The Board may in their discretion mitigate any penalty, or stay or compound any proceedings for recovery of any penalty, and may also, after judgment, further mitigate or entirely remit the penalty.
Section 253: Mitigation of penalties.
Inheritance Tax Act 1984 · 1984 c. 51View on legislation.gov.uk
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