Finance Act 1988

3After subsection (3) of section 52 of that Act (offences by brewers for sale) there shall be inserted—

(3A)Nothing in this section shall be taken to preclude the use of beer as an ingredient in the production—

(a)of made-wine to which section 55A below applies; or

(b)of any beverage of an alcoholic strength exceeding 1.2 per cent. but not exceeding 5.5 per cent. which is of a description specified in an order made under section 1(10) above.