NLR 73/11 - Revenue Administration Regulations under the Revenue Administration Act

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 73/11 Revenue Administration Regulations under the Revenue Administration Act (O.C. 2011-237) Amended by: 47/12 60/12 115/13 107/14 68/15 85/15 100/15 34/16 89/18 111/18 128/18 40/19 88/20 33/21 60/21 71/21 78/21 17/22 27/23 53/23 80/23 23/24 42/24 2023 cT-6.2 s355 19/25 41/25 22/26 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR REGULATION 73/11 Revenue Administration Regulations under the Revenue Administration Act (O.C. 2011-237) (Filed August 23, 2011) Under the authority of sections 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112 and 113 of the Revenue Administration Act, the Lieutenant-Governor in Council makes the following regulations. Dated at St. John’s , August 18, 2011. Robert Thompson Clerk of the Executive Council REGULATIONS Analysis 1. Short title 2. Interpretation PART I TAX RETURNS 3. Tax returns 4. Returns generally 5. Tax to be paid over - gasoline tax 5.01 Rep. by 53/23 s3 5.1 Tax to be paid over- RST on insurance premiums 6. Tax to be paid over - tobacco tax 6.1 Tax to be paid over – vapor product tax 6.2 Rep. by 22/26 s2 7. Statements to be filed 8. Reporting periods 9. Sale by manufacturer PART II INTEREST 10. Interest on sum due 11. Interest on refund PART III REFUNDS 12. Refunds 13. Interport refund 14. Refund to group tour operator 15. Refund respecting vehicle PART IV EXEMPTIONS 16. Gasoline tax exemptions 16.1 Rep. by 53/23 s12 16.2 Rep. by 53/23 s12 17. Tax-exempt diesel grade gasoline 17.1 Rep. by 53/23 s14 18. Other grades of gasoline 18.1 Rep. by 53/23 s15 19. Tax-exempt uses - gasoline 19.1 Rep. by 53/23 s16 20. Retail sales tax exemptions 21. Exempt tobacco 21.1 Rep. by 22/26 s3 22. Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax exclusion PART V REBATE 23. Rebate of tax PART V.1 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.1 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.2 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.3 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.4 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.5 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.6 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.7 Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.8 Rep. by 85/15 s2 PART V.0I LICENCES AND PERMITS – GENERAL PRECONDITION 23.01 General precondition PART VI GASOLINE TAX 24. Tax-exemption permits 25. Expiry of permits 26. Renewal of permits 27. Permit return required 28. Replacement permits 29. Cancellation or suspension of permits 30. Deductions permitted 31. Statement of completed transactions 32. Notice re required statement 33. Statement of importation particulars 34. Surety bond 35. Rep. by 128/18 s17 36. Rep. by 128/18 s17 37. Approval of dye 38. Marked gasoline 39. Other types of gasoline marked 40. Employees or agents appointed 41. Duty of collector using dye 42. Blending prohibited 43. Blending report 44. Safety measures 45. Gasoline treatment prohibited 46. Invoices required 47. Carriers to be registered 48. Fees 49. Registration particulars 50. Registration not required 51. Proof of registration 52. Records required 53. Information required 53.1 Excess losses 53.2 Samples PART VI.1 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.3 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.4 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.5 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.6 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.7 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.8 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.9 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.10 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.11 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.12 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.13 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.14 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.15 Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.16 Rep. by 53/23 s29 PART VI.2 LICENCE RE: GASOLINE 53.17 Retail licensee 53.18 Rep. by 53/23 s32 53.19 Price to be posted PART VII HEALTH AND POST SECONDARY EDUCATION TAX 54. Association or amalgamation of corporations PART VIII HORSE RACING TAX 55. Unlicensed operation prohibited 56. Issuance of licence 57. Licence cancellation or suspension 58. Commission PART IX MINING AND MINERAL RIGHTS TAX 59. Application and designation 60. Depreciation expenses 60.1 Determination of capital cost 61. Processing allowance 61.1 Operating expenses 62. Application of Quarry Materials Act, 1998 PART X RETAIL SALES TAX 63. Valuation 64. Vehicle appraisal 64.1 Change of seller's circumstances 64.2 Entries to be distinguishable 64.3 Tax shown separately 64.4 Exemptions 64.5 Insurance exemptions 64.6 Surety bond - RST on insurance premiums 64.7 Tax avoidance 64.8 Rep. by 53/23 s37 PART XI TOBACCO TAX 65. Permit required 66. Issuing of permit 67. Marking required 68. Transportation by retailer 69. Application for wholesaler's licence 70. Wholesaler licence 71. Multiple locations 72. Statement of inventory 73. Security 74. Non-retail sales 75. Transportation of tobacco 76. Proof required 77. Acquisition of cigars PART XI.1 VAPOUR PRODUCT TAX 77.1 Vaping substance 77.2 Multiple locations 77.3 Surety bond 77.4 Non-retail sales PART XII REPEAL AND COMMENCEMENT 78. Repeal 79. Commencement Short title 1. These regulations may be cited as the Revenue Administration Regulations . 73/11 s1 Back to Top Interpretation 2. (1) In these regulations (a) "accountable wholesaler" means a person who receives a licence as an accountable wholesaler under section 70 ; (b) "Act" means the Revenue Administration Act ; (c) "approved appraiser" means a person who is qualified to appraise vehicles and who is approved by the minister as an appraiser; (d) "capital cost" with respect to an asset, means (i) the cost of the acquisition, construction or improvement of that asset, excluding interest charges and less government assistance pertaining to that asset, and (ii) costs incurred to withdraw an asset from use or service and place it in protective storage or to keep it in reserve for future use and for the purpose of paragraph 2(fff) of the Act, "capital cost" includes only the capital cost in respect of an asset which is eligible for depreciation under section 60; (e) "carton of cigarettes" means a container in the form of wrapper or paperboard box in which packages of cigarettes are packed; (f) "case" means a container in which cartons of cigarettes or packages of tobacco are packed; (g) "cigarette" includes a pre-portioned tobacco stick; (h) "class 1 asset" means a processing asset; (i) "class 2 asset" means a mining asset that is not a class 3 asset; (j) "class 3 asset" means a mining asset acquired for and used in a new mining operation or a major expansion project; (j.1) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (k) " council" means a board as defined in the Regional Service Boards Act, 2012 , a council as defined in the City of Corner Brook Act , the City of Mount Pearl Act or the City of St. John's Act or a town council as defined in the Towns and Local Service Districts Act and includes a local service district incorporated or continued under the Towns and Local Service Districts Act and not-for-profit corporations, including regional waste management authorities, established exclusively for the delivery of municipal services ; (l) "development plan" means a development plan approved by the minister under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and regulations under that Act; (m) "dye" means dye approved by the minister for the purpose of these regulations; (m.1) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (m.2) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (m.3) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (m.4) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (n) "exploration site" means a site where a person has a right to explore for minerals under the Mineral Act or another Act; (o) "farmer" means a person in the business of producing natural products for sale who is a registered producer under paragraph 9(1)(k) of the Natural Products Marketing Act , and (i) has produced at least $5,000 in gross sales of natural products in the previous year, or (ii) can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the minister that based upon a farm business and investment plan, the person can achieve $5,000 in annual gross sales within a reasonable time having regard to the type of natural products produced; (p) "farming" means the production of natural products for sale; (q) "fisher" means a person registered under the Atlantic Fishery Regulations (Canada) who is the owner of a registered commercial fishing vessel and holds one or more limited entry licences; (r) "fishing" means the commercial catching of fish; (s) "group tour operator" means a person who provides packaged tours to the public whereby tourists are provided with guided tours to scenic, historic or other points of interest by means of a common mode of travel; (t) "imported tobacco" means those brands of tobacco which are both manufactured in and shipped from countries other than the United States of America to Canada and not marked in accordance with these regulations; (t.1) [Rep. by 53/23 s1] (u) "interest holder" means a person to whom a licence, permit or lease has been issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and regulations made under that Act; (v) "major expansion project" means a project designated by the minister as a major expansion project under subsection 59 (5); (w) "manufacturer" means a person engaged in manufacturing but only to the extent of that person's manufacturing work; (x) "manufacturing", except for the purpose of section 9, means the work applied directly to material to transform that material into a different product, commencing with delivery of that material from an immediately adjacent storage or receiving area to the first operation causing transformation and ending with delivery of the product from the final operation of transformation to an immediately adjacent storage or shipping area and includes remanufacturing but does not include receiving, storing, handling or shipping material, supplies or product, work incidental to manufacturing which is not applied directly to the material being transformed into a different product, work on real property, the work of an advertising agent, architect, engineer, dentist, optometrist or a related technician, cleaning, polishing, painting, undercoating, sharpening, cutting, bending or shaping, unless performed in direct conjunction with other manufacturing work by the same person, repairing, refinishing or reupholstering, salvage, demolition, design, research or development of a product, design of computer software, generating, transforming or distributing electricity, photography, preserving, grading, packaging or catering of food, preparation of food in a hotel, restaurant, donut shop, dairy bar, fast food outlet, supermarket, convenience store or institution, cold storage, extracting, harvesting or transporting natural resources, primary phases of mining and quarry operations conducted at a mine or quarry site such as blasting, rock breaking, cutting, crushing, handling, storing and transporting material, but not secondary phases of those operations nor concentrating, milling, smelting, refining, pelletizing or fabricating minerals or stone, logging operations conducted in a forest including cutting, limbing, sizing, grading and transporting round wood, and operating a utility system; (y) "manufacturing equipment" means a machine or apparatus which is a capital asset having a useful life of more than one year used directly in manufacturing, which has direct contact with the material being manufactured and includes equipment ancillary to the foregoing such as conveyors, electrical panel boxes, catwalks, stairways, balconies, control computers, monitoring equipment, pollution control equipment, safety equipment, waste removal equipment, air conditioning equipment and ventilating equipment when dedicated and required for proper operation of the machine or apparatus but does not include other equipment which is not used directly in manufacturing, such as equipment used for repair or maintenance of manufacturing equipment, general purpose lighting, heating, air conditioning, ventilating or general maintenance of a manufacturing premises, a housing, structure, enclosure, covering, storage facility, footing, piling, support, base, foundation, tower, wire or cable, unless supplied as a component of manufacturing equipment, or real property other than affixed machinery or apparatus; (z) "mining asset" means plant, machinery, equipment or structures acquired for and used in mining operations; (aa) "mining equipment" means equipment, other than equipment required to be licensed under the Highway Traffic Act , used directly for mine site preparation, removal of consolidated and unconsolidated material overlaying an ore body, and extracting, transporting and handling minerals up to and including primary crushing, but not