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Section 54.
Textual Amendments
F1 Sch. 1 Table Pt. 1 substituted (21.3.2016) by Finance Act 2016 (c. 24), s. 155(3)(4)
Description of wine or made-wine | Rates of duty per hectolitre £ |
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Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4% | £85.60 |
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4% but not exceeding 5.5% | £117.72 |
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5% but not exceeding 15% and not being sparkling | £277.84 |
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5% but less than 8.5% | £268.99 |
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of at least 8.5% but not exceeding 15% | £355.87 |
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15% but not exceeding 22% | £370.41] |
Textual Amendments
F2 Sch. 1 Table Pt. 2 substituted (23.3.2015) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 53(6)(7)
Description of wine or made-wine | Rates of duty per litre of alcohol in wine or made-wine £ |
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Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 22 per cent | 27.66] |
[F31U.K.Paragraphs 2 and 3 below apply for the purposes of this Act.
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 paras. 1-3 substituted for Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (27.7.1993 with application in relation to wine and made-wine which is produced in or imported into the United Kingdom, or removed into the United Kingdom from the Isle of Man, on or after that date) by 1993 c. 34, s. 7(1)(2).
2(1)Wine or made-wine which is for the time being in a closed container is sparkling if, due to the presence of carbon dioxide or any other gas, the pressure in the container, measured at a temperature of 20°C, is not less than 3 bars in excess of atmospheric pressure.U.K.
(2)Wine or made-wine which is for the time being in a closed container is sparkling regardless of the pressure in the container if the container has a mushroom-shaped stopper (whether solid or hollow) held in place by a tie or fastening.
(3)Wine or made-wine which is not for the time being in a closed container is sparkling if it has characteristics similar to those of wine or made-wine which has been removed from a closed container and which, before removal, fell within sub-paragraph (1) above.
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 paras. 1-3 substituted for Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (27.7.1993 with application in relation to wine and made-wine which is produced in or imported into the United Kingdom, or removed into the United Kingdom from the Isle of Man, on or after that date) by 1993 c. 34, s. 7(1)(2).
3(1)Wine or made-wine shall be regarded as having been rendered sparkling if, as a result of aeration, fermentation or any other process, it either falls within paragraph 2(1) above or takes on such characteristics as are referred to in paragraph 2(3) above.U.K.
(2)Wine or made-wine which has not previously been rendered sparkling by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) above shall be regarded as having been rendered sparkling if it is transferred into a closed container which has a mushroom-shaped stopper (whether solid or hollow) held in place by a tie or fastening.
(3)Wine or made-wine which is in a closed container and has not previously been rendered sparkling by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) or (2) above shall be regarded as having been rendered sparkling if the stopper of its container is exchanged for a stopper of a kind mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) above.]
Textual Amendments
F3Sch. 1 paras. 1-3 substituted for Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2 (27.7.1993 with application in relation to wine and made-wine which is produced in or imported into the United Kingdom, or removed into the United Kingdom from the Isle of Man, on or after that date) by 1993 c. 34, s. 7(1)(2).
Textual Amendments
F4Sch. 2 repealed by Finance Act 1984 (c. 43, SIF 40:1), s. 128(6), Sch. 23 Pt. I
Section 64A
Textual Amendments
F5Sch. 2A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 4(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 1; S.I. 2006/201, art. 2
F6Sch. 2A inserted (with effect in accordance with s. 4(5) of the amending Act) by Finance Act 2004 (c. 12), Sch. 1
1(1)Retail containers of alcoholic liquors to which this Schedule applies shall be stamped—U.K.
(a)in such cases and circumstances, and with a duty stamp of such a type, as may be prescribed; but
(b)subject to such exceptions as may be prescribed.
(2)In this Schedule “retail container”, in relation to an alcoholic liquor, means a container—
(a)of a capacity of 35 centilitres or more, and
(b)in which, or from which, the liquor is intended to be sold by retail.
(3)This Schedule applies to the following alcoholic liquors—
(a)spirits [F7of a strength of 30 per cent or more] ;
(b)wine or made-wine of a strength [F8of 30 per cent or more] .
(4)For the purposes of this Schedule a retail container is “stamped” if—
(a)it carries a duty stamp of a type mentioned in sub-paragraph (5)(a) below which has been affixed to the container in a way that complies with the requirements of regulations under this Schedule, or
(b)it carries a label which has been so affixed to the container and the label incorporates a duty stamp of a type mentioned in sub-paragraph (5)(b) below.
(5)In this Schedule “duty stamp” means any of the following—
(a)a document (a “type A stamp”) issued by or on behalf of the Commissioners which—
(i)is designed to be affixed to a retail container of alcoholic liquor, and
(ii)indicates that the appropriate duty, or an amount representing some or all of the appropriate duty, has been (or is to be) paid;
(b)a part of a label for a retail container of alcoholic liquor (a “type B stamp”) which—
(i)is incorporated in the label under the authority of the Commissioners, and
(ii)indicates that the appropriate duty, or an amount representing some or all of the appropriate duty, has been (or is to be) paid.
(6)In sub-paragraph (5) above “the appropriate duty” means the duty chargeable on the quantity and description of alcoholic liquor contained, or to be contained, in the retail container to which the stamp, or the label incorporating the stamp, is, or is to be, affixed.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in Sch. 2A para. 1(3)(a) inserted (1.2.2006) by The Duty Stamps (Amendment of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2A to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/144), arts. 1, 2(a)
F8Words in Sch. 2A para. 1(3)(b) substituted (1.2.2006) by The Duty Stamps (Amendment of paragraph 1(3) of Schedule 2A to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/144), arts. 1, 2(b)
2(1)The Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument amend paragraph (a) of paragraph 1(2) above for the purpose of varying the capacity from time to time specified in that paragraph.U.K.
(2)The Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument amend paragraph 1(3) above for the purpose of causing this Schedule—
(a)to apply to any description of alcoholic liquor to which it does not apply, or
(b)to cease to apply to any description of alcoholic liquor to which it does apply.
(3)A statutory instrument containing an order under this paragraph shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the House of Commons.
3(1)The Commissioners may by regulations make provision as to the terms and conditions on which a person may obtain—U.K.
(a)a type A stamp,
(b)authority to incorporate in a label a type B stamp,
(c)authority to obtain a label incorporating a type B stamp,
(d)authority to affix such a label to a retail container of alcoholic liquor.
(2)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) above may in particular make provision for or in connection with—
(a)requiring a person in prescribed cases or circumstances to pay, or agree to pay, the prescribed amount to the Commissioners or to a person authorised by the Commissioners for this purpose;
(b)requiring a person in prescribed cases or circumstances to provide to the Commissioners such security as they may require in respect of payment of the appropriate duty.
(3)An amount prescribed for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)(a) above must not exceed the aggregate of—
(a)an amount representing the appropriate duty, and
(b)in the case of a type A stamp, the cost of issuing the stamp.
(4)Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) above may also in particular make provision for or in connection with requiring or enabling the Commissioners to bear, in prescribed circumstances, in the case of a type B stamp, all or part of so much of the cost of producing the label as is attributable to the incorporation in it of the stamp.
(5)The whole of an amount payable for a duty stamp shall be treated for the purposes of the Customs and Excise Acts 1979 as an amount due by way of excise duty.
(6)In this paragraph “the appropriate duty” means the duty chargeable on the quantity and description of alcoholic liquor contained, or to be contained, in the retail container to which the stamp, or the label incorporating the stamp, is to be affixed.
4(1)The Commissioners may by regulations make provision as to such matters relating to duty stamps as appear to them to be necessary or expedient.U.K.
(2)Regulations under this Schedule may in particular make provision about—
(a)the times at which a retail container must bear a duty stamp;
(b)the type of duty stamp (see paragraph 1(5)) with which a retail container is to be stamped in any particular case or circumstances;
(c)the design and appearance of a duty stamp (including the production of a label incorporating a type B stamp);
(d)the information that is to appear on a duty stamp;
(e)the cost of issuing a type A stamp for the purposes of paragraph 3(3)(b) above;
(f)the procedure for obtaining—
(i)a type A stamp,
(ii)authority to incorporate in a label a type B stamp,
(iii)authority to obtain a label incorporating a type B stamp,
(iv)authority to affix such a label to a retail container of alcoholic liquor,
(including provision setting periods of notice);
(g)where on the container a type A stamp, or a label incorporating a type B stamp, is to be affixed;
(h)repayment of, or credit for, in prescribed circumstances and subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, all or part of a payment made under or by virtue of this Schedule to the Commissioners or to a person authorised by the Commissioners;
(i)liability to forfeiture in prescribed circumstances of some or all of a payment made, or security provided, under or by virtue of this Schedule to the Commissioners or to a person authorised by the Commissioners.
