Finance Act 1990

Part I U.K. Customs and Excise and Value Added Tax

chapter I U.K. Customs and Excise

Rates of duty U.K.

1 Spirits, beer, wine, made-wine and cider. U.K.

(1) In section 5 of the M1 Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (spirits) for “£15.77” there shall be substituted “ £17.35 ”.

(2) In section 36 of that Act (beer) for “£0.90” there shall be substituted “ £0.97 ”.

(3) For the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to that Act (wine and made-wine) there shall be substituted the Table in Schedule 1 to this Act.

(4) In section 62(1) of that Act (cider) for “£17.33” there shall be substituted “ £18.66 ”.

(5) This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 20th March 1990.

Marginal Citations

M1 1979 c. 4.

2 Tobacco products. U.K.

(1) For the Table in Schedule 1 to the M2 Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted—

“ TABLE

1. Cigarettes	An amount equal to 21 per cent. of the retail price plus £34.91 per thousand cigarettes.
2. Cigars	£53.67 per kilogram.
3. Hand-rolling tobacco	£56.63 per kilogram.
4. Other smoking tobacco and chewing tobacco	£24.95 per kilogram.”

(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 23rd March 1990.

Marginal Citations

M2 1979 c. 7.

3 Hydrocarbon oil. U.K.

(1) In section 6 of the M3 Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979—

(a) in subsection (1), for “£0.2044” (duty on light oil) and “£0.1729” (duty on heavy oil) there shall be substituted “ £0.2248 ” and “ £0.1902 ” respectively; and

(b) subsection (2A) (special rate of duty on petrol below 4 star) shall cease to have effect.

(2) In section 11(1) of that Act, for “£0.0077” (rebate on fuel oil) and “£0.0110” (rebate on gas oil) there shall be substituted “ £0.0083 ” and “ £0.0118 ” respectively.

(3) In section 13A(1) of that Act (rebate on unleaded petrol), for “£0.0272” there shall be substituted “ £0.0299 ”.

(4) In section 14(1) of that Act (rebate on light oil for use as furnace fuel), for “£0.0077” there shall be substituted “ £0.0083 ”.

(5) In Part I of Schedule 3 to that Act, for paragraph 10A there shall be substituted—

“10A Amending the definition of “aviation gasoline” in subsection (4) of section 6 of this Act.”

(6) Subsections (1) to (4) above shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o’clock in the evening of 20th March 1990.

Marginal Citations

M3 1979 c. 5.

4 Pool betting duty. U.K.

(1) In section 7(1) of the M4 Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 (which specifies 42½ per cent. as the rate of pool betting duty), for the words “42½ per cent.” there shall be substituted the words “ 40 per cent. ”.

(2) This section shall apply in relation to bets made at any time by reference to an event taking place on or after 6th April 1990.

Marginal Citations

M4 1981 c. 63.

5 Vehicles excise duty. U.K.

F1 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F3 (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F2 (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F4 (7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

F1 (9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 5(1)-(3)(8)(9) repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 22, ss. 65, 66(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I (with s. 57(4), Sch. 4 para. 6)

F2 S. 5(4)(6) repealed(1.10.1991) by Finance Act 1991 (c. 31, SIF 107:2), ss. 10, 123, Sch. 19 Pt. IV; S.I. 1991/2021, art. 2.

F3 S. 5(5) repealed (8.11.1993) by S.I. 1993/2452, art. 3, Sch. 2.

F4 S. 5(7) repealed (27.07.1993) by 1993 c. 34, s. 213, Sch. 23, Pt. I.

Other provisions U.K.

F5 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F5 S. 6 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 22, ss. 65, 66(1), Sch. 5 Pt. I (with s. 57(4), Sch. 4 para. 6)

7 Entry of goods on importation. U.K.

Schedule 3 to this Act (which amends the provisions of the M5 Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 about initial and supplementary entries and postponed entry) shall have effect in relation to goods imported on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

Marginal Citations

M5 1979 c. 2.

F6 8 Spirits methylated abroad. U.K.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F6 S. 8 repealed (1.7.2005) by Finance Act 1995 (c. 4), s. 5(6), Sch. 29 Pt. I(3); S.I. 2005/1523, art. 2 (with art. 3)

9 Lodgings for officers in charge of distillery. U.K.

In section 12 of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (licence to manufacture spirits) subsections (6) to (9) (requirement that distiller provide lodgings for officers in charge of distillery) shall cease to have effect.

chapter II U.K. Value Added Tax

F7 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F7 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15

F8 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F8 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15

F9 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F9 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15

F10 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F10 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15

F11 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F11 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15

F12 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F12 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15

F13 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.K.

Textual Amendments

F13 Ss. 10-16 repealed (1.9.1994) by 1994 c. 23, ss. 100(2), 101(1), Sch. 15