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Version date: 31 March 2012 - onwards
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72. Charging and rates.

(1) Subject to the provisions of this Chapter and any regulations made under it, a duty of excise, to be known as tobacco products tax, shall be charged, levied and paid, at the rates specified in Schedule 2, on all tobacco products -

(a) released for consumption in the State, or

(b) released for consumption in another Member State and brought into the State.

(2) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply to any tobacco products that have been released for consumption in another Member State and which are held on board a ship or aircraft making a sea crossing between another Member State and the State, where such tobacco products are not available for sale or supply while the ship or aircraft is within the territory of the State.