(3)Regulations under this Schedule may also, in particular, make provision for or in connection with preventing a type A stamp, or a label incorporating a type B stamp, from being used by a person other than—
(a)in the case of a type A stamp, the person to or for whom the stamp was issued or a person authorised by that person to affix the stamp to a retail container of alcoholic liquor,
(b)in the case of a type B stamp, the person to or for whom authority to obtain the label incorporating the stamp, or to affix that label to a retail container of alcoholic liquor, was given by the Commissioners.
(4)Regulations under this Schedule may also, in particular, make provision—
(a)for or in connection with requiring a person who is not established, and does not have any fixed establishment, in the United Kingdom, in prescribed circumstances, to appoint another person (a “duty stamps representative”) to act on his behalf in relation to duty stamps, and
(b)as to the rights, obligations or liabilities of duty stamps representatives.
(5)The Commissioners may, with a view to the protection of the revenue, make regulations for securing and collecting duty payable in accordance with this Schedule.
(6)Regulations under this Schedule may make different provision for different cases.
5(1)Except in such cases as may be prescribed, a person commits an offence if he—U.K.
(a)is in possession of, transports or displays, or
(b)sells, offers for sale or otherwise deals in,
unstamped retail containers containing alcoholic liquor to which this Schedule applies.
(2)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this paragraph to prove that the retail containers in question were not required to be stamped.
(3)A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F9£20,000.]
(4)A retail container in relation to which an offence under this paragraph is committed is liable to forfeiture (together with its contents).
Textual Amendments
F9Sum in sch. 2A para. 5(3) substituted for words (12.3.2015) by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(4)(a) (with reg. 5(1))
6(1)A manager of premises commits an offence if—U.K.
(a)he suffers the premises to be used for the sale of liquor in an unstamped retail container, or for the sale of liquor that is from an unstamped retail container; and
(b)the liquor is alcoholic liquor to which this Schedule applies.
(2)It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this paragraph to prove that the retail container in question was not required to be stamped.
(3)A person who commits an offence under this paragraph is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F10£20,000].
(4)Where an offence is committed under this paragraph, all unstamped retail containers of alcoholic liquor to which this Schedule applies that are on the premises at the time of the offence are liable to forfeiture (together with their contents).
(5)For the purposes of this Schedule a person is a “manager” of premises if he—
(a)is entitled to control their use,
(b)is entrusted with their management, or
(c)is in charge of them.
Textual Amendments
F10Sum in sch. 2A para. 6(3) substituted (12.3.2015) for words by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(4)(b) (with reg. 5(1))
7(1)A court by or before which a person is convicted of an offence under paragraph 6 above may make an order prohibiting the use of the premises in question for the sale of alcoholic liquors during a period specified in the order.U.K.
(2)The period specified in an order under this paragraph shall not exceed six months; and the first day of the period shall be the day specified as such in the order.
(3)If a manager of premises suffers the premises to be used in breach of an order under this paragraph, he commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F11£20,000].
Textual Amendments
F11Sum in sch. 2A para. 7(3) substituted (12.3.2015) for words by The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Fines on Summary Conviction) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/664), reg. 1(1), Sch. 2 para. 3(4)(c) (with reg. 5(1))
8(1)This paragraph applies where a person—U.K.
(a)alters a type A stamp, otherwise than in accordance with regulations under this Schedule, after it has been issued, or
(b)so alters a type B stamp after the label in which it is incorporated has been produced.
(2)His conduct attracts a penalty under section 9 of the Finance Act 1994 (civil penalties).
(3)The stamp, or the label in which it is incorporated, is liable to forfeiture.
9(1)This paragraph applies where a person affixes to a retail container that is required to be stamped any of the items mentioned in sub-paragraphs (2) to (5) below.U.K.
(2)The first is—
(a)a type A stamp, or
(b)a label incorporating a type B stamp,
if the stamp is not a correct stamp for that container in accordance with regulations under this Schedule.
(3)The second is—
(a)a type A stamp that has been altered, otherwise than in accordance with regulations under this Schedule, after it has been issued, or
(b)a label incorporating a type B stamp if the stamp has been so altered after the label has been produced.
(4)The third is an item that purports to be, but is not,—
(a)a type A stamp, or
(b)a label incorporating a type B stamp.
(5)The fourth is any label or other item affixed in such a way as to cover up all or part of—
(a)a type A stamp affixed to the container, or
(b)a type B stamp incorporated in a label affixed to the container,
except where the label or other item is so affixed in accordance with regulations under this Schedule.
(6)The person’s conduct attracts a penalty under section 9 of the Finance Act 1994 (civil penalties).
(7)The container is liable to forfeiture (together with its contents).
