Finance Act 2003

Reliefs.

77.—Without prejudice to any other relief from excise duty which may apply, and subject to such conditions as the Commissioners may prescribe or otherwise impose, a relief from alcohol products tax shall be granted on any alcohol products which are shown to the satisfaction of the Commissioners—

(a) to be intended for use or to have been used in the production of—

(i) any beverage, other than beer, not exceeding 1.2% vol,

(ii) vinegar,

(iii) flavours for the preparation either of foodstuffs or of beverages not exceeding 1.2% vol,

(iv) medicinal products,

(v) foodstuffs, whether such alcohol product is used—

(I) either as a filling in such foodstuff or otherwise,

(II) either directly or as a constituent of semi-finished products for use in the production of such foodstuff,

and where the alcohol contained in such foodstuffs does not exceed 8.5 litres of alcohol per 100 kilogrammes of the product when used in the production of chocolates and 5 litres of alcohol per 100 kilogrammes of the product when used in the production of other foodstuffs, or

(vi) beer concentrate,

(b) to be intended to be denatured in accordance with their requirements, or to have been so denatured,

(c) to have been denatured in accordance with the requirements of another Member State and used in the production of a product not fit for human consumption,

(d) to have been completely denatured in accordance with the requirements of another Member State, where such requirements have been notified to the European Commission and accepted in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 27 of the Directive,

(e) to be intended for use or to have been used for experimental, quality control, scientific or research purposes,

(f) in the case of wine, beer, or other fermented beverage the alcoholic content of which is entirely of fermented origin, to have been produced solely by a private individual in a private premises for consumption by the producer or by the family or guests of such producer, and not to have been produced or supplied for consideration.