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5.—(1) The Commissioners are designated as the authority responsible for verifying that a relevant spirit drink that is to be placed on the market using a [F2registered] geographical indication F3... complies with the specifications in the technical file (if any) relating to that geographical indication before it is placed on the market.
(2) A spirit drink is a relevant spirit drink if—
(a)it is a spirit drink produced in the United Kingdom that uses a [F4registered] geographical indication F5... to identify the drink as originating in the territory of a country, region or locality in the United Kingdom; F6...
(b)it is a whisky produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Whiskey”, “Uisce Beatha Eireannach” or “Irish Whisky”.
[F7(c)it is a liqueur produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Cream”;
(d)it is a spirit drink produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Poteen” or “Irish Poitìn”.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 5 heading substituted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)
F2Word in reg. 5(1) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i)
F3Words in reg. 5(1) omitted (31.10.2019) by virtue of The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii)
F4Word in reg. 5(2)(a) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(i)
F5Words in reg. 5(2)(a) omitted (31.10.2019) by virtue of The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(ii)
F6Word in reg. 5(2)(a) omitted (31.10.2019) by virtue of The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(iii)
F7Reg. 5(2)(c)(d) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(d)
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