The Value Added Tax (Supplies of Domestic Electricity) Order 2026
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3 Zero-rating of supplies of domestic electricity: England and Wales and Scotland
(1) Schedule 8 (zero-rating) is modified as follows. (2) The table in Part 1 (index) has effect as if, at the appropriate place, there were inserted— Domestic electricity: England and Wales and Scotland | Group 24 . (3) Part 2 (the Groups) has effect as if, at the end, there were inserted— GROUP 24: SUPPLIES OF DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY: ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND Item No. 1 Supplies in England and Wales and Scotland of electricity for qualifying use. NOTES Meaning of “supplies in England and Wales and Scotland” 1 (1) For the purposes of this Group electricity is supplied in England and Wales and Scotland if— (a) it is to be treated as supplied in the United Kingdom by virtue of the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Goods) Order 2004, and (b) it is supplied to a place, or to a recipient at a place, in England, Wales or Scotland. (2) References in this paragraph to England and Wales and Scotland include the territorial sea of the United Kingdom. Meaning of “qualifying use” 2 In this Group “qualifying use” means— (a) domestic use, or (b) use by a charity otherwise than in the course or furtherance of a business. Supplies only partly for qualifying use 3 For the purposes of this Group, where there is a supply of electricity partly for qualifying use and partly not— (a) if at least 60% of the electricity is supplied for qualifying use, the whole supply is to be treated as a supply for qualifying use, and (b) in any other case, an apportionment is to be made to determine the extent to which the supply is a supply for qualifying use. Supplies deemed to be for domestic use 4 A supply of electricity is deemed to be for domestic use for the purposes of this Group if it is made to a person at any premises where the electricity (together with any other electricity provided to the person at the premises by the same supplier) was not provided at a rate exceeding 1000 kilowatt hours a month. Other supplies that are for domestic use 5 For the purposes of this Group supplies not within paragraph 4 are for domestic use if and only if the electricity supplied is for use in— (a) a building, or part of a building, that consists of a dwelling or number of dwellings, (b) a building, or part of a building, used for a relevant residential purpose, (c) self-catering holiday accommodation, (d) a caravan, or (e) a houseboat. Interpretation of paragraph 5 6 (1) For the purposes of this Group “use for a relevant residential purpose” means use as— (a) a home or other institution providing residential accommodation for children, (b) a home or other institution providing residential accommodation with personal care for persons in need of personal care by reason of old age, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs or past or present mental disorder, (c) a hospice, (d) residential accommodation for students or school pupils, (e) residential accommodation for members of any of the armed forces, (f) a monastery, nunnery or similar establishment, or (g) an institution which is the sole or main residence of at least 90% of its residents, except use as a hospital, a prison or similar institution or an hotel or inn or similar establishment. (2) For the purposes of this Group “self-catering holiday accommodation” includes any accommodation advertised or held out as such. (3) In paragraph 5 “houseboat” means a boat or other floating decked structure designed or adapted for use solely as a place of permanent habitation and not having means of, or capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion. .
3 Zero-rating of supplies of domestic electricity: England and Wales and Scotland
(1) Schedule 8 (zero-rating) is modified as follows. (2) The table in Part 1 (index) has effect as if, at the appropriate place, there were inserted— Domestic electricity: England and Wales and Scotland | Group 24 . (3) Part 2 (the Groups) has effect as if, at the end, there were inserted— GROUP 24: SUPPLIES OF DOMESTIC ELECTRICITY: ENGLAND AND WALES AND SCOTLAND Item No. 1 Supplies in England and Wales and Scotland of electricity for qualifying use. NOTES Meaning of “supplies in England and Wales and Scotland” 1 (1) For the purposes of this Group electricity is supplied in England and Wales and Scotland if— (a) it is to be treated as supplied in the United Kingdom by virtue of the Value Added Tax (Place of Supply of Goods) Order 2004, and (b) it is supplied to a place, or to a recipient at a place, in England, Wales or Scotland. (2) References in this paragraph to England and Wales and Scotland include the territorial sea of the United Kingdom. Meaning of “qualifying use” 2 In this Group “qualifying use” means— (a) domestic use, or (b) use by a charity otherwise than in the course or furtherance of a business. Supplies only partly for qualifying use 3 For the purposes of this Group, where there is a supply of electricity partly for qualifying use and partly not— (a) if at least 60% of the electricity is supplied for qualifying use, the whole supply is to be treated as a supply for qualifying use, and (b) in any other case, an apportionment is to be made to determine the extent to which the supply is a supply for qualifying use. Supplies deemed to be for domestic use 4 A supply of electricity is deemed to be for domestic use for the purposes of this Group if it is made to a person at any premises where the electricity (together with any other electricity provided to the person at the premises by the same supplier) was not provided at a rate exceeding 1000 kilowatt hours a month. Other supplies that are for domestic use 5 For the purposes of this Group supplies not within paragraph 4 are for domestic use if and only if the electricity supplied is for use in— (a) a building, or part of a building, that consists of a dwelling or number of dwellings, (b) a building, or part of a building, used for a relevant residential purpose, (c) self-catering holiday accommodation, (d) a caravan, or (e) a houseboat. Interpretation of paragraph 5 6 (1) For the purposes of this Group “use for a relevant residential purpose” means use as— (a) a home or other institution providing residential accommodation for children, (b) a home or other institution providing residential accommodation with personal care for persons in need of personal care by reason of old age, disablement, past or present dependence on alcohol or drugs or past or present mental disorder, (c) a hospice, (d) residential accommodation for students or school pupils, (e) residential accommodation for members of any of the armed forces, (f) a monastery, nunnery or similar establishment, or (g) an institution which is the sole or main residence of at least 90% of its residents, except use as a hospital, a prison or similar institution or an hotel or inn or similar establishment. (2) For the purposes of this Group “self-catering holiday accommodation” includes any accommodation advertised or held out as such. (3) In paragraph 5 “houseboat” means a boat or other floating decked structure designed or adapted for use solely as a place of permanent habitation and not having means of, or capable of being readily adapted for, self-propulsion. .
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