§ 5. "That, in lieu of the Customs Duties now chargeable on wines imported into Great Britain or Northern Ireland, there shall, on and after the twenty-fifth day of April, nineteen hundred and twenty-seven, be charged in the case of wines not being Empire products duties at the rates specified in Part I of the following table, and in the case of wines being Empire products duties at the rates specified in Part II of the said table:—
Description of Wine | Rate of Duty per Gallon. | |
s. | d. | |
Part I. | ||
Not exceeding 25 degree proof spirit | 3 | 0 |
Exceeding 25 degrees and not exceeding 42 degrees | 8 | 0 |
Every degree or fraction of a degree above 42 degrees, an additional duty | 0 | 8 |
Sparkling, an additional duty | 12 | 6 |
Still, in bottle, an additional duty | 2 | 0 |
Part II. | ||
Not exceeding 27 degrees proof spirit | 2 | 0 |
Exceeding 27 degrees and not exceeding 42 degrees | 4 | 0 |
Every degree or fraction of a degree above 42 degrees, an additional duty | 0 | 4 |
Sparkling, an additional duty | 6 | 3 |
Still, in bottle, an additional duty | 1 | 0 |
§ And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution shall have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act, 1913."