(1)In section 36(1) of the M1Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (rate of duty on beer), for “£11.14" there shall be substituted “ £11.50 ”.
(2)This section shall come into force on 1st January 1999.
(1)The M2Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 shall be amended as follows.
(2)In Part I of the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1, in column 2 of the fourth entry (rate of duty per hectolitre on sparkling wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent. but less than 8.5 per cent.), for “201.50" there shall be substituted “ 161.20 ”.
(3)In section 62(1A)(a) (rate of duty per hectolitre on sparkling cider of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent.), for “£37.54" there shall be substituted “ £45.05 ”.
(4)This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 17th March 1998.
(1)For Part I of the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the M3Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (wine and made-wine of a strength not exceeding 22 per cent.) there shall be substituted—
| Description of wine or made-wine | Rates of duty per hectolitre |
|---|---|
| £ | |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4 per cent. | 46.01 |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4 per cent. but not exceeding 5.5 per cent. | 63.26 |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent. but not exceeding 15 per cent. and not being sparkling | 149.28 |
| Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent. but less than 8.5 per cent. | 161.20 |
| Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of 8.5 per cent. or of a strength exceeding 8.5 per cent. but not exceeding 15 per cent. | 213.27 |
| Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15 per cent. but not exceeding 22 per cent. | 199.03 |
(2)This section shall come into force on 1st January 1999.”
(1)In section 62(1A) of the M4Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (rates of duty on cider), for paragraphs (b) and (c) there shall be substituted the following paragraphs—
“(b)£37.92 per hectolitre in the case of cider of a strength exceeding 7.5 per cent. which is not sparkling cider; and
(c)£25.27 per hectolitre in any other case.”
(2)This section shall come into force on 1st January 1999.
(1)Section 42 of the M5Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (drawback on exportation, shipment as stores etc.) shall cease to have effect.
(2)Subsection (1) above shall come into force on such day as the Commissioners of Customs and Excise may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.