{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-regulations-2008/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-regulations-2008/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2008/3206",
  "legislation_title": "The Spirit Drinks Regulations 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/spirit-drinks-regulations-2008",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Verification under Article 38 of Regulation (EU) 2019/787",
  "text": "(1) The Commissioners are designated as the authority responsible in Great Britain for verifying that a relevant spirit drink that is to be placed on the market in Great Britain using a registered geographical indication ... complies with the specifications in the GB product specification relating to that geographical indication before it is placed on the market in Great Britain.\n(2) A spirit drink is a relevant spirit drink if—\n(a) it is a spirit drink produced in the United Kingdom that uses a registered geographical indication ... to identify the drink as originating in the territory of a country, region or locality in the United Kingdom; ...\n(b) it is a whisky produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Whiskey”, “Uisce Beatha Eireannach” or “Irish Whisky”.\n(c) it is a liqueur produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Cream”;\n(d) it is a spirit drink produced in Northern Ireland that uses the geographical indication “Irish Poteen” or “Irish Poitìn”.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 10(4)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 10(4)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 5(1) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(1) omitted (31.10.2019) by virtue of The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(1) substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Agricultural Products, Food and Drink (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1637), regs. 1(7), 10(4)(a)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Word in reg. 5(2)(a) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5(2)(a) omitted (31.10.2019) by virtue of The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Word in reg. 5(2)(a) omitted (31.10.2019) by virtue of The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(c)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Reg. 5(2)(c)(d) inserted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Words in reg. 5 heading substituted (31.10.2019) by The Spirit Drinks and Scotch Whisky (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1289), regs. 1, 2(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "E",
      "label": "E1",
      "text": "This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/3206/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T03:20:04.998706+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}