19.—(1) Duty stamps, or labels incorporating duty stamps, may only be affixed to retail containers on the following premises—
(a)premises in [F1a place outside the United Kingdom that is not an external territory] that are occupied by or under the control of a person who carries on a trade or business that consists of or includes distilling, manufacturing, or bottling alcoholic liquor,
(b)a tax warehouse or premises having an equivalent status in an external territory,
F2(c). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d)if the registered person is—
(i)an irregular stamper,
(ii)a person who bottles alcoholic liquor in the United Kingdom, F3... [F4, or]
(iii)an authorized warehousekeeper and the retail containers of alcoholic liquor were imported from [F5a place outside the United Kingdom], [F6or]
F7(iv). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
the premises (not a tax warehouse) specified as those at which the duty stamps would be affixed to retail containers of alcoholic liquor when the order for those stamps was placed with the appointed contractor.
(e)if the registered person is a compounder, premises (not a tax warehouse)—
(i)in respect of which he made entry as required by regulation 4 of the Spirits (Rectifying, Compounding and Drawback) Regulations 1988 F8 [F9or regulation 7 of the Spirits Regulations 1991], and
(ii)specified as those at which the duty stamps would be affixed to retail containers of alcoholic liquor when the order for those stamps was placed with the appointed contractor.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation, any reference to premises specified as those at which the duty stamps would be affixed to retail containers of alcoholic liquor when the order for duty stamps was placed with the appointed contractor is to be treated as including any substitute premises notified in accordance with regulation 14(5).
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 19(1)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 17(a) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
F2Reg. 19(1)(c) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 17(b) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
F3Word in reg. 19(1)(d)(ii) omitted (1.4.2010) by virtue of The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/593), reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 21(9)(b)(i)
F4Word in reg. 19(1)(d)(ii) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 17(c)(i) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
F5Words in reg. 19(1)(d)(iii) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 17(c)(ii) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
F6Word in reg. 19(1)(d)(iii) inserted (1.4.2010) by The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/593), reg. 2, Sch. 2 para. 21(9)(b)(ii)
F7Reg. 19(1)(d)(iv) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 17(c)(iii) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
F8S.I. 1988/1760, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations.
F9Words in reg. 19(1)(e)(i) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Spirits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1229), regs. 1, 4(2)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regulations, as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continued (with modifications) (N.I.) (31.12.2020) with respect to excise goods by The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1559), regs. 1(1), 97
C2Reg. 19 modified (N.I.) by S.I. 2020/1559, reg. 97(2)(bb) (as substituted (13.2.2023) by The Excise Duties and Value Added Tax (Northern Ireland) (Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/64), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40(c))
20.—F10(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(2) In the case of a retail container of alcoholic liquor imported from [F11a place outside the United Kingdom] and held by an authorized warehousekeeper on premises that are not a tax warehouse, that container must be stamped within 14 days of its being imported into the United Kingdom.
(3) In the case of a retail container of alcoholic liquor held by an irregular stamper, that container must be stamped within 14 days of its being imported into the United Kingdom.
(4) In the case of a retail container of alcoholic liquor held by a compounder, that container must be stamped at the time that it is removed from the premises specified in regulation 19(1)(e), unless—
(i)the excise duty on the alcohol in the container is to be the subject of a claim for drawback because the container is to be exported, and
(ii)the compounder has complied with regulation 8(1) or, as the case may require, (2) of the Excise Goods (Drawback) Regulations 1995 F12.
(5) In the case of a retail container of alcoholic liquor held by a person who bottles alcoholic liquor on which excise duty has been paid, that container must be stamped at the time that it is removed from the premises specified in regulation 19(1)(d).
(6) In any other case, a retail container of alcoholic liquor must be stamped before the excise duty point for the alcoholic liquor it contains.
Textual Amendments
F10Reg. 20(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 18(a) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
F11Words in reg. 20(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/15), regs. 1, 18(b) (with reg. 23) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1494, regs. 1, 4); S.I. 2020/1640, reg. 2, Sch.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regulations, as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continued (with modifications) (N.I.) (31.12.2020) with respect to excise goods by The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1559), regs. 1(1), 97
C3Reg. 20 modified (N.I.) by S.I. 2020/1559, reg. 97(2)(ab) (as substituted (13.2.2023) by The Excise Duties and Value Added Tax (Northern Ireland) (Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/64), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 40(b))
21.—(1) A duty stamp is the correct stamp for a retail container if it is affixed to that container in compliance with this regulation.
