Section 9 Miscellaneous customs and excise repeals.

Subsection (5) of section 30 of the M1Licensing Act 1964 (duty of clerk to licensing justices to supply to Collector of Customs and Excise a list of new licences granted and licences not renewed) and section 22 of the M2Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976 (which makes corresponding provision for Scotland) shall cease to have effect.

Paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the M3Finance Act 1969 (definition of “whisky” or “whiskey” for customs and excise purposes) and section 92(7) of the M4Alcoholic Liquor Duties Act 1979 (saving in relation to spirits distilled before 1st August 1969) shall cease to have effect on the appointed day.

In subsection (2) above, “the appointed day” means such day as the Treasury may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; but the Treasury may not so appoint a day unless they are satisfied that on that day there will be in force as part of the law of each part of the United Kingdom a definition given by or under any enactment of the expressions “whisky” and “whiskey”.