| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act to consolidate the enactments relating to the excise duties on spirits, beer, wine, made-wine and cider together with certain other enactments relating to excise. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1979 c. 4 |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 22 February 1979 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1979[b] |
| Repealed | 1 August 2023[c] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repealed by | Finance (No. 2) Act 2023 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (c. 4) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the excise duties on spirits, beer, wine, made-wine and cider in the United Kingdom.[1]
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 92(2) of the act repealed 25 enactments and revoked 1 instrument, listed in parts I and II, and part III, of schedule 4 to the act, respectively.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 53 & 54 Vict. c. 8 | Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1890 | Section 31(2). |
| 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 44 | Customs and Excise Act 1952 | Part IV. |
| Sections 226 to 228. | ||
| Section 237. | ||
| Sections 241 to 243. | ||
| Section 263(3) to (5). | ||
| In section 307(1), the definitions of "authorised methylator", "beer", "beer-primer", "brewer" and "brewer for sale", "British compounded spirits", "British spirits", "case", "cider", "compounder", "dealer", "distiller" and "distillery", "distiller's warehouse", "gravity" and "original gravity", "intoxicating liquor", "justices' licence" and "justices' on-licence", "licensed methylator", "limited licence to brew beer", "made-wine", "methylated spirits", "producer of wine", "producer of made-wine", "proof", "rectifier", "registered club", "retail", "retailer", "spirits", "spirits of wine", "wholesale" and "wine". | ||
| In section 315, paragraphs (c) and (d). | ||
| In Schedule 10, paragraph 15. | ||
| 1 & 2 Eliz. 2. c. 34 | Finance Act 1953 | Section 2. |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 56 | Finance Act 1958 | Section 6. |
| 7 & 8 Eliz. 2. c. 58 | Finance Act 1959 | Section 2(1) and (5). |
| Section 3(2), (3), (4) and (5). | ||
| 8 & 9 Eliz. 2. c. 44 | Finance Act 1960 | Section 3. |
| Schedule 1. | ||
| 1963 c. 25 | Finance Act 1963 | Section 6. |
| Schedule 2. | ||
| 1963 c. 31 | Weights and Measures Act 1963 | Section 59. |
| In Schedule 10, paragraph 1(d). | ||
| 1964 c. 49 | Finance Act 1964 | Section 1(5). |
| Section 2(5) and (6). | ||
| 1966 c. 18 | Finance Act 1966 | In Schedule 2, in paragraph 1, the words from "section 107(1)" to "spirits)" and paragraph 2. |
| 1967 c. 54 | Finance Act 1967 | Section 1(5). |
| Section 4 except, in subsection (5), paragraphs (a)(i) and (v). | ||
| Section 6. | ||
| In Schedule 5, paragraphs 2, 3 and 4. | ||
| In Schedule 6, paragraphs 1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11. | ||
| In Schedule 9, paragraphs 1 to 6. | ||
| 1968 c. 44 | Finance Act 1968 | Section 1(3). |
| 1968 c. 54 | Theatres Act 1968 | In Schedule 2 the amendment in section 162 of the Customs and Excise Act 1952. |
| 1969 c. 32 | Finance Act 1969 | Section 1(5)(b). |
| In Schedule 7, paragraph 2. | ||
| 1970 c. 24 | Finance Act 1970 | Section 6(1) and (2)(a). |
| Section 7, except subsections (5) and (8). | ||
| 1972 c. 41 | Finance Act 1972 | Section 57(3) and (4). |
| 1974 c. 30 | Finance Act 1974 | Section 4. |
| 1975 c. 45 | Finance (No. 2) Act 1975 | Sections 9 and 10. |
| Sections 14 and 15. | ||
| In Schedule 3, paragraphs 3 to 7, 9, 15, 24 to 37. 42, in paragraph 44, subparagraphs (a), (b) and (d) and paragraphs 45 to 47. | ||
| Schedules 4 and 5. | ||
| In Schedule 6, paragraphs 5, 6, 7 and 8. | ||
| 1976 c. 40 | Finance Act 1976 | Sections 2 and 3. |
| In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 5, 7 and 9. | ||
| 1976 c. 66 | Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 | In Schedule 7, paragraphs 3 and 4. |
| 1977 c. 36 | Finance Act 1977 | Section 1(1) to (5), (8) and (9). |
| Schedules 1 and 2. | ||
| 1978 c. 42 | Finance Act 1978 | Section 2. |
| In Schedule 12, paragraphs 1 to 5. |
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 c. 9 (N.I.) | Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1959 | Section 12(1) and (5). |
| Section 13(2) to (5). | ||
| Section 18(5). | ||
| 1963 c. 22 (N.I.) | Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1963 | Section 19. |
| Section 22(6). | ||
| Schedule 2. | ||
| 1967 c. 20 (N.I.) | Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 | Section 15(1)(b) and (6). |
| Section 17. | ||
| Section 21(6). | ||
| In Schedule 2, the amendment in the Finance Act (Northern Ireland) 1959. |
| Citation | Title | Extent of revocation |
|---|---|---|
| SI 1976/1214 (N.I. 23) | Poisons (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 1. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 113(1) of the Finance (No. 2) Act 2023, which came into force on 1 August 2023.[3]
Notes
- Section 93(1).
- Section 93(2).
- The Finance (No. 2) Act 2023, Part 2 (Alcohol Duty) (Appointed Day, Savings, Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2023 (SI 2023/884).
References
- Yeomans, H (2018). "Taxation, State Formation and Governmentality: The Historical Development of Alcohol Excise Duties in England and Wales". Social Science History. 42 (2): 269–293. doi:10.1017/ssh.2017.47.
- "Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 1979 c. 4
- "Finance (No. 2) Act 2023", legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives, 2023 c. 30
External links
- Text of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.
- Text of the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 as originally enacted or made within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.