The Cider and Perry (Amendment) Regulations 2001

Made10th July 2001

Laid before Parliament10th July 2001

Coming into force1st August 2001

The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 62(5) of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 19791 and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Cider and Perry (Amendment) Regulations 2001 and come into force on 1st August 2001.

Amendment2

After regulation 14 of the Cider and Perry Regulations 19892 (production) insert—

Protection of the revenue derived from excise duty on cider14A
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After the excise duty point no person may carry out any operation on or in relation to cider before it is sold by way of retail (or otherwise supplied for consumption) if that operation would, had it been carried out before the excise duty point, have resulted in a greater amount of duty being payable than was actually payable at the excise duty point.
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In this regulation “operation” includes the mixing of cider and the addition of substances (including water) to cider.

M. J. ElandCommissioner of Customs and ExciseNew King’s Beam House,22 Upper Ground,LONDON SE1 9PJ10th July 2001

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations, which come into force on 1st August 2001, amend the Cider and Perry Regulations 1989 (S.I.1989/1355).

They prohibit operations after the excise duty point—such as dilution of cider—that if carried out before the duty point would have increased the duty payable.