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4(1)In section 52 (offences by brewers for sale) for subsection (2) (which restricts the substances which may be added to beer) there shall be substituted the following subsections—
“(2)A brewer for sale may, on his entered premises and in accordance with regulations under section 49 above, add to beer brewed on those premises—
(a)water;
(b)finings for the purpose of clarification; and
(c)such other substances as may be sanctioned by the Commissioners.
(2A)Except as provided by subsection (2) above, a brewer for sale who adds anything to beer on his entered premises shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 3 on the standard scale.”
(2)After section 71 there shall be inserted the following section—
“71A(1)The Commissioners may by regulations provide that, except in such cases and subject to such conditions as may be specified by or under the regulations, no substance may be added to beer at any time—
(a)after it leaves the entered premises on which it was brewed, or
(b)in the case of beer brewed outside the United Kingdom, after it is imported into the United Kingdom,
and before it is sold by retail or otherwise supplied for consumption.
(2)Regulations under this section may regulate the transportation of beer at any such time as is referred to in subsection (1) above; and the conditions referred to in that subsection may include conditions as to—
(a)the keeping and production of samples of the product of any process of addition to beer; and
(b)the keeping and production of records.
(3)Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with regulations under this section (including any conditions imposed by such regulations) shall be liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 3 on the standard scale, and any beer in respect of which the offence was committed shall be liable to forfeiture.”
(3)In section 72 (offences by wholesalers or retailers of beer) subsections (1) and (2) (which relate to the addition of substances to and the dilution of, beer) shall cease to have effect on the coming into operation of regulations under section 71A of the M1Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979.
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