Part 1Excise duties

Alcoholic liquor duties

3Rates of duty on wine and made-wine

1

For Part 1 of the Table of rates of duty in Schedule 1 to the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (rates of duty on wine and made-wine) substitute—

Part 1Wine and 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

48.91

Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 4 per cent but not exceeding 5.5 per cent

67.25

Wine or made-wine of a strength exceeding 5.5 per cent but not exceeding 15 per cent and not sparkling

158.69

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

211.58

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This section shall be deemed to have come into force at midnight on 13th April 2003.