10(1)If a person fails to comply with a requirement imposed by or under regulations under this Schedule—U.K.
(a)his conduct attracts a penalty under section 9 of the Finance Act 1994 (civil penalties);
(b)any article in respect of which he fails to comply with the requirement is liable to forfeiture (including, in the case of a container, its contents).
(2)Regulations under this Schedule may make provision as to the amount by reference to which the penalty under sub-paragraph (1)(a) above is to be calculated.
11(1)The following items are liable to forfeiture.U.K.
(2)The first is an item that purports to be, but is not,—
(a)a type A stamp, or
(b)a label incorporating a type B stamp.
(3)The second is—
(a)a type A stamp that has been altered, otherwise than in accordance with regulations under this Schedule, after it has been issued, or
(b)a label incorporating a type B stamp if the stamp has been so altered after the label has been produced.
(4)The third is—
(a)a type A stamp, or
(b)a label incorporating a type B stamp,
that is in a person’s possession unlawfully.
12U.K.In this Schedule—
“duty stamp” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(5) above;
“prescribed” means prescribed in regulations made by the Commissioners;
“retail container” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(2) above;
“stamped” and “unstamped” are to be read in accordance with paragraph 1(4) above;
“type A stamp” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(5)(a) above;
“type B stamp” has the meaning given by paragraph 1(5)(b) above.]
Section 88H
Textual Amendments
F12Sch. 2B inserted (26.3.2015) by Finance Act 2015 (c. 11), s. 54(5)(8)
1U.K.A penalty is payable by a person (“P”) who contravenes section 88C(1) or 88F.
2(1)If the contravention is deliberate and concealed, the amount of the penalty is the maximum amount (see paragraph 10).U.K.
(2)If the contravention is deliberate but not concealed, the amount of the penalty is 70% of the maximum amount.
(3)In any other case, the amount of the penalty is 30% of the maximum amount.
(4)The contravention is—
(a)“deliberate and concealed” if the contravention is deliberate and P makes arrangements to conceal the contravention, and
(b)“deliberate but not concealed” if the contravention is deliberate but P does not make arrangements to conceal the contravention.
3(1)Paragraph 4 provides for reductions in penalties under this Schedule where P discloses a contravention.U.K.
(2)P discloses a contravention by—
(a)telling the Commissioners about it,
(b)giving the Commissioners reasonable help in identifying any other contraventions of section 88C(1) or 88F of which P is aware, and
(c)allowing the Commissioners access to records for the purpose of identifying such contraventions.
(3)Disclosure of a contravention—
(a)is “unprompted” if made at a time when P has no reason to believe that the Commissioners have discovered or are about to discover the contravention, and
(b)otherwise, is “prompted”.
(4)In relation to disclosure “quality” includes timing, nature and extent.
4(1)Where P discloses a contravention, the Commissioners must reduce the penalty to one that reflects the quality of the disclosure.U.K.
(2)If the disclosure is prompted, the penalty may not be reduced below—
(a)in the case of a contravention that is deliberate and concealed, 50% of the maximum amount,
(b)in the case of a contravention that is deliberate but not concealed, 35% of the maximum amount, and
(c)in any other case, 20% of the maximum amount.
(3)If the disclosure is unprompted, the penalty may not be reduced below—
(a)in the case of a contravention that is deliberate and concealed, 30% of the maximum amount,
(b)in the case of a contravention that is deliberate but not concealed, 20% of the maximum amount, and
(c)in any other case, 10% of the maximum amount.
5(1)If the Commissioners think it right because of special circumstances, they may reduce a penalty under this Schedule.U.K.
(2)In sub-paragraph (1) “special circumstances” does not include ability to pay.
(3)In sub-paragraph (1) the reference to reducing a penalty includes a reference to—
(a)staying a penalty, and
(b)agreeing a compromise in relation to proceedings for a penalty.
6(1)Where P becomes liable for a penalty under this Schedule, the Commissioners must—U.K.
(a)assess the penalty,
(b)notify P, and
(c)state in the notice the contravention in respect of which the penalty is assessed.
(2)A penalty under this Schedule must be paid before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which notification of the penalty is issued.
(3)An assessment is to be treated as an amount of duty due from P under this Act and may be recovered accordingly.
(4)An assessment of a penalty under this Schedule may not be made later than one year after evidence of facts sufficient in the opinion of the Commissioners to indicate the contravention comes to their knowledge.
(5)Two or more contraventions may be treated by the Commissioners as a single contravention for the purposes of assessing a penalty under this Schedule.
