Part 2Alcohol Duty

Chapter 3Small producer relief

Mergers and demergers

I1I261Mergers: general provisions

1

This section and sections 62 to 67 apply where a small producer (“SP1”) becomes connected with another small producer (“SP2”).

2

“Post-merger production group” means the production group that consists of—

a

every set of premises on which SP1 or SP2 produces alcoholic products, and

b

every set of connected premises,

and references to “post-merger production group premises” are to premises within paragraph (a) or (b).

3

In relation to the post-merger production group—

a

“Year 1” means the production year in which SP1 and SP2 become connected with one another,

b

“Year 2” means the production year immediately following Year 1,

c

“Year 3” means the production year immediately following Year 2, and

d

the “pre-merger year” means the production year immediately preceding Year 1.

4

Each of Year 1, Year 2 and Year 3 is a “merger transition year” in relation to the post-merger production group, unless any of the following apply—

a

section 65 (early termination of merger transition period),

b

section 66 (subsequent mergers), or

c

section 68(8) (demergers in a merger transition year).