beyond; (aa.1) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (bb) "natural product" means an agricultural, aquacultural, avicultural, floricultural or horticultural product and includes animals, meats, eggs, poultry, wool, dairy products, berries, grains, seeds, fruit, fruit products, vegetables, vegetable products, cultivated furs and Christmas trees; (cc) " new mining operation" means a mining operation designated as a new mining operation by the minister under section 59 ; (dd) "non-accountable wholesaler" means a person who receives a licence as a non-accountable wholesaler under section 70 ; (dd.1) "ore" means a mixture of ore minerals and gangue; (ee) "package of cigarette tobacco" means tobacco referred to under trade usage as fine cut tobacco which is in a tin, tub, pouch, carton, bag or other container; (ff) "package of cigarettes" means a wrapper or container holding one or more cigarettes, but does not include a carton of cigarettes; (gg) "packaged tour" means a tour where a group shares a common itinerary and where charges for travel, the supply of lodgings and prepared meals are sold for an all inclusive price and includes packaged expeditions to hunting and fishing camps; (hh) "petroleum" means petroleum as defined under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act ; (ii) "petroleum exploration site" means a geographic area in relation to which an interest holder has been issued a valid licence or permit under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and regulations made under that Act; (jj) "petroleum lease" means a lease issued under the Petroleum and Natural Gas Act and regulations made under that Act; (kk) "processing", except for the purpose of paragraph 19(e) and section 61, means beneficiation, that is not mining of mineral ores extracted from land on or under which there are mining operations within the province; (ll) "processing assets" includes any property to which section 60 or 61 applies that is (i) a processing plant, (ii) equipment used all or substantially all for processing, (iii) property used mainly to supply water or energy to a processing plant, (iv) property used all or substantially all for the handling or transportation of a mineral within a processing plant, but does not include (v) property used during an activity preliminary to primary crushing, (vi) property used for the primary crushing of a mineral, (vii) property used for the transportation, handling, storage or marketing of a mineral other than property referred to in subparagraph (iv), (viii) property used for the transportation of solid, liquid or gas fuel, (ix) property used in the operation of a mine tailings site or mine tailings heap, from the first deposit of tailings in an area laid out for that purpose, or (x) service property other than property referred to in subparagraph (iii); (ll.1) [Rep. by 53/23 s1] (ll.2) "processing plant" means the whole or part of a building in which the processing of a mineral is carried out and which is used solely for that purpose; (mm) "qualified motor vehicle" means a motor vehicle used, designed, or maintained for transportation of persons or property and which (i) has 2 axles and a gross vehicle weight or registered gross vehicle weight exceeding 11,797 kilograms, (ii) has 3 or more axles regardless of weight, or (iii) is used in combination, when the weight of that combination exceeds 11,797 kilograms gross vehicle or registered gross vehicle weight but does not include a recreational motor vehicle; (nn) "qualifying motor vehicle" means a qualifying motor vehicle as defined in section 258.1 of the Excise Tax Act (Canada); (nn.1) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (oo) "recreational motor vehicle" means a recreational motor vehicle which is used exclusively for personal pleasure by an individual, and which is not used in connection with a business endeavour, and includes (i) motor homes, (ii) pick up trucks with attached campers; and (iii) busses when used exclusively for personal pleasure by an individual; (pp) "remanufacturing" means the work applied directly to a used product, other than repair work, to rebuild or restore that product for resale when performed by or on behalf of an owner of the product who has not previously used the product; (pp.1) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (pp.2) "service property" means property acquired for the purpose of realizing or producing income from a mine and providing services to the mine if the property is (i) an airport, accommodation facility, dam, basin, fire station, natural gas pipeline, energy transmission line, wastewater treatment plant, sewer, street lighting network, water main, water pumping station, water supply network, wharf or similar property, (ii) a road, sidewalk, runway, parking lot, storage area or similar surface construction, or (iii) a machine or material accessory to property referred to in subparagraph (i) or (ii); (qq) "smelting" means the separation of metallic constituents from mineral ores or concentrates extracted from land on or under which there are mining operations within the province, through the use of pyrometallurgical or hydrometallurgical methods, or to reduce metals extracted from land on or under which there are mining operations within the province to a highly pure state through the use of electrolytic methods; (rr) "smelting assets" means plants, machinery, equipment and structures acquired for the purpose of and utilized in smelting; (rr.1) [Rep. by 85/15 s1] (rr.2) [Rep. by 22/26 s1] (ss) " teartape " means the plastic ribbon that is wrapped around a package of cigarettes or package of tobacco serving to seal the package or facilitate opening of the package; and (tt) "visiting force" means a visiting force as defined under the Visiting Forces Act (Canada). (2) A qualified motor vehicle defined in paragraph (1)(mm) shall not be considered to be a qualifying motor vehicle unless it also meets the requirements of section 258.1 of the Excise Tax Act (Canada). (3) In Part X, (a) "accident insurance", "sickness insurance", "life insurance", "automobile", "automobile insurance" and "marine insurance" have the same meanings as in the Insurance Companies Act ; and (b) " personal property insurance" means insurance against the loss of, or damage to, personal property and includes insurance against loss caused by forgery. (4) For the purposes of the Act, except paragraph 2(eee) of the Act, "processing" has the same meaning as paragraph (1)(kk). 73/11 s2 ; 47/12 s1 ; 115/13 s1 ; 85/15 s1 ; 100/15 s1 ; 34/16 s1 ; 128/18 s1 ; 40/19 s1 ; 17/22 s1 ; 53/23 s1 ; 23/24 s1 ; 2023 cT-6.2 s355 ; 19/25 s1 ; 22/26 s1 PART I TAX RETURNS Back to Top Tax returns 3. (1) A taxpayer shall make a separate tax return for each calendar month and shall file the tax return with the minister not later than 20 days after the end of the month in respect of which the tax return is made together with payment of the tax payable. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the minister may order a taxpayer to make a tax return in respect of a period prescribed by the minister in the order, and the taxpayer shall make the tax return and pay the tax payable within the period prescribed by the minister in the order. (3) A return required under an order made under subsection (2) may be in addition to or instead of a return required under this section or another section of the regulations. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for the purposes of Part VII of the Act, (a) the following persons shall file an annual tax return whether or not tax is payable: (i) an operator referred to in section 80 of the Act, (ii) a person who has been issued a mining lease, and (iii) a person who receives or is due a payment referred to in subsection 85(1) of the Act; and (b) a person referred to in subparagraphs (a)(i) and (ii) shall file a separate tax return for (i) each mine operated by the operator in the province, and (ii) each mining lease held by the person in the province. (4.1) The tax return required under subsection (4) shall be filed with the minister not later than 3 months after the close of the year for which the tax return is made, together with the payment of the tax payable, if any, less the amount of payment made under subsection (7). (4.2) Where a person was issued a mining lease before the coming into force of subsections (4) and (4.1) but tax is not yet payable under section 80 of the Act, that person shall nevertheless file an annual tax return in accordance with those subsections. (4.3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a utility liable to pay tax under section 6 of the Taxation of Utilities and Cable Television Companies Act shall file an annual tax return not later than March 1 of the following year together with payment of the tax. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), a person who withholds tax under section 86 of the Act shall file a tax return together with payment of the tax payable not later than the end of the month following the month in which the payment was made. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (1), for the purpose of Part VI of the Act, a company that is liable to pay tax shall, before March 21 in each year and without notice or demand by the minister, send to the minister a return which shows the amount of tax payable by the company for the preceding year together with payment of the tax payable, less the amount of payment made under subsection (7). (7) The minister may require a person, operator or company referred to in subsection (4) or (6) to pay to the minister on, or before the twentieth day of each month of the year, an instalment payment in respect of the current year that is equal to 1/12 of the tax payable in the previous taxation year, and that amount shall be considered to be an estimate for the current year. (8) Where a person, operator or company considers the estimate of tax referred to in subsection (7) to be in excess of the actual amount of tax expected to be payable for the current year, the person, operator or company may request that the minister reduce the amount of the monthly instalment payments required under that subsection. (9) A person, operator or company making a request under subsection (8) shall provide the information required by the minister to substantiate that request, and where the information is satisfactory to the minister, the minister may reduce the amount of the monthly instalment payments. (10) Notwithstanding subsection (9), where the minister has reduced the amount of the monthly instalment payments but the annual tax payable was underestimated and the monthly instalment payments did not fully satisfy the amount of the annual tax payable, interest may be charged on the underpayment in accordance with section 10. (11) Where a tax return required under this section is made by a corporation or a company, it shall be signed by an officer, director or agent of the corporation or company or a person authorized in writing to sign on behalf of the officer, director or agent. 73/11 s3 ; 60/12 s1 ; 115/13 s2 ; 23/24 s2 Back to Top Returns generally 4. (1) A tax return under section 3 shall be in the form prescribed by the minister. (2) A tax return is considered to have been filed when it is received by the minister. (3) A taxpayer shall file a return whether or not tax is payable for the period to which the tax return relates. (4) Where required by the minister, a taxpayer shall provide the information required to verify the transactions reported in a return made under section 3. 73/11 s4 Back to Top Tax to be paid over - gasoline tax 5. (1) A retailer or other person who collects the tax on gasoline which was acquired from a collector shall, on or before the fifteenth day of the calendar month immediately following that in which the tax was collectable or payable, pay it over to the collector from whom the retailer or other person acquired the gasoline to be forwarded by the collector to the minister. (2) A retailer or other person who collects the tax on gasoline which was acquired from a person other than a collector shall, on or before the twentieth day of the calendar month immediately following that month in which the tax was collectable or payable, pay it over to the minister. (3) A person referred to in section 53 of the Act shall compute the tax payable and shall, on or before the twentieth day of the calendar month immediately following that in which the tax became collectable or payable, pay the tax over to the minister. 73/11 s5 ; 53/23 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s3 5.01 [Rep. by 53/23 s3] 53/23 s3 Back to Top Tax to be paid over- RST on insurance premiums 5.1 (1) A retail purchaser shall pay tax on premiums in respect of contracts of insurance at the time the premium is paid. (2) A seller shall collect tax on premiums in respect of contracts of insurance at the time the premium is paid. (3) A seller who collects tax on premiums in respect of contracts of insurance shall remit the tax to the minister on or before the twentieth day of the calendar month immediately following the month in which the tax was collected. (4) A retail purchaser referred to in subsection 91.1(10) of the Act shall compute the tax payable and shall, on or before the twentieth day of the calendar month immediately following that in which the tax became payable, pay the tax over to the minister. 