(2) A type A stamp may only be affixed to a retail container if that container contains, or will contain, alcoholic liquor that may be described as the product type indicated on the stamp.
(3) A type A stamp that includes an indication that the product type is “other product” must not be affixed to a retail container if that container contains, or will contain, alcoholic liquor that may be described as brandy, gin, rum, vodka, whisky, or whiskey.
(4) A label incorporating a type B stamp may only be affixed to a retail container if that container contains, or will contain, alcoholic liquor that may be exposed for sale by retail under the brand or brands included in the label.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regulations, as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continued (with modifications) (N.I.) (31.12.2020) with respect to excise goods by The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1559), regs. 1(1), 97
22.—(1) Where a person discovers that he has affixed a duty stamp, or label incorporating a duty stamp, that is not the correct stamp for that retail container, he must take the following steps.
(2) The first step is to ensure that, if there has been no excise duty point for any alcoholic liquor in the retail container, there is no excise duty point until the other steps have been taken.
(3) The second step is to immediately record in his ordinary business records the following information—
(a)the date that the duty stamp, or label incorporating the duty stamp, was affixed to the retail container,
(b)if more than one, the number of stamps that were affixed,
(c)in the case of a type A stamp, the unique reference number of that stamp, and
(d)any brand or brands displayed on any label affixed to the retail container.
(4) The third step is, by means of electronic communication sent by the end of the first business day following the second step, to provide the Commissioners with the information that he recorded in his ordinary business records.
(5) The fourth step is to—
(a)completely remove or obliterate that stamp, and affix a duty stamp that is the correct stamp for that retail container, or
(b)destroy that container.
(6) In the case of a retail container of alcoholic liquor for which there has been an excise duty point, the fourth step must be taken within 7 days of the discovery referred to in paragraph (1).
(7) A record made for the purposes of the second step must be preserved for a period of three years, starting on the day the record was made.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regulations, as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continued (with modifications) (N.I.) (31.12.2020) with respect to excise goods by The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1559), regs. 1(1), 97
23.—(1) When a duty stamp, or label incorporating a duty stamp, is affixed to a retail container it must be affixed securely so that the duty stamp cannot be removed without its being obviously damaged.
(2) A type A stamp may be affixed to any surface of a retail container of alcoholic liquor other than—
(a)the base, or
(b)a part of any surface that would result in the stamp being in contact with—
(i)the stopper, cork, cap, or other closure of that container, or
(ii)any label affixed to that container.
(3) A label incorporating a type B stamp must be affixed to a surface of a retail container of alcoholic liquor that is normally visible to a purchaser when it is exposed for sale by retail, or would be visible if the container were—
(a)removed from any tube, box, or other packaging in which it is presented for retail sale, or
(b)turned through 180° on a vertical axis.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regulations, as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continued (with modifications) (N.I.) (31.12.2020) with respect to excise goods by The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1559), regs. 1(1), 97
24.—(1) A person authorized by regulation 6 or regulation 8 must permit an officer to be present when duty stamps, or labels incorporating duty stamps, are affixed to retail containers.
(2) Except where regulation 22 applies, a person must not deliberately obliterate or remove a duty stamp or destroy a retail container of alcoholic liquor that bears a duty stamp unless—
(a)by means of an electronic communication, he has given the Commissioners not less than two clear business days' notice of the date and time when, and the address of the place at which, he intends to obliterate or remove that stamp or destroy that container, and
(b)in the case of a type A stamp, he makes a record of the unique reference number of that stamp in his ordinary business records.
(3) A person must not export a retail container of alcoholic liquor from which a duty stamp has been removed, or that bears an obliterated duty stamp, unless by means of an electronic communication he has given the Commissioners not less than two clear business days' notice of his intention to export that container.
(4) Any record made for the purposes of this regulation must be preserved for a period of three years, starting on the day the record was made.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Regulations, as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continued (with modifications) (N.I.) (31.12.2020) with respect to excise goods by The Excise Duties (Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Modifications and Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1559), regs. 1(1), 97