The Wine and Made-wine of a Strength exceeding 1.2 per cent. and not exceeding 5.5 per cent. (Prohibition of Fortification) Regulations 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/916
• Sections: 5

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Wine and Made-wine of a Strength exceeding 1.2 per cent. and not exceeding 5.5 per cent. (Prohibition of Fortification) Regulations 1989, and shall come into force on 1st July 1989.

Section 2 Application

These Regulations apply to wine and made-wine of a strength exceeding 1.2 per cent., but not exceeding 5.5 per cent.

Section 3 Prohibition

Except as provided by regulation 4 or under regulation 5 below, wine or made-wine to which these Regulations apply may not be fortified at any time–

(a) after it leaves the entered or approved premises on which it was produced; or

(b) in the case of wine or made-wine produced outside the United Kingdom, after it is imported into the United Kingdom,

and before it is sold by retail or otherwise supplied for consumption.

Section 4 Exception for goods in excise warehouse

The Commissioners may allow wine or made-wine to which these Regulations apply to be fortified in an excise warehouse in accordance with warehousing regulations.

Section 5 General exception

Wine or made-wine to which these Regulations apply may be fortified–

(a) in such cases; and

(b) subject to such conditions,

as the Commissioners may specify.