34/16 s2 ; 53/23 s4 Back to Top Tax to be paid over - tobacco tax 6. (1) A person, except a non-accountable wholesaler, shall pay tax on the purchase of tobacco at the time of the sale. (2) A collector shall collect tax on tobacco at the time of the sale. (3) A person who collects tax on tobacco that was acquired from a person other than a licensed wholesaler shall remit the tax to the minister on or before the twentieth day of the calendar month immediately following the month in which the tax was collected. (4) A collector who is an accountable wholesaler and sells tobacco other than to another accountable wholesaler shall collect the tax at the time of the sale and shall remit the tax in accordance with sections 3 and 4. 73/11 s6 ; 53/23 s5 Back to Top Tax to be paid over – vapor product tax 6.1 (1) A consumer shall pay tax on the purchase of vapour products at the time of the sale. (2) A retailer shall collect tax on vapour products at the time of the sale. (3) A retailer who collects the tax on a vapour product shall remit the tax to the minister on or before the twentieth day of the calendar month immediately following the month in which the tax was collected. 88/20 s1 Back to Top Rep. by 22/26 s2 6.2 [Rep. by 22/26 s2] 22/26 s2 Back to Top Statements to be filed 7. (1) A licensee shall, not later than the twentieth day of each month, file with the minister statements in the form prescribed by the minister showing the number of litres of marked diesel oil and all other marked gasoline sold by the licensee or on the licensee's behalf during the preceding month and also showing the names, addresses and permit numbers of the purchasers and the quantities purchased by them. (2) In a calendar month where a licensee does not make sales of tax-exempt gasoline, the licensee shall file a statement to this effect on the form approved by the minister. (3) A licensee shall, in respect of each sale of tax-exempt gasoline, issue an invoice showing the name and address of the licensee, the date of sale, the name and address of the purchaser together with the purchaser's permit number and the type, quantity and price of the gasoline sold. (4) A licensee shall not sell tax-exempt gasoline to a person who is not a licensee or the holder of a valid permit issued in the person's name. (5) Subsection (4) does not apply to gasoline exempted under section 16. (6) Where an agent purchases tax-exempt gasoline on behalf of a permit holder, the invoice is to be made out in the name of the holder and signed on behalf of the holder by the holder's agent. 73/11 s7 ; 128/18 s3 ; 53/23 s7 Back to Top Reporting periods 8. (1) The reporting periods for interjurisdictional carriers in each year are (a) January 1 to March 31; (b) April 1 to June 30; (c) July 1 to September 30; and (d) October 1 to December 31. (2) An interjurisdictional carrier who has a multiple trip registration shall file a return in the prescribed form with the minister not later than the last day of the month following a reporting period. (3) In addition to or instead of returns required under subsection (2), the minister may require a return at any time. (4) A return under this section shall be accompanied by the tax payable for the reporting period. 73/11 s8 Back to Top Sale by manufacturer 9. A manufacturer who sells tobacco in the province shall deliver a return to the minister in respect of the production, purchase, sale and distribution of tobacco during the immediately preceding calendar months that shows (a) the quantity of marked tobacco in the province (i) that the manufacturer is in possession of at the beginning of the month, (ii) that the manufacturer has manufactured, produced, imported or otherwise acquired during the month, and (iii) that the manufacturer is in possession of at the end of the month; (b) total shipments and transfers of tobacco with the mark or stamp " NFLD . - T.N." into the province according to recipient wholesaler; (c) total shipments and transfers of tobacco other than marked tobacco into the province according to recipient wholesaler and types of tobacco; and (d) other information that the minister may require. 73/11 s9 PART II INTEREST Back to Top Interest on sum due 10. (1) Interest shall be levied upon a sum due under section 6 of the Act for each month or part of a month from the date the sum is required to be paid to the date of payment. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), the annual rate of interest with respect to unpaid tax is the rate equal to the sum of (a) the prime lending rate of the bank holding the province's general revenue fund as determined and adjusted in accordance with this section; and (b) 4 percentage points. (3) Interest calculated under subsection (2) shall be compounded monthly. (4) The interest rate prescribed by this section shall be determined on June 15 and December 15 in each year and (a) the interest rate as determined on June 15 shall apply to unpaid tax that is owing after June 30; and (b) the interest rate as determined on December 15 shall apply to unpaid tax that is owing after December 31. (5) Interest shall not be levied for a month in which the sum due is less than $100 . (6) Notwithstanding another provision of this section, interest on a sum due with respect to interjurisdictional carriers shall be calculated in accordance with the International Fuel Tax Agreement, Article XII, R1230, including any amendments to it. (7) Notwithstanding subsections (2), (3) and (4), the interest rate with respect to unpaid tax for the period from September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 is 1.2% compounded monthly. 73/11 s10 ; 60/12 s2 Back to Top Interest on refund 11. (1) Where the minister issues a refund of an overpayment under these regulations but that refund is not paid within the time frame referred to in subsection 12(5), interest shall be payable on the amount of the refund from the date the application was received by the minister to the date the refund was approved by the minister, and that interest shall be compounded monthly. (2) Interest under subsection (1) is payable at the prime lending rate of the bank holding the province's general revenue fund as determined and adjusted in accordance with this section. (3) Where the minister issues a refund of a tax resulting from a review or appeal of an assessment, that interest shall be paid to the taxpayer at the rate referred to in subsection (2) from the date that the assessment or part of the assessment was paid to the date the refund is approved. (4) The interest rate prescribed by this section shall be determined on June 15 and December 15 in each year and (a) the interest rate as determined on June 15 shall apply to unpaid refund that is owing after June 30; and (b) the interest rate as determined on December 15 shall apply to unpaid refund that is owing after December 31. (5) Interest shall not be paid under this section when the amount of refund is less than $100. (6) Notwithstanding subsections (2) and (4), the interest rate with respect to a refund of an overpayment for the period from September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011 is 0.7%. (7) Notwithstanding subsection (3), where the minister issues a refund of a tax resulting from a review or appeal of an assessment for the period of September 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011, that interest shall be paid to the taxpayer at the rate of 0.7% from the date that the assessment or part of the assessment was paid to the date the refund is approved. 73/11 s11 ; 60/12 s3 PART III REFUNDS Back to Top Refunds 12. (1) Where a taxpayer has paid to the Crown an amount which exceeds the amount required to be paid, that taxpayer may apply in writing to the minister for a refund of the overpayment. (2) Where a collector or deputy collector has acquired gasoline upon which tax has been paid over to the Crown and the gasoline is subsequently lost, destroyed or rebranded as exempt product, that collector or deputy collector may apply in writing to the minister for a refund of the payment or overpayment. (3) Where a taxpayer has acquired tobacco upon which tax has been paid over to the Crown, and the tobacco is lost or destroyed, that taxpayer may apply in writing to the minister for a refund of the overpayment. (3.1) Where a taxpayer (a) paid to the Crown a tax under section 72.1 of the Act for a carbon product that was acquired at a retail sale in the province before section 72.1 of the Act was repealed; (b) was in possession of all or a portion of the carbon product referred to in paragraph (a) on July 1, 2023; and (c) paid a fuel charge in accordance with section 38 of the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Canada) in relation to the carbon product in the taxpayer's possession on July 1, 2023, that taxpayer may apply in writing to the minister for a refund of the tax paid under paragraph (a) in relation to the carbon product on which the taxpayer paid the fuel charge. (4) An application under this section shall be supported by the relevant facts, documentation or information that the minister may request. (5) Upon verification of an application for refund, the minister shall pay the verified amount of overpayment to the taxpayer to whom the refund is due within 60 days of the date that the information required by the minister to verify the application was received. (6) Where a refund is paid under subsection (5) within the time frame referred to in that subsection, no interest shall be payable on the refund, but where the refund is not paid within that time, interest shall be payable in accordance with section 11. (7) A refund of tax shall not be paid under this section where the amount of the refund is less than $10. 73/11 s12 ; 128/18 s4 ; 53/23 s8 ; 42/24 s1 Back to Top Interport refund 13. (1) A person who has paid tax under paragraph 51(1)(b) of the Act may apply to the minister for a refund of tax paid on the quantity of gasoline consumed travelling from a port in the province directly to a port outside the province or from a port outside the province directly to a port in the province and between a port outside the province and another port outside the province. (2) Upon being satisfied that the tax has been paid for gasoline consumed as described in subsection (1), the minister shall refund the amount of tax referred to in subsection (1). (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where at the time gasoline is sold for consumption as described in that subsection, the minister is satisfied that the total quantity of gasoline being sold would qualify for a refund under subsection (1), the minister may authorize the sale to be made exempt from tax. 73/11 s13 ; 128/18 s5 ; 53/23 s9 Back to Top Refund to group tour operator 14. (1) A group tour operator who operates a packaged tour in the province and who either directly or through an agent has paid the tax on gasoline used in a motor bus or motor vessel engaged by the group tour operator for use in providing packaged tours may apply for a refund of the tax on the gasoline used to provide the tour. (2) The minister, upon receipt of information satisfactory to the minister that the tax was paid, shall refund the tax to the tour operator. (3) A refund shall not be given under subsection (2) unless (a) the tour operator provides accommodation for at least one night in a tourist accommodation that is or is required to be registered under the Tourist Accommodations Act ; and (b) the primary and common purpose of the group is tourism rather than the desire for direct and expeditious transportation between 2 points. 73/11 s14 ; 128/18 s6 ; 27/23 s9 ; 53/23 s10 Back to Top Refund respecting vehicle 15. (1) Where a vehicle is sold within the province to a retail purchaser and it is subsequently taken out of the province within 30 days after the sale to be used solely outside the province, the tax collected at the time of the sale may be refunded by the minister on receipt of evidence satisfactory to the minister of the removal of the vehicle from the province. (2) Where a vehicle is acquired in the province and is disposed of within 7 days of its acquisition, the first acquisition shall be considered to be for the purpose of resale and tax paid upon the first acquisition may be refunded by the minister upon receipt of evidence satisfactory to the minister that the tax should be refunded. (2.1) Where a vehicle is sold to a retail purchaser and it is repossessed within 6 months after the sale, the tax collected at the time of the sale may be refunded by the minister on receipt of evidence satisfactory to the minister of the repossession of the vehicle. (3) A refund shall not be given under this section where the amount of the refund is less than $10 . 