Finance Act 1961
1961 c.36
An Act to grant certain duties, to alter other duties, and to amend the law relating to the National Debt and the Public Revenue, and to make further provision in connection with Finance.
[19th July 1961]
Part I Customs and Excise
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 Increase of rate of profits tax.
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As from the beginning of April, nineteen hundred and sixty-one, the rate at which the profits tax is to be charged by virtue of subsection (1) of section twenty-five of the Finance Act, 1958, shall be increased from twelve and a half per cent.to fifteen per cent.
 Excess profits tax, excess profits levy and special contribution: terminal date for making assessments.
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Part III General And Supplementary
 Short title, interpretation, construction, extent and repeal.
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(1) This Act shall be cited as the Finance Act 1961.
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(3) Part I of this Act shall be construed as one with  the  Customs and Excise Management Act 1979. . .
(4) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment shall, except so far as the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.
(5) Such of the provisions of this Act as relate to matters in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland has power to make laws shall not extend to Northern Ireland.
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SCHEDULES
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THIRD, FOURTH SCHEDULE

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FIFTH SCHEDULE

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SIXTH SCHEDULE

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