Finance Act, 1915

Duties on immature spirits.

5 & 6 Geo. 5. c. 46.

2. In addition to the duties of Customs payable on spirits imported into Great Britain or Ireland there shall, as from the eighteenth day of May nineteen hundred and fifteen, be charged, levied and paid the duties specified in Part 1. of the Schedule to this Act; and in addition to the Excise duty payable on spirits there shall, as from the same date, be charged, levied and paid the duties specified in Part II. of the Schedule to this Act:

Provided that—

(a) The additional duties under this section shall not be charged on mixtures, compounds, or preparations which on importation are charged with duty in respect of the spirit contained in them or used in their preparation or manufacture if the mixture, compound, or preparation is one which is recognised by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise as being used for medical purposes; and

(b) If any person proves to the satisfaction of the Commissioners of Customs and Excise that any spirits to which the restrictions contained in the Immature Spirits (Restriction) Act, 1915, do not apply, have been delivered to him and used solely in the manufacture or preparation of any article recognised by the Commissioners of Customs and Excise as an article used for medical purposes or have been used for scientific purposes, that person shall be entitled to obtain from the Commissioners repayment of the amount of duty (if any) paid under this section in respect of the spirit used; and

(c) The additional duties under this section shall, in the case of blended spirits, be subject to the modifications specified in Part III. of the schedule to this Act.