73/11 s15 ; 53/23 s11 ; 19/25 s2 PART IV EXEMPTIONS Back to Top Gasoline tax exemptions 16. (1) Gasoline consumed or used in the following circumstances is exempt from the tax imposed under section 51 of the Act: (a) gasoline used by a department of the government of the province for its own operations; (b) gasoline delivered for consumption or use in aircraft on flights that originate or terminate at locations outside of North America ; (c) gasoline purchased in bulk and exported from the province; and (d) furnace fuel, stove oil, kerosene, propane, butane or naphtha grades of gasoline used for a purpose other than the generation of power in an internal combustion engine. (2) An Indian who is otherwise eligible for tax exemptions under section 87 of the Indian Act (Canada) is exempt from paying tax on gasoline imposed by the Act . (3) The exemption under subsection (2) is only effective if the gasoline is purchased at an approved retail business. (4) The minister may designate a business as an approved retail business for the purpose of subsection (3) and that business shall enter into an agreement with the minister setting out the requirements to be complied with for the purposes of the designation. (5) The minister has the authority to revoke a designation granted under subsection (4) if the agreement is not complied with or for another reason. (6) For the purpose of this section, "Indian" means an Indian as defined in the Indian Act (Canada). 73/11 s16 ; 128/18 s7 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s12 16.1 [Rep. by 53/23 s12] 53/23 s12 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s12 16.2 [Rep. by 53/23 s12] 53/23 s12 Back to Top Tax-exempt diesel grade gasoline 17. (1) A person holding a permit to purchase tax-exempt diesel grade gasoline may purchase that gasoline where it is consumed for a purpose specified in section 19 . (2) Where tax-exempt diesel grade gasoline is not available to a person under subsection (1) and the person has been authorized by the minister to purchase other diesel grade gasoline, that person is eligible for a rebate of the tax paid under section 51 of the Act in respect of that diesel grade gasoline. 73/11 s17 ; 128/18 s9 ; 53/23 s13 ; 23/24 s3 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s14 17.1 [Rep. by 53/23 s14] 53/23 s14 Back to Top Other grades of gasoline 18. (1) A person consuming gasoline, other than diesel grade gasoline, for a purpose specified in section 19 is eligible for a rebate of tax paid under section 51 of the Act. (2) A council that consumes gasoline for a purpose specified in section 19 is eligible for a rebate of the tax paid under section 51 of the Act. 73/11 s18 ; 128/18 s11 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s15 18.1 [Rep. by 53/23 s15] 53/23 s15 Back to Top Tax-exempt uses - gasoline 19. (1) Gasoline consumed for the following purposes may qualify for an exemption from tax under section 16 or a rebate of tax under section 17 or 18 (a) gasoline used by or on behalf of a farmer for farming purposes when used in equipment designed for farming other than gasoline used in trucks, automobiles, snowmobiles or all terrain vehicles, whether or not licensed under the Highway Traffic Act ; (b) gasoline used in vehicles specifically designed or modified for use in spreading or transporting agricultural liquid or slurry equipped with an enclosed tank and meeting environmental standards; (c) gasoline used for logging purposes in equipment designed for the commercial cutting or harvesting of logs; (d) gasoline used by loggers and saw and pulp mill operators in industrial wood chippers and debarkers ; (e) gasoline used within a fish plant for the curing, processing or preparation of fish or fishery products other than gasoline used in trucks, automobiles, snowmobiles or all terrain vehicles whether or not licensed under the Highway Traffic Act ; (f) gasoline used in stationary engines for landing fish; (g) gasoline used in a vessel or boat (i) registered under the Atlantic Fishery Regulations (Canada ) when used by a fisher for the commercial catching of fish in accordance with the fisher's limited species licence, (ii) when used for commercial transportation of fish or fishery salt, (iii) when used for the cultivation or harvesting of aquatic plants or animals, or (iv) when operating on regularly scheduled routes in international or interprovincial trade and proceeding to a port outside the province; (h) gasoline used in equipment used directly in rock crushing, screening aggregates or producing asphalt but not gasoline used in auxiliary equipment such as trucks, power shovels, tractors, loaders and drills; (i) gasoline used by manufacturers in fixed or stationary manufacturing equipment used directly in manufacturing, but not including gasoline consumed or used for the processing or treatment of ore for the purpose of upgrading the ore; (j) gasoline used in locomotives; (k) gasoline used in equipment used directly in the generation of electricity to be fed into a public or private grid but not gasoline used in (i) equipment which produces electricity to operate that machinery or equipment, or (ii) residential or recreational generating equipment other than generating equipment used as a primary source of electricity in a primary residence; (l) gasoline consumed on an exploration site in equipment used for the exploration of a mineral, other than aircraft and equipment required to be licensed under the Highway Traffic Act before the commencement of commercial production; (m) gasoline consumed in mining equipment before the commencement of commercial production in an area contained within a mining lease; (n) gasoline consumed by equipment, other than aircraft and vehicles required to be licensed under the Highway Traffic Act , operating on a petroleum exploration site, except in relation to activities approved under a development plan occurring under a petroleum lease; (o) gasoline used by manufacturers as a raw material in manufacturing; and (p) gasoline purchased by a council and used in vehicles or equipment owned, leased or rented by the council and operated by the council but not including vehicles or equipment of contractors or employees or vehicles or equipment operated in the provision of a transportation system for fee paying passengers. (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1)(g)(ii), gasoline used in equipment on a vessel or boat when transporting fish or fishery salt shall not qualify for an exemption from tax under section 16 or a rebate of tax under section 17 or 18. 73/11 s19 ; 128/18 s13 ; 19/25 s3 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s16 19.1 [Rep. by 53/23 s16] 53/23 s16 Back to Top Retail sales tax exemptions 20. The following transactions are exempt from tax: (a) a vehicle when brought into the province by a person within 6 months after the person takes up residence in the province where (i) the person was previously resident outside the province for a continuous period of more than 6 months, and (ii) the vehicle (A) is for the person's own use, and (B) was owned by the person for a period of not less than 30 days before the person takes up residence in this province; (b) a vehicle when brought into the province by a person for the person's own use where (i) the person is (A) attending or about to attend an educational establishment in the province, or (B) undergoing or about to undergo a course of training in the province under written articles or contract of apprenticeship or under internship, and (ii) the person's residence would, apart from the attendance or training, be outside the province; (c) a vehicle when acquired by diplomatic and consular agents, officers or employees, including spouses of the persons, who are so accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada) and who have been issued identity cards authorizing the exemption in the province, provided that that person is not a Canadian citizen, nor a permanent resident of Canada, and is assigned to duty from the state the person represents and is not engaged in another occupation; (d) a boat when acquired by a bona fide commercial aquaculturalist for use on an aquaculture site solely for the cultivation of aquatic plants or animals, including sea ranching; (e) passenger vehicles, motor cycles, motor homes and travel trailers when acquired for personal use by a member of a visiting force as defined in the Visiting Forces Act (Canada) who is not a citizen or permanent resident of Canada; (f) a vehicle when bequested by individuals who resided outside the province to an individual who resides in the province; (g) a vehicle when given by way of gift by a person residing outside the province to an immediate family member in the province provided the vehicle had been owned by the former person for at least 2 years before the property entering the province;

(g.1) a vehicle when sold or transferred by one or more natural persons to a corporation where (i) the corporation is incorporated at the request of one or more natural persons with the principal object of taking over an existing business, trade or occupation previously carried on by the natural persons, (ii) the title to the vehicle of the existing business, trade or occupation referred to in paragraph (i) is sold or transferred to the corporation by one or more natural persons within one year after the date of incorporation, (iii) the consideration for the sale or transfer of the vehicle and the other assets that the natural persons may sell or transfer to the corporation is the acquisition by the natural persons of ownership or control of not less than 75% of the issued share capital of the corporation, (iv) the natural persons, or any of them, retain control of not less than 75% of the issued share capital of the corporation for a period of not less than 2 years from the date of acquisition referred to in subparagraph (iii), and (v) upon the sale or transfer of the vehicle by the natural persons, the corporation deposits with the minister a sum of money or provides the minister with a security bond or personal sureties for an amount of the tax that would, except for this paragraph, be payable by the corporation on the vehicle so sold or transferred, and the sum of money shall be returned to the corporation, or the bond or sureties shall be discharged upon the minister being satisfied that the conditions for the exemption from the tax as provided in this paragraph have been met; (h) aircraft purchased for use in (i) the public transportation of fee paying passengers or freight from one location to another for the purpose of making a profit by commercial air carriers engaged in provincial, foreign or interprovincial trade, (ii) the operation of flying schools for the purpose of pilot training, or (iii) a combination of both subparagraphs (i) and (ii), together with the following tangible personal property consumed or used in the equipping or operation of aircraft so purchased and used, lubrication oils and greases, hydraulic fluids, gasoline and other fuels, first aid supplies, safety supplies and equipment, and emergency survival supplies, provided that where the aircraft are also used for other purposes than stated above, a partial exemption shall be allowed based upon the proportion that the total purchase price of the aircraft bears to the total hours set out in subparagraph (i), (ii), (iii), over the total hours logged for all purposes; (i) the acquisition of qualifying motor vehicles; (j) the acquisition of boats and vessels where those boats and vessels are required to be registered under the Atlantic Fishery Regulations (Canada); and (k) the acquisition of farm tractors over 25 horsepower and farm attachments for those tractors. 73/11 s20 ; 60/12 s4 ; 53/23 s17 Back to Top Exempt tobacco 21. The following tobacco shall be exempt from the tax: (a) tobacco sold for use as ships stores when delivered by common carrier under bond or by a customs officer under convoy and only when exempted from customs duty under the Ships Stores Regulations under the Customs Tariff (Canada) and the Excise Tax Act (Canada); (b) tobacco sold in duty free stores in accordance with the Duty Free Shop Regulations under the Customs Act (Canada) to persons departing from Canada; and (c) an amount of tobacco not exceeding 200 grams brought into the province for personal use by a person who has been outside Canada for a period of not less than 48 hours, or by a non-resident of the province visiting the province. 73/11 s21 Back to Top Rep. by 22/26 s3 21.1 [Rep. by 22/26 s3] 22/26 s3 Back to Top Health and Post-Secondary Education Tax exclusion 22. (1) For the purposes of paragraph 2(t) of the Act, there shall be excluded from the definition of "employer", a visiting force as defined in the Visiting Forces Act (Canada). (2) For the purposes of paragraph 2(t) of the Act, there shall be excluded from the definition of "employer" an individual who pays the following expenses, provided the individual is not engaged in another business: (a) child care expenses which are eligible as a deduction from income for the purposes of section 63 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) including amounts which would be deductible if there was no limitation of amount in the Income Tax Act ; and (b) aggregate medical expenses which may be used in computing the deduction from tax payable under section 118.2 of the Income Tax Act (Canada) and which are required to maintain a full time attendant for or the full time care of a patient in a nursing home or self-contained domestic establishment where the patient lives. (3) For the purposes of paragraph 2(jjj) of the Act, there shall be excluded from the definition of "remuneration" the expenses referred to in subsection (2). 73/11 s22 PART V REBATE Back to Top Rebate of tax 23. (1) A person eligible for a rebate of tax paid on gasoline under the Act may apply for a rebate by filing with the minister within 3 years from the date of payment a tax rebate form verifying purchase and consumption together with other information that the minister may require. (2) Where gasoline is consumed in equipment used for both a tax-exempt purpose and other purposes, the rebate shall apply only to gasoline consumed for the tax-exempt purpose and where necessary, an applicant for rebate shall pro-rate the total tax paid by the number of hours used or quantity consumed by the equipment for each purpose. (3) The minister shall issue a rebate under this section where the minister approves the application and other information that the minister required under subsection (1). (4) Where a person receives the benefit of all or a part of a rebate under this section that the person is not entitled to, the person shall pay the amount of the overpayment to the minister plus interest at a rate and in the time and manner prescribed in section 10. (5) The Act, except Parts IV to IX, and these regulations shall apply to an overpayment referred to in subsection (4) as if the overpayment were a tax referred to in the Act and these regulations. (6) A person referred to in subsection (4) shall, for the purpose of the Act, be considered to be a taxpayer referred to in the Act and these regulations. 73/11 s23 ; 107/14 s1 ; 128/18 s15 ; 53/23 s18 PART V.01 LICENCES AND PERMITS - GENERAL PRECONDITION Back to Top General precondition 23.01 A licence or permit shall not be issued, renewed or reinstated under the Act or these regulations until the applicant has (a) paid in full all taxes and remittances that are due and payable by the applicant under the Act and these regulations; and (b) filed all reports, returns, statements or other documents that the applicant is required to file under the Act and these regulations. 23/24 s4 PART V.1 Rep. by 85/15 s2 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.1 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.2 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.3 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.4 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.5 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.6 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.7 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 Back to Top Rep. by 85/15 s2 23.8 [Rep. by 85/15 s2] 85/15 s2 PART VI GASOLINE TAX Back to Top Tax-exemption permits 24. (1) A person exempted by or under these regulations from payment of gasoline tax may apply to the minister in the form prescribed by the minister for a permit to purchase tax-exempt gasoline. (2) Where the minister is satisfied that the applicant is entitled to purchase tax-exempt gasoline, the minister may issue to that person a permit in the form prescribed by the minister authorizing that person to purchase the types of marked gasoline indicated on it. (3) A permit issued under this section may not be transferred by the holder to another person. 73/11 s24 ; 53/23 s19 Back to Top Expiry of permits 25. (1) A permit issued under section 24 shall expire on the date specified on the permit unless renewed under section 26 . (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the minister may extend the expiry date of permits issued under section 24 by publishing a notice of the new expiry date in the Gazette . 73/11 s25 Back to Top Renewal of permits 26. (1) An application to renew a permit may be made to the minister in the form prescribed by the minister and the minister may renew the permit where satisfied that the applicant is entitled to purchase tax-exempt gasoline. (2) Where a permit is issued less than 90 days before a date on which permits are to expire under section 25 the minister may renew the permit when it is issued. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) or (2), a permit shall not be renewed where an applicant owes an outstanding tax balance. 73/11 s26 ; 53/23 s20 Back to Top Permit return required 27. Where a person in respect of whom a permit has been issued under section 24 ceases to qualify for the purchase of tax-exempt gasoline, the person shall return the permit to the minister for cancellation within 15 days from the date the person ceases to qualify. 73/11 s27 ; 53/23 s27 Back to Top Replacement permits 28. (1) Where a permit to purchase tax-exempt gasoline is lost or destroyed, application shall be made immediately by the holder to the minister for a new permit. (2) Where a permit is defaced, it shall be immediately returned and a new permit issued in replacement. 73/11 s28 Back to Top Cancellation or suspension of permits 29. (1) The minister may cancel or suspend the permit of a person who (a) has been convicted of an offence committed under the Act or these regulations; (b) lends the person’s permit to another person for the purpose of obtaining tax-exempt gasoline for consumption by that other person; or (c) fails to pay a permit fee. (2) During the period of suspension, a permit holder shall not purchase or use marked gasoline and any marked gasoline in the permit holder’s possession shall be taken possession of or sealed on the premises of the permit holder. (3) Where a permit is cancelled or suspended under paragraph (1)(c) the permit will be reinstated immediately upon payment of the permit fee. 73/11 s29 ; 60/12 s5 ; 53/23 s22 ; 23/24 s5 Back to Top Deductions permitted 30. (1) In determining the quantity of gasoline in respect of which the tax imposed by section 51 of the Act shall be collected, a collector is authorized to make deductions in a monthly statement in respect of (a) gasoline purchased by, loaned to or exchanged with a wholesaler in the province who is a collector where the collector making the deduction has been advised by the minister that the wholesaler is a collector; (b) marked tax-exempt gasoline sold during the month; and (c) known losses through spillage and temperature variations. (2) A collector shall submit with a monthly statement, documentation which is satisfactory to the minister respecting the losses referred to in paragraph (1)(c). 73/11 s30 ; 128/18 s16 ; 53/23 s23 Back to Top Statement of completed transactions 31. A person who sells gasoline shall where requested by the minister to do so furnish to the minister in writing a statement showing the number of litres of gasoline sold and the names and addresses of the persons to whom the gasoline was sold during the period prescribed in the request of the minister. 73/11 s31 Back to Top Notice re required statement 32. The minister may by notice in writing either mailed to or served on a person require that person to furnish a statement showing the number of litres of gasoline purchased by that person during the period of time prescribed in the notice and the names and addresses of the persons from whom the gasoline was purchased. 73/11 s32 Back to Top Statement of importation particulars 33. A person who imports gasoline into the province whether from within or outside of Canada shall not later than the twentieth day of the month following the date of importation furnish to the minister a statement giving particulars of the number of litres of gasoline imported and the names and addresses of the persons from whom the gasoline was purchased and the date of each purchase together with a remittance for the amount of the tax payable in respect of the gasoline. 73/11 s33 Back to Top Surety bond 34. (1) The minister may require a collector or other person to post a bond by way of cash or other security satisfactory to the minister in an amount that may be determined by the minister, which shall not be greater than the amount equal to 3 times the amount of tax estimated by the minister as the amount normally collected by the collector or other person each month in compliance with the Act. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the amount posted shall not be less than $1,000. (3) Where a collector or other person who posted a bond under subsection (1) fails to collect, remit or pay the tax in accordance with the Act, the minister may, by giving written notice to the collector or other person by registered mail or personal service, apply the bond, in whole or in part, to the amount that should have been collected, remitted or paid by the collector or other person as the amount due to the Crown as of the date of the notice. (4) The minister may return a bond posted under subsection (1) to the collector or other person who posted the bond where the collector or other person ceases to operate within the province and has no outstanding tax liability. 73/11 s34 ; 23/24 s6 Back to Top Rep. by 128/18 s17 35. [Rep. by 128/18 s17] 128/18 s17 Back to Top Rep. by 128/18 s17 36. [Rep. by 128/18 s17] 128/18 s17 Back to Top Approval of dye 37. The minister may approve dye for the purposes of sections 38 to 40 . 73/11 s37 Back to Top Marked gasoline 38. (1) Gasoline which has been exempted from the tax imposed under the Act, unless otherwise authorized by the minister, or which is taxed under paragraph 51(1)(b) of the Act shall be marked by the collector by mixing dye with gasoline in the ratio of which 14 litres of dye bears to 1,000,000 litres of gasoline. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), gasoline used for the following purposes is not required to be marked: (a) gasoline used in aircraft; (b) gasoline purchased in bulk for direct export from the province and so exported; or (c) gasoline delivered by means of pipeline delivery directly into storage tanks of vessels of more than 300 tons gross. (3) This section applies whether the gasoline is consumed by the collector or is sold by the collector to retail purchasers or sold for ultimate consumption or use by retail purchasers. 73/11 s38 ; 128/18 s18 ; 53/23 s24 Back to Top Other types of gasoline marked 39. (1) Notwithstanding section 38 unless marked with dye in accordance with that section before entry in the province, a collector shall mark tax-exempt diesel fuel, furnace fuel and stove oil types of gasoline (a) on delivery into the storage tank of a marine terminal; (b) during delivery at a loading rack; (c) at a pipeline delivery terminal; or (d) at the point of delivery in a retail sale by means of an on-truck marker system. (2) The marking of tax-exempt diesel fuel, furnace fuel or stove oil types of gasoline at a loading rack, pipeline delivery terminal or at the point of delivery in a retail sale by means of an on-truck marker system shall be effected by means of a mechanical injection system including an automatic cut-off device designed to prevent the delivery of unmarked gasoline in the event of a defect occurring in the system. (3) In the event of a malfunction in a mechanical injection system, the minister may approve a manual procedure for marking tax-exempt gasoline but only for a period considered to be reasonable in order to effect necessary repairs or maintenance. (4) A collector shall install separate loading arms at each loading rack and each pipeline delivery terminal for the purpose of ensuring that marked and unmarked gasoline do not become blended and shall properly identify each loading arm. (5) A collector shall, unless otherwise directed by the minister, mark tax-exempt gasoline other than the types of gasoline specified in subsection (2) by manual means and that gasoline shall be marked on the premises of the collector. (6) Notwithstanding subsection (2), a collector who is located in a geographically remote area may, with the prior approval of the minister, mark tax-exempt diesel fuel, furnace fuel or stove oil types of gasoline by manual means where marked diesel fuel, furnace fuel or stove oil types of gasoline are not otherwise available in the geographically remote area, and that gasoline shall be marked on the premises of the collector. 73/11 s39 ; 78/21 s1 Back to Top Employees or agents appointed 40. (1) For the purpose of marking gasoline in the manner prescribed by these regulations, a collector may appoint those employees or agents that are approved for that purpose by the minister and the minister may revoke an approval given under this subsection. (2) The minister may appoint a person to mark gasoline in the manner prescribed by these regulations and the person so appointed shall have power to mark gasoline at the times and the places authorized by the minister. (3) A person appointed to mark tax-exempt gasoline shall ensure that a properly graduated measuring device is utilized for the purpose of introducing dye to tax-exempt gasoline in the proportions set out in section 38 . 73/11 s40 Back to Top Duty of collector using dye 41. (1) The costs of procuring dye shall be borne by the collector. (2) A collector or an agent or employee of the collector shall (a) be responsible for the procurement, storage and distribution of dye; (b) ensure that dye in the possession of the collector or the agent or employee of the collector which is used to colour tax-exempt gasoline is kept in a sealed container in a secure place and that it is used for no purpose other than the purpose of colouring tax-exempt gasoline in the manner prescribed by section 38; and (c) keep a record of dye purchased, used, lost by spillage or other cause, or otherwise disposed of, and shall make the records available for inspection by the minister on request. 73/11 s41 ; 53/23 s25 Back to Top Blending prohibited 42. (1) A licensee other than a collector shall not with intent blend for the purpose of resale any marked gasoline with unmarked gasoline. (2) A licensee shall immediately report to the minister an accidental blending of marked gasoline with unmarked gasoline and withhold the gasoline so blended from resale until directions are given by the minister. 73/11 s42 Back to Top Blending report 43. A collector shall immediately report to the minister a blending of marked gasoline with unmarked gasoline furnishing particulars of the time, place and quantities blended. 73/11 s43 Back to Top Safety measures 44. (1) A licensee shall not deliver gasoline into a drum or sell gasoline in a drum or from a dispensing pump unless the drum or dispensing pump is properly identified with legible letters indicating the kind of gasoline that it contains and where applicable, that the gasoline is marked gasoline. (2) A licensee or an agent or employee of the licensee, when delivering marked gasoline from a tankwagon used to deliver marked and unmarked gasoline, shall cause the delivery hose connected to it to be flushed clear of marked gasoline before the next delivery of unmarked gasoline. 73/11 s44 ; 53/23 s26 Back to Top Gasoline treatment prohibited 45. (1) A person shall not treat gasoline by the addition of a substance compound or preparation or submit it to a mechanical, chemical or other process or in another manner so as to give it the appearance of marked gasoline. (2) A person shall not treat marked gasoline by the addition of a substance or preparation or submit it to a mechanical, chemical or other process or in another manner so as to alter the appearance of marked gasoline. 73/11 s45 Back to Top Invoices required 46. (1) When in the province drivers of all vehicles engaged in interprovincial transport of goods, materials or passengers are required to have in their possession invoices respecting fuel purchased in the province or other satisfactory proof of refuelling in the province and shall when requested by an inspector produce those invoices or other satisfactory proof of refuelling. (2) Invoices referred to in subsection (1) shall show the names and addresses of the seller and the purchaser, the date of sale, the type of fuel, the amount of fuel purchased and the price per litre. 73/11 s46 Back to Top Carriers to be registered 47. (1) The classes of interjurisdictional motor vehicle registration are (a) single trip registration; and (b) multiple trip registration. (2) An interjurisdictional carrier shall register each qualified motor vehicle before bringing it into the province by making an application in the form prescribed by the minister to register all vehicles in the applicant's fleet. 73/11 s47 Back to Top Fees 48. (1) The fee for a single trip registration shall be prescribed by the minister and is not refundable. (2) Single trip registration is valid for 30 days from the date of issue. (3) The annual fee for multiple trip registration shall be prescribed by the minister. (4) A multiple trip registration is valid for the calendar year for which it was issued until cancelled or suspended. 73/11 s48 Back to Top Registration particulars 49. (1) Registration for an interjurisdictional motor vehicle is valid only for the person in whose name it is issued and is not transferable. (2) Registration for an interjurisdictional motor vehicle shall expire on December 31 each year, unless renewed. (3) An interjurisdictional carrier shall apply each year for renewal of registration for all vehicles in the applicant's fleet. 73/11 s49 Back to Top Registration not required 50. Registration is not required for an interjurisdictional motor vehicle owned or operated by a provincial or territorial government or agency while in the process of transporting emergency fire control equipment into the province. 73/11 s50 Back to Top Proof of registration 51. The operator of an interjurisdictional motor vehicle shall keep proof of registration of the vehicle in the operator’s possession at all times while the vehicle is operated in the province. 73/11 s51 ; 53/23 s27 Back to Top Records required 52. In addition to other records required under the Act, an interjurisdictional carrier shall maintain records for each interjurisdictional motor vehicle in the interjurisdictional carrier's fleet, including (a) the quantity of a fuel purchased or otherwise acquired in each jurisdiction in which the vehicle operated; (b) the amount of tax paid; (c) the distance travelled in each jurisdiction in which the vehicle operated; and (d) other information which the minister may require. 73/11 s52 ; 53/23 s28 Back to Top Information required 53. (1) A person selling furnace oil or stove oil or both shall provide to the purchaser an invoice containing (a) the person's name, address and driver’s licence number; (b) the type, quantity and price of products sold; and (c) the source from which the product was sold, the type of storage container into which the product was dispensed, and where that storage container was not a registered oil tank, the licence plate number of the vehicle into which the product was dispensed. (2) A retailer who sells furnace oil or stove oil or both shall maintain monthly records at the retailer's place of business respecting (a) all acquisitions of furnace oil or stove oil, whether the furnace oil or stove oil is acquired for the retailer's own use or resale, and the invoices respecting those acquisitions; (b) the total daily sales, transfers or deliveries of all types and grades of furnace oil or stove oil evidenced by pump meter readings; (c) the inventory of all types and grades of furnace oil or stove oil in the retailer's possession at the opening of business on the first day of every month and at the close of business on the last day of every month; and (d) every sale, transfer, rebranding and delivery of furnace oil or stove oil. 73/11 s53 Excess losses 53.1 (1) For the purpose of subsection 30(1) of the Act, the prescribed threshold for an unverifiable loss is (a) for gasoline, other than any of the products commonly known as jet fuel, diesel fuel, fuel oil, coal oil or kerosene, 0.25% for each type of gasoline; and (b) for all other gasoline, 0.125%. (2) For the purpose of paragraph 30(2)(b) of the Act, a person has excess unverifiable losses to the extent that the person's unverifiable losses of gasoline for a period of 36 continuous months exceeds the amount equal to (a) 0.25% for each type or grade of gasoline referred to in paragraph (1)(a); or (b) 0.125% for each type or grade of gasoline as referred to in paragraph (1)(b) of the person's available inventory of gasoline for that period. 128/18 s19 Samples 53.2 For the purpose of paragraph 40(1)(b) of the Act, an inspector may take a sample of gasoline not exceeding a total volume of one litre per tank. 128/18 s19 PART VI.1 CARBON TAX Rep. by 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.3 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.4 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.5 [Rep. by 53/23 s29 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.6 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.7 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.8 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.9 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.10 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.11 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.12 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.13 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.14 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Rep. by 53/23 s29 Back to Top 53.15 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s29 53.16 [Rep. by 53/23 s29] 53/23 s29 PART VI.2 LICENCE RE: GASOLINE 53/23 s30 Back to Top Retail licensee 53.17 The holder of a retailer licence issued under Part III.2 of the Act shall keep (a) all records of gasoline purchases, sales and deliveries; (b) a register of all daily pump meter readings showing the quantity of each product sold; and (c) a weekly physical inventory of all gasoline. 128/18 s20 ; 53/23 s31 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s32 53.18 [Rep. by 53/23 s32] 53/23 s32 Back to Top Price to be posted 53.19 A licensee operating a gas tank shall keep posted at the tank the price of gasoline offered for sale. 128/18 s20 ; 53/23 s33 PART VII HEALTH AND POST SECONDARY EDUCATION TAX Back to Top Association or amalgamation of corporations 54. (1) A corporation that is an employer which amalgamates or becomes associated or disassociated with another corporation that is an employer or a person who is an employer who becomes or ceases to be a partner with an employer, shall notify the minister of that change immediately. (2) For the purposes of subparagraph 2(qqq)(ii) of the Act, (a) notwithstanding paragraph 2(d) of the Act and section 256 of the Income Tax Act (Canada), a corporation shall be considered to be associated with another corporation in a calendar year (i) where, during the year that it was created, it was associated with that corporation, or (ii) where, at the beginning of that year, it was associated with that corporation; and (b) a person shall be considered to be a partner with an employer in a year where the person is a partner at the beginning of the year. 73/11 s54 PART VIII HORSE RACING TAX Back to Top Unlicensed operation prohibited 55. A person shall not operate a race track or other place where race meetings are held without a licence. 73/11 s55 Back to Top Issuance of licence 56. The minister may issue a licence in the form that the minister may prescribe authorizing the person named in the licence to operate a race track or other place where race meetings are held. 73/11 s56 Back to Top Licence cancellation or suspension 57. The minister may cancel or suspend a licence. 73/11 s57 Back to Top Commission 58. Notwithstanding section 3, for collecting and forwarding the tax imposed by the Act, an operator shall be allowed remuneration in the form of a commission equal to the tax collected and the commission may be deducted from the remittance required by the Act. 68/15 s1 PART IX MINING AND MINERAL RIGHTS TAX Back to Top Application and designation 59. (1) An operator may apply to the minister to have (a) a mining operation designated as a new mining operation; or (b) an expansion of a mining operation designated as a major expansion project. (2) An application under subsection (1) shall contain the information that the minister may require. (3) A mining operation may be designated by the minister as a new mining operation where the mine is (a) a new mine; or (b) a re-opened mine which has been closed for a continuous period of at least 60 months. (4) A new mining operation ceases to be a new mining operation when the mining operation achieves commercial production. (5) A project to expand the rate of production of a mining operation may be designated by the minister as a major expansion project where the investment in that project is designed to increase the daily rate of production by at least 30% over the average daily rate of production of the mining operation during each of the 5 fiscal years ending immediately before the calendar year in which the first outlay of capital is made with respect to that project. (6) Where the operator fails to increase the daily rate of production referred to in subsection (5) within 3 years of incurring the first outlay of capital for the project, or by another time that the minister considers reasonable, the minister may revoke the designation. (7) Where a designation has been revoked under subsection (6), assets that have been classified as class 3 assets shall be reclassified as class 2 assets effective from the date of their acquisition, and the minister may reassess tax payable for the fiscal years for which the designation was revoked. 73/11 s59 Back to Top Depreciation expenses 60. (1) For the purpose of determining the net income of a taxpayer under section 82 of the Act, the following depreciation expenses may be deducted from gross income: (a) in respect of class 1 assets, up to 25% of the undepreciated capital cost; (b) in respect of class 2 assets, up to 25% of the undepreciated capital cost; and (c) in respect of class 3 assets, up to 100% of the undepreciated capital cost. (1.1) For the purpose of subsection (1), where an asset used in mining operations or processing is also used in other activities, the depreciation expense of that asset shall be reduced by the proportion that the asset is used in those other activities as compared to the total use of the asset during the year. (1.2) Where an asset referred to in subsection (1) is used to mine or process both ore originating inside and outside the province, the depreciation expense referred to in subsection (1) shall be reduced by the proportion that the asset is used by a taxpayer in processing ore from outside the province as compared to the total use of the asset during a year. (1.3) Where an asset referred to in subsection (1) is used to mine or process ore from more than one mine in the province, the depreciation expense referred to in subsection (1) shall be reduced by the proportion that the asset is used in processing ore originating from other mines in the province as compared to the total use of the asset during a year. