Statutory Instruments
2010 No. 2852
Excise
The Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2010
Approved by the House of Commons
Made
29th November 2010
Laid before the House of Commons
30th November 2010
Coming into force
1st January 2011
The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 1(3) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979( 1 ), make the following Order.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) (Amendment) Order 2010 and comes into force on 1st January 2011.
Amendments to the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003
2. —(1)The Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003( 2 ) is amended as follows.
(2) In article 6(1)(a), for “1 millimetre”, substitute “1.5 millimetres”.
(3) After article 7(2), add—
“ (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), “tobacco refuse” means the remnants of tobacco leaves and the by-products of the processing of tobacco or the manufacture of tobacco products. ” .
(4) In the Schedule—
(a) omit paragraph 1;
(b) omit paragraph 3; and
(c) in paragraph 4, for “Each cigar must have a unit weight of not less than 2.3 grams (excluding the weight of any filter or mouthpiece).”, substitute “Each cigar must have a unit weight (excluding the weight of any filter or mouthpiece) of not less than 2.3 grams and not more than 10 grams.”.
Michael Fabricant
Brooks Newmark
Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury
29th November 2010