Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014

Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014
Act of the Scottish Parliament
Long titleAn Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about the taxation of disposals to landfill.
Citation2014 asp 2
Introduced byJohn Swinney MSP
Territorial extent  Scotland
Dates
Royal assent21 January 2014
Commencement21 January 2014 (in part)
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through the Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Landfill Tax (Scotland) Act 2014 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament, introduced to the legislature in 2013 and receiving Royal Assent on 21 January 2014, which creates a new Scottish Landfill Tax. The tax applies mainly to waste management companies and local authorities disposing of waste at landfill.