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), "undepreciated capital cost" means, in respect of a class of assets, for a fiscal year, (a) the undepreciated capital cost of all assets in that class in the previous year less depreciation expenses claimed in that year, less (b) the proceeds from disposal of assets in that class, plus (c) 50% of the capital cost of all assets in that class acquired in the previous year, plus (d) 50% of the capital cost of all assets in that class acquired in the current year. (3) Where the amount of the proceeds from the disposal of assets in paragraph (2)( b) exceeds the sum of the amounts referred to in paragraphs (2)(a), (c) and (d), the excess shall be included in gross revenue, and the undepreciated capital cost shall be zero. (4) Where the fiscal year of an operator is less than 12 months, the depreciation expense under subsection (1) shall be reduced by the number of days in the fiscal year divided by 365. (5) Where a mining operation ceases to be a new mining operation or a major expansion project and its class 3 assets have fully depreciated, those class 3 assets shall be reclassified as class 2 assets. 73/11 s60 ; 115/13 s3 ; 100/15 s2 ; 89/18 s1 ; 23/24 s7 Back to Top Determination of capital cost 60.1 (1) Notwithstanding paragraph 2(1)(d), where an operator's asset has been used for activities other than exploration, mining operations or processing before being used by the operator for exploration, mining operations or processing, for the purpose of determining the depreciation expenses or another allowance under this Part, the capital cost of that asset shall be the lesser of (a) the fair market value of the asset; or (b) the net book value of the asset. (2) An asset referred to in subsection (1) shall be considered to have been acquired for the purpose of exploration, mining operations, or processing when it is first used for one of those purposes, and the capital cost of that asset shall then be determined in accordance with subsection (1). 115/13 s4 Back to Top Processing allowance 61. (1) For the purpose of subsection 82(3) of the Act, an operator may deduct an amount by way of return on capital directly and necessarily employed by the taxpayer in processing equal to (a) 8% of the original cost of processing assets permanently located in the province, exclusive of interest or financing charges; and (b) 15% of the original cost of smelting assets permanently located in the province, exclusive of interest or financing charges. (2) For the purpose of subsection (1), where a processing asset or smelting asset referred to in that subsection is also used in other activities, the processing allowance referred to in subsection (1) shall be reduced by the proportion that the asset is used on those other activities as compared to the total use of the asset during the year. (3) For the purpose of subsection (1) where a processing asset or smelting asset referred to in that subsection is used to process or smelt both ore originating inside and outside the province, the processing allowance referred to in subsection (1) shall be reduced by the proportion that the asset is used by a taxpayer in processing or smelting ore from outside the province as compared to the total use of the asset during a year. 100/15 s3 ; 89/18 s2 Back to Top Operating expenses 61.1 (1) In accordance with section 82 of the Act, expenses and outlays directly attributable to and reasonably incurred in mining operations and in processing and smelting shall be prorated in accordance with subsections (2) and (3). (2) Where mining operations, processing or smelting activity by a taxpayer occurs in combination with other activities, the operating expenses referred to in subsection (1) and section 82 of the Act shall be reduced by the proportion of those other activities as compared to the total of all activities directly attributable to and reasonably incurred in mining operations, processing or smelting activity by a taxpayer in a year. (3) Where mining operations, processing or smelting activity by a taxpayer relates to ore originating both inside and outside the province, the operating expenses referred to in subsection (1) and section 82 of the Act shall be reduced by the proportion that the taxpayer processes or smelts ore from outside the province as compared to the total ore processed or smelted in the province by a taxpayer during the year. 100/15 s4 ; 89/18 s3 Back to Top Application of Quarry Materials Act, 1998 62. Where a person is subject to the Quarry Materials Act, 1998 and is liable to pay royalties under that Act, that person is exempt from the payment of all taxes imposed by this Act in respect of those quarry materials. 73/11 s62 PART X RETAIL SALES TAX Back to Top Valuation 63. (1) For the purpose of section 90 of the Act, the purchase price on which tax is required to be paid under the Act shall be the greater of the (a) actual price paid; or (b) current average wholesale value for that vehicle published in an appraisal or valuation guide approved by the minister. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the purchase price of the vehicle shall be the actual price paid where (a) the actual price paid for a vehicle is less than the value referred to in paragraph (1)(b); and (b) the consumer and the seller of the vehicle confirm the actual price paid by the consumer, in the form and manner required by the minister. (3) For the purpose of this section, where (a) an appraisal or valuation guide for the type of vehicle under consideration does not exist or has not been approved by the minister; or (b) a vehicle which is required to be registered under the Highway Traffic Act cannot be registered under that Act because of its construction or condition, the purchase price of the vehicle may be determined by a method that the minister considers appropriate. (4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), where the difference between the actual price paid for a vehicle and the valued price is less than a proportion or an amount which the minister may determine, the purchase price of the vehicle shall be the actual price paid. (5) Where a person is found guilty of an offence under subsection 32(1)(j) of the Act and that offence relates to an affidavit made under this section, the purchase price of a vehicle which is the subject of the affidavit shall be the value calculated under paragraph (1)(b). 73/11 s63 ; 80/23 s1 ; 19/25 s5 Back to Top Vehicle appraisal 64. (1) Notwithstanding section 63 , a consumer may obtain, at the consumer’s own expense, a written appraisal from an approved appraiser. (2) Where a consumer provides to the collector of the tax a written appraisal for a vehicle from an approved appraiser, the purchase price of that vehicle shall be the greater of the actual price paid or the appraised value, provided that the vehicle is appraised within a time which the minister considers to be reasonable. (3) The minister may approve persons as appraisers of vehicles for the purpose of this section. 73/11 s64 ; 53/23 s34 Back to Top Change of seller's circumstances 64.1 (1) Where a seller changes the name or address of the seller’s business, the seller shall immediately return the seller’s registration certificate to the minister for amendment. (2) When a seller disposes of or discontinues the seller’s business, the seller shall, not later than 15 days after that, inform the minister of the disposition or discontinuance giving details of the transaction and submit the seller’s registration certificate for cancellation and make a return for a period unreported. (3) Where a registration certificate is lost or destroyed, application shall immediately be made to the minister for a copy of it. 34/16 s3 ; 53/23 s35 Back to Top Entries to be distinguishable 64.2 All entries concerning the tax in books and records required under section 9 of the Act, shall be separate and distinguishable from other entries made in it. 34/16 s3 Back to Top Tax shown separately 64.3 Where a receipt, bill, invoice or other document is issued by a person selling tangible personal property at a retail sale, the following shall be shown as separate items on the document: (a) the registration certificate number; and (b) the tax or where there is more than one tax rate, the tax at each tax rate. 34/16 s3 ; 111/18 s1 Back to Top Exemptions 64.4 Tangible personal property purchased by persons engaged in interprovincial transportation operations as common carriers and utilized for the purpose of the movement of goods or passengers by road but only to the extent that the total of kilometres travelled outside the province bears to the total of kilometres travelled for a stated period of time is exempt from the tax. 34/16 s3 Back to Top Insurance exemptions 64.5 The following forms of insurance shall be excluded from the application of section 91.1 of the Act: (a) accident insurance; (b) sickness insurance; (c) life insurance; (d) automobile insurance; (e) marine insurance on watercraft used for commercial purposes; (f) personal property insurance; (g) surety, guarantee or fidelity insurance; (h) residential mortgage default insurance; (i) crop insurance provided under the Crop Insurance Act ; (j) livestock insurance provided under the Livestock Insurance Act ; (k) tangible personal property purchased by diplomatic and consular agents, officers or employees, including spouses of those persons, who are so accredited by the Department of Global Affairs (Canada) and who have been issued identity cards authorizing the exemption in the province, provided that the person is not a Canadian citizen, nor a permanent resident of Canada, and is assigned to duty from the state the person represents and is not engaged in another occupation; and (l) endorsements on contracts of insurance with an effective date before July 1, 2016. 34/16 s3 ; 40/19 s2 ; 71/21 s1 ; 17/22 s2 ; 53/23 s36 ; 23/24 s8 Back to Top Surety bond - RST on insurance premiums 64.6 (1) The minister may require a collector or other person to post a bond by way of cash or other security satisfactory to the minister in an amount that may be determined by the minister, which shall not be greater than the amount equal to 3 times the amount of tax estimated by the minister as the amount normally collected by the collector or other person each month in compliance with the Act. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the amount posted shall not be less than $1,000. (3) Where a collector or other person who posted a bond under subsection (1) fails to collect, remit or pay the tax in accordance with the Act, the minister may, by giving written notice to the collector or other person by registered mail or personal service, apply the bond, in whole or in part, to the amount that should have been collected, remitted or paid by the collector or other person as the amount due to the Crown as of the date of the notice. (4) The minister may return a bond posted under subsection (1) to the collector or other person who posted the bond where the collector or other person ceases to operate within the province and has no outstanding tax liability. 34/16 s3 ; 23/24 s9 Back to Top Tax avoidance 64.7 Where, on June 7, 2016 a retail purchaser held an insurance policy that, according to its terms, expired or renewed on or after July 1, 2016, and the retail purchaser cancelled that policy of insurance between June 7, 2016 and July 1, 2016 and entered into a new contract of insurance before July 1, 2016 for the purpose of tax avoidance, (a) the new contract of insurance shall be considered to have been entered into on or after July 1, 2016; and (b) the tax imposed in section 91.1 of the Act shall apply to premiums in respect of that contract of insurance. 34/16 s3 Back to Top Rep. by 53/23 s37 64.8 [Rep. by 53/23 s37] 53/23 s37 PART XI TOBACCO TAX Back to Top Permit required 65. (1) A person shall not bring or cause to be brought into the province any tobacco, other than one opened package of cigarettes, without holding a permit to bring tobacco into the province. (2) A permit under subsection (1) is not required respecting tobacco which is exempt under paragraph 21 (c). (3) A permit to bring tobacco into the province may be issued without charge to a consumer upon application and payment of the tax under this Act or upon payment of security equal to those taxes. 