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Version status: In force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 25 March 2005 - onwards

62. Amendment of section 79 (offences and penalties) of Finance Act 2003.

The Finance Act 2003 is amended, in Chapter 1 of Part 2, by substituting the following for section 79:

"79.

(1) Except where subsection (2), (3) or (5) applies, it is an offence under this subsection for any person to contravene or fail to comply with any provision of this Chapter or any regulation made under section 81 or any condition imposed under this Chapter or under such regulation in relation to such provision.

(2) It is an offence under this subsection to invite an offer to treat for, offer for sale, keep for sale or delivery, sell or deliver, or to be in the process of delivering, any alcohol product on which the appropriate rate of alcohol products tax has not been paid.

(3) It is an offence under this subsection for any person to record in any account, return or other record relating to alcohol products or materials which is required to be kept in accordance with any provision of this Chapter or any regulations made under section 81 -

(a) a quantity, strength, or gravity for any alcohol product or materials which is found by an officer taking account to be greater or less than the actual quantity, strength or gravity of such alcohol product or materials,

(b) any other particular relevant to the liability of any alcohol product to alcohol products tax which is not true and accurate.

(4) Subsection (3) does not apply where any discrepancy -