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VATNIEU4220 - Transfers of own goods: Legislation: UK primary law

Paragraph 30, Schedule 9ZB, VAT Act 1994

30(1) A person carrying on a business makes a supply of goods where:

(a) the goods form part of the assets of that business,

(b) they are removed from Northern Ireland or a member State under the directions of that person, and

(c) the removal is in the course or furtherance of that business for the purpose of being taken to a place in:

(i) in the case of goods removed from Northern Ireland, a member State, or

(ii) in the case of goods removed from a member State, to another member State or to Northern Ireland.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies to the removal of goods, whether or not that removal of the goods is, or is connected with, a transaction for consideration.