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          <Strong>Part 1</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Excise duties</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/25/part/1/crossheading/alcoholic-liquor-duties" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/25/part/1/crossheading/alcoholic-liquor-duties" NumberOfProvisions="3" RestrictStartDate="2006-03-26" id="part-1-crossheading-alcoholic-liquor-duties"><Title><Emphasis>Alcoholic liquor duties</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2006-03-26"><Title>Rate of duty on beer</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/25/section/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/25/section/3" id="section-3"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">3</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/25/section/3/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/25/section/3/1" id="section-3-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 36(1AA)(a) of <Acronym Expansion="Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act">ALDA</Acronym> 1979 (rate of duty on beer) for  “£12.92” substitute <InlineAmendment>“
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