73/11 s65 Back to Top Issuing of permit 66. (1) A permit to bring tobacco into the province, or to purchase, possess or sell unmarked tobacco, or to stamp imported tobacco may be issued to a wholesaler provided (a) the wholesaler has paid all taxes due under the Act; and (b) a permit issued to the wholesaler under this section has not been cancelled or suspended within the previous 5 years. (2) A wholesaler who is the holder of a permit under subsection (1) shall notify the minister in writing immediately where (a) there is a change in the name or nature of the wholesaler's business; (b) the wholesaler terminates the business; or (c) the wholesaler closes or changes the location where tobacco is marked or stamped. (3) The minister may issue a permit to purchase, possess or sell unmarked tobacco to a wholesaler who requires the tobacco (a) for sale to a wholesaler exempted under paragraph 21 (a) or (b); or (b) for resale in a jurisdiction outside the province in which the applicant is designated in writing to collect the tobacco tax levied by that jurisdiction. (4) A wholesaler who holds a permit to stamp imported tobacco may purchase or possess unmarked imported tobacco for the purpose of stamping and may sell the tobacco after it has been stamped. 73/11 s66 Back to Top Marking required 67. (1) A package of cigarettes or package of cigarette tobacco, other than imported tobacco, that is intended to be sold in the province to a consumer who is required to pay tax shall be marked with a teartape that meets the following specifications: (a) the teartape shall read "CANADA DUTY PAID - DROIT ACQUITTE - NFLD. - T.N."; (b) the width of the teartape shall not be less than 4.5 millimetres; (c) the background colour of the teartape shall be in Pantone 804, Orange, 100%; (d) the colour of the text shall be in process black, 100%; and (e) the text shall be Helvetica 8. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), a package of cigarette tobacco may be affixed with a stamp as required under the Excise Act (Canada) that meets the following specifications: (a) the text on the stamp shall read "NFLD. - T.N. DUTY PAID"; (b) the background colour of the stamp shall be in Pantone 804, Orange, 100%; (c) the colour of the text shall be process black, 100%; and (d) the text shall be Helvetica 8. (3) A package containing imported tobacco that is intended to be sold in the province to a consumer who is required to pay tax shall be affixed on the front of the package with a stamp as issued by the minister. (4) A carton of cigarettes that is intended to be sold in the province to a consumer who is required to pay tax shall be printed or affixed with a mark or stamp that meets the following specifications: (a) the mark or stamp shall read "NFLD. - T.N."; (b) the width of the mark or stamp shall not be less than 2.9 centimetres; (c) the height of the mark or stamp shall not be less than 1.4 centimetres; (d) the mark or stamp shall be surrounded by a border that is 1.5 point in thickness; (e) the background colour of the mark or stamp shall be in Pantone 804, Orange, 100%; (f) the colour of the text and border shall be in process black, 100%; and (g) the text shall be in Helvetica bold 10, uppercase lettering. (5) The mark or stamp referred to in subsection (4) shall be placed on each end sticker that seals the end flaps of the carton. (6) A wholesaler who holds a permit to stamp imported tobacco may apply to the minister for a quantity of stamps for affixation to unmarked imported tobacco and shall account at the times and in a form provided by the minister for all stamps received.

(7) A case that contains packages or cartons of cigarettes or packages of cigarette tobacco that are marked or stamped in accordance with this section shall be printed or stamped with the word "NFLD. - T.N." on each side of the case according to the following specifications: (a) the text shall be in block letters and 38.1 millimetres in height; and (b) the colouring of the text shall be process black, 100%. (8) Tobacco other than packages of cigarettes or packages of cigarette tobacco is considered to be marked under these regulations where it is marked or stamped with the words " CANADA - DUTY PAID - DROIT ACQUITTE" in accordance with the Excise Act (Canada). 73/11 s67 Back to Top Transportation by retailer 68. (1) A retailer who transports tobacco acquired from a wholesaler shall carry in the transporting vehicle the original invoice or receiving document issued by the wholesaler in respect of the purchase. (2) A licensed wholesaler shall provide to each employee operating a vehicle transporting tobacco for sale to retailers an inventory or other document showing the quantity of tobacco delivered to the vehicle. (3) Where tobacco is transported other than in the circumstances described in subsection (1) or (2), the transporter shall keep possession of a copy of a uniform manifest, bill of lading, waybill or other document which shows the origin and destination of the tobacco, the quantity of tobacco shipped, the name and address of the person shipping the tobacco and the consignee of the goods. (4) The minister may, by written notice, exclude from the application of this section a retailer who in the ordinary course of business sells tobacco at a retail sale from a mobile vehicle. (5) The minister may place restrictions on the quantity of cigarettes which may be transported or may set conditions on a person referred to in subsection (4). (6) The quantity of tobacco prescribed under paragraph 2(uuu) of the Act is 199 grams of tobacco. 73/11 s68 ; 53/23 s38 Back to Top Application for wholesaler's licence 69. An application to the minister for a wholesaler's licence under section 102 of the Act shall be made in the form prescribed by the minister. 73/11 s69 Back to Top Wholesaler licence 70. (1) There shall be 2 categories of licensed wholesalers (a) accountable wholesalers; and (b) non-accountable wholesalers. (2) An accountable wholesaler licence may be issued to a person who, in the opinion of the minister, is qualified for appointment, and accepts appointment as a collector under section 5 of the Act. (3) A non-accountable wholesaler licence may be issued to an applicant seeking a licence under section 69 . 73/11 s70 Back to Top Multiple locations 71. (1) A wholesaler who carries on business in more than one location shall apply for a licence in respect of each location. (2) A separate return shall be made for each location of business unless a consolidated return has been approved by the minister. 73/11 s71 Back to Top Statement of inventory 72. (1) For any purpose relating to the administration and enforcement of the Act, the minister may require a wholesaler or retailer to file a statement of inventory in a form satisfactory to the minister accounting for all tobacco in the wholesaler's or retailer's possession. (2) Where, following the filing of a statement of inventory under subsection (1), the minister determines that additional tax is payable, the wholesale or retailer shall remit that tax in accordance with the Act and these regulations. 73/11 s72 ; 53/23 s39 Back to Top Security 73. (1) The minister may require a collector or other person to post a bond by way of cash or other security satisfactory to the minister in an amount that may be determined by the minister, which shall not be greater than an amount equal to 3 times the amount of the tax estimated by the minister as the amount normally collected by the collector or other person each month in compliance with the Act. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the amount posted shall not be less than $1,000. (3) Where a collector or other person who posted a bond under subsection (1) fails to collect, remit or pay the tax in accordance with the Act, the minister may, by giving written notice to the collector or other person by registered mail or personal service, apply the bond, in whole or in part, to the amount that should have been collected, remitted or paid by the collector or other person as the amount due to the Crown as of the date of the notice. (4) The minister may return a bond posted under subsection (1) to the collector or other person who posted the bond where the collector or other person ceases to operate within the province and has no outstanding tax liability. 73/11 s73 ; 23/24 s10 Back to Top Non-retail sales 74. A wholesaler who makes a sale of tobacco that is not a retail sale shall issue to the purchaser at the time of the sale an invoice containing the following information: (a) the date of sale; (b) the name, address and wholesaler's licence number of the wholesaler making the sale; (c) the name, address and the wholesaler's licence number or registration certificate number of the purchaser; (d) the quantity of tobacco sold, listed by brand and size; and (e) other information that the minister may require. 73/11 s74 Back to Top Transportation of tobacco 75. A person who transports tobacco, either on the person's own behalf or on behalf of another person, shall produce upon the demand of the minister or the minister's agent all records pertaining to the person's consignments, imports and deliveries of that tobacco. 73/11 s75 ; 53/23 s40 Back to Top Proof required 76. A person who has possession or control of a quantity of tobacco in excess of 999 grams shall produce on the demand of an inspector proof of ownership and proof that the tax has been paid. 73/11 s76 Back to Top Acquisition of cigars 77. (1) When a retail purchaser acquires a cigar from a wholesaler or retailer, "purchase price" means the price paid by the purchaser for the cigar, but where that price is not known to the collector, "purchase price" means an amount equal to the sum of the price at which that cigar is sold at wholesale by the collector plus an amount equal to one-third of that amount. (2) When the consumer acquires a cigar other than from a wholesaler or retailer, "purchase price" means the price paid by the consumer for the cigar, but when the price cannot be determined or no price is paid for the cigar, the "purchase price" means an amount equal to the average price before tax at which a comparable cigar may be purchased from a retailer in the province, which average price in the case of uncertainty shall be fixed by the minister, whose decision shall be final. 73/11 s77 PART XI.1 VAPOUR PRODUCT TAX 88/20 s2 Back to Top Vaping substance 77.1 For the purposes of paragraph 2(vvv.3) of the Act, “vaping substance” does not include tobacco which is subject to the tax imposed under section 92(1) of the Act. 88/20 s2 Back to Top Multiple locations 77.2 (1) A wholesaler or retailer who carries on business in more than one location shall apply for a licence in respect of each location unless a licence for multiple locations has been approved by the minister. (2) A separate return shall be made for each retail location unless a return for multiple locations has been approved by the minister. 88/20 s2 Back to Top Surety bond 77.3 (1) The minister may require a collector or other person to post a bond by way of cash or other security satisfactory to the minister in an amount that may be determined by the minister, which shall not be greater than an amount equal to 3 times the amount of the tax estimated by the minister as the amount normally collected by the collector or other person each month in compliance with the Act. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the amount posted shall not be less than $1,000. (3) Where a collector or other person who posted a bond under subsection (1) fails to collect, remit or pay the tax in accordance with the Act, the minister may, by giving written notice to the collector or other person by registered mail or personal service, apply the bond, in whole or in part, to the amount that should have been collected, remitted or paid by the collector or other person as the amount due to the Crown as of the date of the notice. (4) The minister may return a bond posted under subsection (1) to the collector or other person who posted the bond where the collector or other person ceases to operate within the province and has no outstanding tax liability. 88/20 s2 ; 23/24 s11 Back to Top Non-retail sales 77.4 A wholesaler who makes a sale of vapour products that is not a retail sale shall issue to the purchaser at the time of the sale an invoice containing the following information: (a) the date of sale; (b) the name, address and wholesaler's licence number of the wholesaler making the sale; (c) the name, address and licence number of the purchaser; (d) the quantity of vapour products sold; and (e) other information that the minister may require. 88/20 s2 PART XII REPEAL AND COMMENCEMENT Back to Top Repeal 78. The following regulations are repealed: (a) Gasoline Tax Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1120/96; (b) Gasoline Tax Interjurisdictional Carriers Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1119/96; (c) Health and Post Secondary Education Tax Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1142/96; (d) Horse Racing Regulation and Tax Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1121/96; (e) Insurance Companies Tax Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1122/96; (f) Mining and Mineral Rights Tax Regulations , 2003, Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 19/03; (g) Retail Sales Tax Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1155/96, (h) Tax Exempt Gasoline Regulations, Newfoundland and Labrador Regulation 97/10; (i) Tobacco Tax Marking Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1135/96; and (j) Tobacco Tax Regulations , Consolidated Newfoundland and Labrador Regulations 1136/96. 73/11 s78 Back to Top Commencement 79. These regulations come into force on September 1, 2011. 73/11 s79