</strong>.(5) Sections 7, 8, 811, 858, 859, 872(1), 887, 905, 906, 910, 912, 1002,1003, 1006, 1078, 1079, 1086 and 1093 (in so far as relating to capitalacquisitions tax) and Part 34 (in so far as relating to capital acquisitionstax) shall be construed toge<strong>the</strong>r with <strong>the</strong> Capital AcquisitionsTax <strong>Act</strong>, 1976, and <strong>the</strong> enactments amending or extending that <strong>Act</strong>.(6) Sections 7, 811, 859, 872(1), 887, 905, 906, 910, 912, 1006, 1078,1086 and 1093 (in so far as <strong>the</strong>y relate to Part VI <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Finance<strong>Act</strong>, 1983) shall be construed toge<strong>the</strong>r with that Part and enactmentsamending or extending that Part.1375