Finance Act, 1931

FIRST SCHEDULE.

SUGAR, MOLASSES, GLUCOSE, SACCHARIN.—RATES OF DUTIES DRAWBACKS AND ALLOWANCES.

Part I.—DUTIES.

Articles

Customs Duty

Excise Duty

Sugar, which when tested by the polariscope, indicates a polarisation exceeding ninety-eight degrees

s.

d.

s.

d.

the cwt.

4

8

4

8

Sugar of a polarisation not exceeding seventy-six degrees

the cwt.

2

3

2

3

Sugar of a polarisation—

Exceeding 76 degrees and not exceeding 77 degrees

the cwt.

2

3.8

2

3.8

77

78

”     ”

2

4.7

2

4.7

78

79

”     ”

2

5.6

2

5.6

79

80

”     ”

2

6.5

2

6.5

80

81

”     ”

2

7.4

2

7.4

81

82

”     ”

2

8.3

2

8.3

82

83

”     ”

2

9.2

2

9.2

83

84

”     ”

2

10.2

2

10.2

84

85

”     ”

2

11.2

2

11.2

85

86

”     ”

3

0.2

3

0.2

86

87

”     ”

3

1.2

3

1.2

87

88

”     ”

3

2.3

3

2.3

88

89

”     ”

3

3.4

3

3.4

89

90

”     ”

3

4.8

3

4.8

90

91

”     ”

3

6.1

3

6.1

91

92

”     ”

3

7.5

3

7.5

92

93

”     ”

3

8.8

3

8.8

93

94

”     ”

3

10.1

3

10.1

94

95

”     ”

3

11.5

3

11.5

95

96

”     ”

4

0.8

4

0.8

96

97

”     ”

4

2.2

4

2.2

97

98

”     ”

4

3.5

4

3.5

Molasses (except when cleared for use by a licensed distiller in the manufacture of spirits) and invert sugar, and all other sugar and extracts from sugar which cannot be completely tested by the polariscope and on which duty is not specially charged by reference to the other provisions of this Part of this Schedule:—

If containing 70 per cent. or more of sweetening matter

the cwt.

2

11½

2

11½

If containing less than 70 per cent. and more than 50 per cent. of sweetening matter

the cwt.

2

2

If containing not more than 50 per cent. of sweetening matter

the cwt.

1

1

The amount of sweetening matter to be taken to be the total amount of cane, invert and other sugar contained in the article as determined by analysis in manner directed by the Revenue Commissioners:—

Glucose:

Solid

the cwt.

2

11½

2

11½

Liquid

the cwt.

2

2

Saccharin (including substances of a like nature or use) the oz.

1

6

1

6

Part II.—DRAWBACKS AND ALLOWANCES.

A.—Customs Drawbacks.

Nature of Drawback

Amount or Rate of Drawback

(1) Drawback on the export or on the shipment or deposit in a bonded warehouse, for use as ship's stores, of duty-paid sugar or molasses (including sugar or molasses produced from duty-paid sugar or molasses) and which has passed a refinery in Saorstát Eireann.

In the case of molasses produced in bond, an amount equal to the additional duty paid under this Act and in any other case an amount equal to the additional duty which would be chargeable under this Act on the importation of the like article.

(2) Drawback on the deposit in a bonded warehouse for export of beer in the brewing of which duty-paid sugar or glucose has been used.

An amount equal to the additional duty paid under this Act in respect of the sugar or glucose.

(3) Drawback on the export, or on the shipment or deposit in a bonded warehouse for use as ship's stores of goods (other than beer) in the manufacture or preparation of which in Saorstát Eireann any duty-paid sugar, molasses, glucose or saccharin has been used.

An amount equal to the additional duty chargeable under this Act in respect of that quantity of the sugar, molasses, glucose or saccharin which appears to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to have been used in the manufacture or preparation of the goods, or, in the case of residual products, to be contained in the goods.

(4) Drawback to be allowed to a refiner on molasses produced in Saorstát Eireann from sugar, on which the import duty has been paid at the current rate and delivered to a licensed distiller for use in the manufacture of spirits

the cwt.

Is. 0½d.

B.—Excise Drawbacks.

Nature of Drawback

Amount of Rate of Drawback

(1) Drawback on the export, or on the shipment, or deposit in a bonded warehouse for use as ship's stores of duty-paid sugar, molasses, glucose or saccharin.

An amount equal to the additional duty paid under this Act.

(2) Drawback on the deposit in a bonded warehouse for export of beer in the brewing of which duty-paid sugar or glucose has been used.

An amount equal to the additional duty paid under this Act in respect of the sugar or glucose.

(3) Drawback on the export, or on the shipment, or deposit in a bonded warehouse for use as ship's stores of goods (other than beer) in the manufacture or preparation of which in Saorstát Eireann any duty-paid sugar, molasses, glucose or saccharin has been used.

An amount equal to the additional duty paid under this Act in respect of that quantity of the sugar, molasses, glucose or saccharin which appears to the satisfaction of the Revenue Commissioners to have been used in the manufacture or preparation of the goods.

(4) Drawback to be allowed to a refiner on molasses produced in Saorstát Eireann from duty-paid sugar and delivered to a licensed distiller for use in the manufacture of spirits the cwt.

Is. 0½d.

(5) Drawback on the deposit of duty-paid glucose in a warehouse approved by the Revenue Commissioners under section 2 of the Manufactured Tobacco Act, 1863, for manufacture of cavendish and negro-head tobacco.

An amount equal to the drawback which would have been payable on the export of the glucose.

C.—Allowances to Refiners on Molasses produced in Saorstát Eireann and used solely for the purpose of Food for Stock.

Nature of Allowance

Rate of Allowance

Allowance on molasses produced from sugar on which duty has been paid on importation or on which the excise duty has been paid

the cwt.

Is 0½d.