This Statutory Instrument has been made in consequence of a defect in S.I. 2015/1516 and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2015 No. 1921
Excise

The Wholesaling of Controlled Liquor (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Made
Laid before the House of Commons
Coming into force
The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 88E of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 19791, make the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1.

These Regulations may be cited as the Wholesaling of Controlled Liquor (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 1st January 2016.

Amendment to the Wholesaling of Controlled Liquor Regulations 20152.

(1)

The Wholesaling of Controlled Liquor Regulations 20152 are amended as follows.

(2)

For regulation 20 (interpretation of Part 5 - Penalties), substitute—

“20.

In this Part “P” means—

(a)

a person who contravenes any requirement imposed by regulations 5(1), 5(3), 6(3) or 8 of these Regulations; or

(b)

a person who contravenes any condition or restriction of an approval to carry on a controlled activity given to that person.”.

(3)

In paragraph (1) of regulation 25 (forfeiture), for sub-paragraphs (b) and (c) substitute—

“(b)

any requirement imposed by regulations 5(1), 5(3), 6(3) or 8 of these Regulations; or

(c)

any condition or restriction of an approval to carry on a controlled activity given to P.”.

Nick Lodge
Jim Harra
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Regulations amend the Wholesaling of Controlled Liquor Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1516) (“the principal Regulations”).

They substitute a new regulation 20 (interpretation of Part 5-Penalties) and amend regulation 25 (forfeiture) so that they identify the specific requirements contained in the principal Regulations which, if contravened, will render a person liable to a penalty and make subject to forfeiture any dutiable alcoholic liquor in that person’s possession, custody or control.

A Tax Information and Impact Note has not been prepared for this Instrument as it contains no substantive changes to tax policy.