PART ICustoms and Excise

1Duties on spirits, beer, wine, made-wine and cider

(1)

In section 5 of the M1Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (excise duty on spirits) for the words from "at the rates" to the end of the section there shall be substituted the words " at the rate of £14.47 per litre of alcohol in the spirits ".

(2)

In section 36 of that Act (excise duty on beer) for "£18.00 " and " £0.60 " there shall be substituted " £20.40 " and " £0.68 " respectively.

(3)

For the provisions of Schedule 1 to that Act (rates of excise duty on wine) there shall be substituted the provisions of Schedule 1 to this Act.

(4)

For the provisions of Schedule 2 to that Act (rates of excise duty on made-wine) there shall be substituted the provisions of Schedule 2 to this Act.

(5)

In section 62(1) of that Act (excise duty on cider) for " £7.20 " there shall be substituted " £8.16 ".

(6)

This section shall be deemed to have come into force on 10th March 1982.