Part I Excise duties
Alcoholic liquor duties
3 Rates of duty on wine and made-wine.
(1)
For Part I of the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the M1Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (wine and made-wine) substitute—
“Part I Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 22 per cent.
Description of wine or made-wine
Rates of duty per hectolitre
£
Wine or made-wine of a strength not exceeding 4 per cent.
47.58
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4 per cent. but not exceeding 5.5 per cent.
65.42
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent. but not exceeding 15 per cent. and not being sparkling
154.37
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent. but less than 8.5 per cent.
166.70
Sparkling wine or sparkling made-wine of a strength of 8.5 per cent. or of a strength exceeding 8.5 per cent. but not exceeding 15 per cent.
220.54
Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 15 per cent. but not exceeding 22 per cent.
205.82”
(2)
This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 1st April 2000.