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98DefinitionsU.K.

(1)This section defines certain expressions used in this Chapter.

(2)A sale is of “controlled alcoholic products” if—

(a)it is a sale of alcoholic products on which alcohol duty is charged under this Part at a rate greater than nil, and

(b)the excise duty point for the alcoholic products falls at or before the time of the sale.

(3)Controlled alcoholic products are sold “wholesale” if—

(a)the sale is of any quantity of the alcoholic products,

(b)the seller is carrying on a trade or business and the sale is made in the course of that trade or business,

(c)the sale is to a buyer carrying on a trade or business, for sale or supply in the course of that trade or business, and

(d)the sale is not an incidental sale, a group sale or an excluded sale,

and a reference to buying controlled alcoholic products wholesale is to be read accordingly.

(4)A sale is an “incidental sale” if—

(a)the seller makes authorised retail sales of alcoholic products of any description, and

(b)the sale is incidental to those sales.

(5)A sale is an “authorised retail sale” if it is made by retail under and in accordance with a licence or other authorisation under an enactment regulating the sale and supply of alcohol.

(6)A sale is a “group sale” if the seller and the buyer are both bodies corporate which are members of the same group (see section 106).

(7)A sale is an “excluded sale” if it is of a description specified by or under regulations made by the Commissioners.

(8)Controlled activity” means—

(a)selling controlled alcoholic products wholesale,

(b)offering or exposing controlled alcoholic products for sale in circumstances in which the sale (if made) would be a wholesale sale, or

(c)arranging in the course of a trade or business for controlled alcoholic products to be sold wholesale, or offered or exposed for sale in circumstances in which the sale (if made) would be a wholesale sale.

(9)UK person” means a person who is UK-established for the purposes of value added tax (see paragraph 1(10) of Schedule 1 to VATA 1994).

(10)Enactment” includes an enactment contained in—

(a)an Act of the Scottish Parliament;

(b)an Act or Measure of Senedd Cymru;

(c)Northern Ireland legislation.

(11)References in this Chapter to the “alcohol wholesaling provisions” are references to this section and sections 99 to 106, and Schedule 10.

Commencement Information

I1S. 98 in force at Royal Assent for specified purposes, see s. 120(1)(b)

I2S. 98 in force at 1.8.2023 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2023/884, reg. 2(1)(e) (with reg. 10)

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