7(1)Liability to a penalty does not arise under this Schedule in respect of a contravention which is not deliberate if P satisfies the Commissioners or (on an appeal made to the appeal tribunal) the tribunal that there is a reasonable excuse for the contravention.U.K.
(2)For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1), where P relies on any other person to do anything, that is not a reasonable excuse unless P took reasonable care to avoid the contravention.
8(1)Where a penalty under this Schedule is payable by a company in respect of a contravention which was attributable to an officer of the company, the officer is liable to pay such portion of the penalty (which may be 100%) as the Commissioners may specify by written notice to the officer.U.K.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not allow the Commissioners to recover more than 100% of a penalty.
(3)In the application of sub-paragraph (1) to a body corporate other than a limited liability partnership, “officer” means—
(a)a director (including a shadow director within the meaning of section 251 of the Companies Act 2006),
(b)a manager, and
(c)a secretary.
(4)In the application of sub-paragraph (1) to a limited liability partnership, “officer” means a member.
(5)In the application of sub-paragraph (1) in any other case, “officer” means—
(a)a director,
(b)a manager,
(c)a secretary, and
(d)any other person managing or purporting to manage any of the company's affairs.
(6)Where the Commissioners have specified a portion of a penalty in a notice given to an officer under sub-paragraph (1)—
(a)paragraph 5 applies to the specified portion as to a penalty,
(b)the officer must pay the specified portion before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day on which the notice is given,
(c)sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) of paragraph 6 apply as if the notice were an assessment of a penalty, and
(d)paragraph 9 applies as if the officer were liable to a penalty.
(7)In this paragraph “company” means any body corporate or unincorporated association, but does not include a partnership.
9U.K.P is not liable to a penalty under this Schedule in respect of a contravention in respect of which P has been convicted of an offence.
10(1)In this Schedule “the maximum amount” means £10,000.U.K.
(2)If it appears to the Treasury that there has been a change in the value of money since the last relevant date, they may by regulations substitute for the sum for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (1) such other sum as appears to them to be justified by the change.
(3)In sub-paragraph (2), “relevant date” means—
(a)the date on which the Finance Act 2015 is passed, and
(b)each date on which the power conferred by that sub-paragraph has been exercised.
(4)Regulations under this paragraph do not apply to any contravention which occurred before the date on which they come into force.
11U.K.In this Schedule “appeal tribunal” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 1 of the Finance Act 1994.]
Section 92(1).
1, 2.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F13
Textual Amendments
F13Sch. 3 paras. 1, 2 repealed by Finance Act 1981 (c. 35, SIF 40:1), s. 139(6), Sch. 19 Pt. III Note I
3, 4.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F14
Textual Amendments
F14Sch. 3 paras. 3, 4 repealed by Weights and Measures Act 1985 (c. 72, SIF 131), s. 98(1), Sch. 13 Pt. II
Marginal Citations
F155U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F15Sch. 3 para. 5 repealed (24.11.2005) by Licensing Act 2003 (c. 17), s. 201(2), Sch. 7 (with ss. 2(3), 15(2), 195); S.I. 2005/3056, art. 2(2) (with art. 4)
6, 7.U.K.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F16
Textual Amendments
F16Sch. 3 paras. 6, 7 repealed by S.I. 1981/231, Sch. 11
Marginal Citations
8(1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F17U.K.
(2)(3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F18
(4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F19
(5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F20
Textual Amendments
F17Sch. 3 para. 8(1) repealed by S.I. 1990/594, (N.I. 6), art. 90(4), Sch. 13
F18Sch. 3 para. 8(2)(3) repealed by Finance Act 1981 (c. 35, SIF 40:1), s. 139(6), Sch. 19 Pt. III Note 1
F19Sch. 3 para. 8(4) repealed by S.I. 1990/594, (N.I. 6), art. 90(4), Sch. 13
F20Sch. 3 para. 8(5) repealed by Finance Act 1981 (c. 35, SIF 40:1), s. 139(6), Sch. 19 Pt. III Note 1
Marginal Citations
9U.K.In section 139(1) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 the following amendments shall be made, that is to say—
(a)in the definitions of “made-wine” and “wine”, for the words “Customs and Excise Act 1952” there shall be substituted the words “ section 1 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 ”;
(b). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F21
Textual Amendments
F21Sch. 3 para. 9(b) repealed by Finance Act 1981 (c. 35, SIF 40:1), s. 139(6), Sch. 19 Pt. III Note 1
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1The text of Sch. 3 paras. 5 and 9 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.
Section 92(2).
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2The text of Sch. 4 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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