Finance Act, 1998

Amendment of paragraph 8 of Order of 1975.

92.—Paragraph 8 of the Order of 1975 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (4) (inserted by Regulation 17 of the European Communities (Customs and Excise) Regulations, 1992 ( S.I. No. 394 of 1992 )):

“(4) In this paragraph ‘cider and perry’ means cider and perry exceeding 1.2% vol. but not exceeding 22% vol. obtained from the fermentation of apple or pear juice and without the addition of any other alcoholic liquor or any liquor or substance which—

(i) imparts colour or flavour, and

(ii) in the opinion of the Revenue Commissioners, significantly alters the character of the product from what it otherwise would be.”.