Section 7 | Former Inland Revenue matters

(1)This section applies to the matters listed in Schedule 1.

(2)A function conferred by an enactment (in whatever terms) on any of the persons specified in subsection (3) shall by virtue of this subsection vest in an officer of Revenue and Customs—

(a)if or in so far as it relates to a matter to which this section applies, and

(b)in so far as the officer is exercising a function (whether or not by virtue of paragraph (a)) which relates to a matter to which this section applies.

(3)Those persons are—

(a)an officer of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue,

(b)an officer of the Board of Inland Revenue,

(c)an officer of inland revenue,

(d)a collector of Inland Revenue,

(e)an inspector of taxes,

(f)a collector of taxes,

(g)a person authorised to act as an inspector of taxes or collector of taxes for specific purposes,

(h)an officer having powers in relation to tax,

(i)a revenue official,

(j)a person employed in relation to Inland Revenue (or “the Inland Revenue”), and

(k)an Inland Revenue official.

(4)In so far as an officer of Revenue and Customs is exercising a function which relates to a matter to which this section applies, section 6(1) shall not apply.

(5)This section is subject to section 35.