The Beer Regulations 19932.

(1)

Amend the Beer Regulations 19933 as follows.

(2)

In regulation 13(3) (moving beer in duty suspension), after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

if the amount of beer produced in the brewery where the beer was produced is relevant for the purpose of determining the duty charged on the beer, the beer must be accompanied by a certificate of production in a form approved by the Commissioners;”.

(3)

In regulation 22 (mixing), after paragraph (3) insert—

“(4)

Beer to which any duty suspension arrangements apply must not be mixed with any beer that would, had the duty been charged immediately before the time of mixing, have been charged with a different rate of duty.”.

(4)

In regulation 23 (addition of substances), after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

No relevant operation may be carried out on beer by a registered holder that would, had the registered holder been the producer of the beer and the duty been charged at the time of the operation, have resulted in the beer being charged with a different rate of duty than would otherwise be the case.”.

(5)

In Schedule 1 (particulars of a registered brewer application)—

(a)

after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

the name and address of any co-operated brewery;”;

(b)

at the end insert—

“In this Schedule “co-operated brewery” means a brewery (other than the one that is the subject of the application) at which—

(a)

the applicant produces beer, or

(b)

a person connected with the applicant produces beer.

Any question whether a person is connected with another shall be determined in accordance with section 839 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 19884.”.

(6)

In Schedule 3 (particulars of the record of beer in duty suspension), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)

if the amount of beer produced in the brewery where the beer was produced is relevant for the purpose of determining the duty charged on the beer, a record of that production;”.