Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979

Weights and Measures Act 1963

3 In section 58 of the [1963 c. 31.] Weights and Measures Act 1963, in the definition of "intoxicating liquor", for the words "has the same meaning as for the purposes of the Customs and Excise Act 1952 " there shall be substituted the words " means spirits, beer, wine, made-wine or cider as defined in section 1 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 ; ".

4 In Part VI of Schedule 4 to the Weights and Measures Act 1963, for paragraph 1 there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“1 In this Part of this Schedule—

(a) the expressions " beer" and " cider" have the same meanings respectively as in the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 ;

(b) the expression " wine " means imported wine ; and

(c) the expression " British wine " means any liquor which is made from fruit and sugar or from fruit or sugar mixed with any other material and which has undergone a process of fermentation in the manufacture thereof, and includes British wines, made wines, mead and metheglin.”