Part III Beer

Charge of excise duty

F136 Beer: charge of excise duty.

1

There shall be charged on beer—

a

imported into the United Kingdom, or

b

produced in the United Kingdom,

a duty of excise at the rate of F2£11.14 per hectolitre per cent. of alcohol in the beer.

F31A

No duty shall be chargeable under subsection (1) above on beer which is of a strength of 1.2 per cent. or less; but any such beer shall in all other respects be treated as if it were chargeable with a duty of excise.

2

Subject to the provisions of this Act—

a

the duty on beer produced in, or imported into, the United Kingdom shall be charged and paid, and

b

the amount chargeable in respect of any such duty shall be determined and become due,

in accordance with regulations under section 49 below F4and with any regulations under section 1 of the Finance (No. 2) Act 1992.