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Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979
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90 Regulations.U.K.
(1)Any power to make regulations conferred by this Act shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.
[F1(1A)A statutory instrument containing regulations under Part 6A is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the House of Commons.]
(2)A statutory instrument containing [F2any other] regulations under this Act shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 90(1A) inserted (26.3.2015) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 54(4)(a)(8)
F2Words in s. 90(2) inserted (26.3.2015) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 54(4)(b)(8)
91 Directions.U.K.
Directions given under any provision of this Act may make different provision for different circumstances and may be varied or revoked by subsequent directions thereunder.
92 Consequential amendments, repeals and saving and transitional provisions.U.K.
(1)The enactments specified in Schedule 3 to this Act shall be amended in accordance with the provisions of that Schedule.
(2)The enactments specified in Parts I and II of Schedule 4 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule and the instrument specified in Part III of that Schedule is hereby revoked to the extent so specified.
(3)Any provision of this Act relating to anything done or required or authorised to be done under or by reference to that provision or any other provision of this Act shall have effect as if any reference to that provision, or that other provision, as the case may be, included a reference to the corresponding provision of the enactments repealed by this Act.
(4)Where an offence has been committed under section 129 of the M1Customs and Excise Act 1952 proceedings may be taken under section 51 of this Act in respect of the continuance of the offence under section 129 after the commencement of this Act in the same manner as if the offence had been committed under section 51 of this Act.
(5)Where an offence has been committed under section 102 of the M2Customs and Excise Act 1952 before the commencement of this Act subsection (4) of section 21 of this Act shall apply on a conviction of an offence under that section as it would apply had the earlier offence been committed under section 21.
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(8)Nothing in this section shall be taken as prejudicing the operation of sections 15 to 17 of the M3Interpretation Act 1978 (which relate to the effect of repeals).
Textual Amendments
F3S. 92(6) repealed (29.4.1996) by 1996 c. 8, ss. 24(d), 205, Sch. 41 Pt. III
F4S. 92(7) repealed by Finance Act 1983 (c. 28, SIF 40:1), s. 9(2)(3), Sch. 10 Pt. I
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of s. 92(1)(2) is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
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93 Citation and commencement.U.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 and is included in the Acts which may be cited as the Customs and Excise Acts 1979.
(2)This Act shall come into operation on 1st April 1979.
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