Statutory Instruments
2019 No. 15
Exiting The European Union
Excise
The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
Made
at 9.20 a.m. on 14th January 2019
Laid before Parliament
at 9.40 a.m. on 15th January 2019
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1
M1The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by—
M2section 93(1)(b), (c), (d), (2)(a), (da), (e), (ee), (fa), (3), 100G(1)(a) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 ;
M3section 2(3), 13(1)(a), (b), 13(1A)(a), 15(6), 77(1)(a), (e) and (2) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 3(1), 4(1), (2)(a),(3), (4), (6) and 5(1) of Schedule 2A to, the Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 ;
M4section 20AA(1)(a), (2)(b), (c), 23C(2) and (3)(a) of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 ;
M5section 5(2) and (3) of the Finance Act 1995 ; and
M6section 52(2) and (5)(b) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 .
The Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs consider it appropriate in consequence of, or otherwise in connection with, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union, that the following Regulations come into force on such day as the Treasury may by regulations under section 52(2) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 appoint, and to make the transitional and savings provisions contained in Part 3 of these Regulations.
PART 1 Introductory provision
Citation and commencementI1,I2
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 and come into force on such day as the Treasury may by regulations under section 52(2) of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 appoint.
PART 2 Amendments to miscellaneous regulations relating to excise duties
Amendment of the Excise Warehousing (Etc.) Regulations 1988I3,I4
M72.—(1) The Excise Warehousing (Etc.) Regulations 1988 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 17 (removal from warehouse— documentary exceptions)—
(a)omit paragraphs (7)(e) and (ea);
(b)in paragraph (12), for the definition of “single administrative document”, substitute—
““single administrative document” means the single administrative document provided for in a public notice made by the Commissioners M8“ under paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 M9“;”.
Amendment of the Spirits Regulations 1991I5,I6
M103.—(1) The Spirits Regulations 1991 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 18 (ascertainment of strength of spirits), for paragraph 1(c), substitute—
““(c)“by a method set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation “(EC) No 2870/2000“ of 19 December 2000, laying down Community reference methods for the analysis of spirits drinks, as it had effect in the United Kingdom immediately prior to [F1“IP completion dayF1] “.”.
Amendment of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Marine Voyages Reliefs) Regulations 1996I7,I8
M114.—(1) The Hydrocarbon Oil Duties (Marine Voyages Reliefs) Regulations 1996 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), for the definition of “private pleasure craft”, substitute—
““private pleasure craft” has the same meaning as in section 14E of the Hydrocarbon Oil Duties Act 1979 M12“;”.
Amendment of the Warehousekeepers and Owners of Warehoused Goods Regulations 1999I9,I10
M135.—(1) The Warehousekeepers and Owners of Warehoused Goods Regulations 1999 are amended as follows.
(2) Omit regulation 11(2)(aa) (privileges of an authorized warehousekeeper).
Amendment of the Excise Warehousing (Energy Products) Regulations 2004I11,I12
M146.—(1) The Excise Warehousing (Energy Products) Regulations 2004 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definitions of “Community duty suspension arrangements” and “UK registered consignee”.
(3) Omit regulation 3 (European Union imports).
(4) In regulation 5 (treatment of warehoused special energy products)—
(a)omit paragraph (1);
(b)in paragraph (2), omit “(other than special energy product that falls within paragraph (1) above)”;
(c)in paragraph (3), after “to which paragraph” omit “(1) or”;
(d)omit paragraph (4)(c).
Amendment of the Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005I13,I14
M157.—(1) The Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005 are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4 (classes of denatured alcohol)—
(a)for paragraph (2), substitute—
““(2) “Subject to paragraph (6), completely denatured alcohol is denatured alcohol that has been made in accordance with regulation 5.”;
(b)for paragraph (3), substitute—
““(3) “Subject to paragraph (6), industrial denatured alcohol is denatured alcohol that has been made in accordance with regulation 6.”;
(c)omit paragraph (4);
(d)in paragraph (6), omit the words from “that”, in the first place that it occurs, to “consumption”;
(e)omit paragraph (7).
(3) For regulation 18, substitute—
“ Importing and exporting denatured alcohol
“18. “The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) Regulations 2010 M16“ shall apply to imports and exports of denatured alcohol as if it were alcohol in respect of which excise duty has not been paid.”.
Amendment of the Duty Stamps Regulations 2006
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PART 3 Transitional and saving provisions
InterpretationI15,I16
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The Excise Warehousing (Etc.) Regulations 1988I17,I18
20.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 2 do not apply to excise goods that are in the course of a movement on [F4IP completion dayF4] .
(2) In this regulation, “ excise goods ” means goods subject to any excise duty, as that term is defined by section 49 of the Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Act 2018 .
The Warehousekeepers and Owners of Warehoused Goods Regulations 1999I19,I20
21.—(1) Regulation 11(2)(aa) of the Principal Regulations continues to apply to goods that are in the course of a movement on [F5IP completion dayF5] .
(2) In this regulation, “ the Principal Regulations ” means the Warehousekeepers and Owners of Warehoused Goods Regulations 1999 as they have effect prior to the amendment made by regulation 5 of these Regulations.
The Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005I21,I22
22.—(1) The amendments made by regulation 7 have no effect in relation to—
(a)denatured alcohol made before [F6IP completion dayF6] ;
(b)denatured alcohol that has been incorporated before [F7IP completion dayF7] into a product that is not for human consumption; or
(c)denatured alcohol (whether made or incorporated) that is in the course of a movement on [F8IP completion dayF8] .
(2) In paragraph (1), references to denatured alcohol or to a product that is not for human consumption are to be construed according to the Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005 as they have effect prior to the amendments made by regulation 7 of these Regulations.
The Duty Stamps Regulations 2006
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Melissa Tatton
Jim Harra
Two of the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs