- Statutory Instrument 2003 No. 1523
The Tobacco Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003
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| Made | 11th June 2003 | ||
| Laid before Parliament | 12th June 2003 | ||
| Coming into force | 1st August 2003 |
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 7(1)(a) of the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979[1], and all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco Products (Amendment) Regulations 2003 and come into force on 1 August 2003.
2. - (1) Amend the Tobacco Products Regulations 2001[2] as follows.
(2) After regulation 3(1) insert -
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(1A) In these Regulations, references to "cigarettes", "hand-rolling tobacco", and "chewing tobacco" are references to the products described in the Tobacco Products (Descriptions of Products) Order 2003[3]."
(3) Omit regulation 12(5).
M. J. Eland
Commissioner of Customs and Excise
New King's Beam House, 22, Upper Ground, LONDON SE1 9PJ
11th June 2003
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations come into force on 1 August 2003.
They amend the Tobacco Products Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001/1712) by making provision for the meaning of the terms "cigarettes", "hand-rolling tobacco", and "chewing tobacco". The provision that formerly defined the latter term is removed.
Notes:
[1] 1979 c. 7; section 10(1) applies the definition of "the Commissioners" in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979(c. 2), "the Commissioners" means the Commissioners of Customs and Excise.back
[2] S.I. 2001/1712, amended by S.I. 2002/2692.back
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