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(3) Subject to subsection (4), where an accountable person causes an electronic return or a paper return to be delivered to the Commissioners and lodges an expression of doubt relating to the instrument in accordance with this section, then interest calculated in accordance with section 159D shall not apply to any additional stamp duty arising where the Commissioners notify the person of the correct application of the law to that instrument and the return will not be deemed to be an incorrect return if an amended return, which includes an assessment to be substituted for an earlier assessment, is delivered and the additional duty is paid within 30 days of the date on which that notification is issued.

(5) Where the Commissioners do not accept an expression of doubt as genuine, they shall notify the accountable person accordingly and the accountable person shall, on receipt of the notification, cause an amended return that includes an assessment to be substituted for an earlier assessment to be delivered and the additional duty to be paid together with any interest payable calculated in accordance with section 159D.

(6) An accountable person aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioners under subsection (5) that the accountable person's expression of doubt is not genuine may appeal the decision to the Appeal Commissioners, in accordance with section 949I of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, within the period of 30 days after the date of the notice of that decision.

(6) An accountable person aggrieved by a decision of the Commissioners under subsection (5) that the accountable person's expression of doubt is not genuine may appeal the decision to the Appeal Commissioners, in accordance with section 949I of the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997, within the period of 30 days after the date of the notice of that decision.