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Finance Act 1993 (c. 34)

(The document as of February, 2008)

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13 Rates of duty

(1) For the Table in Schedule 1 to the [1979 c. 7.] Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979 there shall be substituted--

" TABLE
1. CigarettesAn amount equal to 20 per cent. of the retail price plus £48.75 per thousand cigarettes.
2. CigarsВЈ72.30 per kilogram.
3. Hand-rolling tobaccoВЈ76.29 per kilogram.
4. Other smoking tobacco and chewing tobaccoВЈ31.93 per kilogram. "

(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into force at 6 o'clock in the evening of 16th March 1993.

14 Hand-rolling tobacco

(1) In the Tobacco Products Duty Act 1979, section 1 (definition of tobacco products) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (2) (definition of hand-rolling tobacco) after paragraph (a) there shall be inserted--

" (aa) which is of a kind used for making into cigarettes; or " .

(3) In paragraph (b) of subsection (2) (more than 25 per cent. by weight of the tobacco particles have a width of less than 0.6 mm) for "0.6" there shall be substituted "1".

(4) The following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (2)--

" (2A) For the purposes of subsection (2)(aa) above the use for making into cigarettes must amount to more than occasional use but need not amount to common use. "

(5) In subsection (3) (power to amend definitions) after "(2)" there shall be inserted "or (2A)".



Gaming machine licence duty

15 Rates of duty

(1) The Tables set out in section 23(1) of the [1981 c. 63.] Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 shall be amended as follows--

(a) in Table A for "ВЈ375" there shall be substituted "ВЈ450";

(b) in Table B for "ВЈ375" there shall be substituted "ВЈ450" and for "ВЈ960" there shall be substituted "ВЈ1,150".

(2) This section shall apply in relation to licences for any period beginning on or after 1st May 1993.

16 Small-prize machines

(1) The Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In section 21 (gaming machine licences) in subsection (1) (licence required for machine other than a two-penny machine) for "a two-penny machine" there shall be substituted "an excepted machine".

(3) In that section the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (3)--

" (3A) For the purposes of this section an excepted machine is--

(a) a two-penny machine, or

(b) a five-penny machine which is a small-prize machine. "

(4) In section 22 (charge to duty)--

(a) in subsection (1) for the words from "by reference" to the end of the subsection there shall be substituted "in accordance with section 23 below";

(b) in subsection (5) after "gaming machine licence" there shall be inserted "falling within section 23(1B) below".

(5) In section 23 (amount of duty) the following subsections shall be substituted for subsection (1) (as amended by section 15 above)--

" (1) The duty on a whole-year gaming machine licence shall be determined as mentioned in subsection (1A) or (1B) below (as the case may be).

(1A) In the case of a special licence, or an ordinary licence which authorises the provision only of small-prize machines, the duty shall be £450 per machine authorised by the licence.

(1B) In any other case the duty shall be determined in accordance with the following Table, by reference to the number of machines which the licence authorises and to whether the licence authorises the provision of machines chargeable at the lower or higher rate--

TABLE
Description of machines authorised by the licenceDuty on whole-year licence
Chargeable at the lower rateВЈ450 per machine
Chargeable at the higher rateВЈ1,150 per machine. "

(6) For subsection (4) of section 25 (meaning of "gaming machine") there shall be substituted the following subsections--

" (4) Subject to subsection (5) below, for the purposes of determining whether a machine is a gaming machine it is immaterial whether it is capable of being played by only one person at a time, or is capable of being played by more than one person.

(5) For the purposes of sections 21 to 24 above a machine (the actual machine) which two or more persons can play simultaneously (whether or not participating with one another in the same game) shall, instead of being treated as one machine, be treated as if it were a number of machines (accountable machines) equal to the number of persons who can play the actual machine simultaneously.

(6) Subsection (5) above does not apply to a machine which is a two-penny machine, or is both a small-prize machine and a five-penny machine.

(7) If the actual machine is a small-prize machine but not a five-penny machine, the accountable machines shall be taken to be small-prize machines which are not five-penny machines.

(8) If the actual machine is not a small-prize machine, the accountable machines shall be taken not to be small-prize machines, and in such a case--

(a) if the actual machine is a five-penny machine, the accountable machines shall be taken to be five-penny machines;

(b) if the actual machine is not a five-penny machine, the accountable machines shall be taken not to be five-penny machines.

(9) For the purposes of subsection (5) above the number of persons who can play a particular machine simultaneously shall be determined by reference to the number of individual playing positions provided on the machine. "

(7) In section 26(2) (interpretation) the following definition shall be inserted after the definition of "two-penny machine"--

" "five-penny machine" means a gaming machine which can only be played by the insertion into the machine of a coin or coins of a denomination, or aggregate denomination, not exceeding 5p; " .

(8) In Schedule 4 (gaming machine licence duty: supplementary provisions) for paragraph 13 there shall be substituted the following paragraph--

" 13 (1) Regulations may make provision with respect to the labelling or marking of--

(a) gaming machines provided on any premises in respect of which an ordinary licence is in force, and

(b) gaming machines in respect of which special licences are in force,

with a view to enabling any such machine to be identified as falling within one of the categories mentioned in sub-paragraph (2) below.

(2) The categories referred to in sub-paragraph (1) above are--

(a) two-penny machines;

(b) machines which are both small-prize machines and five-penny machines;

(c) machines which are small-prize machines but not five-penny machines;

(d) machines which are not small-prize machines but are five-penny machines;

(e) machines which are not small-prize machines and are not five-penny machines.

(3) The regulations may include provision as to the size and description of labels or marks to be applied to machines, as to the cases in which they are required to be, or are prohibited from being, applied and as to the manner of the application. "

(9) This section shall apply in relation to licences for any period beginning on or after 1st November 1993.



Vehicles excise duty

17 Rates of duty: general

(1) The [1971 c. 10.] Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (annual rate of duty on certain vehicles not exceeding 450 kilograms in weight unladen) in the Table set out in Part II--

(a) in the second column of paragraph 2 (bicycles exceeding 150 cc but not exceeding 250 cc) for "30.00" there shall be substituted "35.00";

(b) in the second column of paragraph 3 (bicycles exceeding 250 cc) for "50.00" there shall be substituted "55.00";

(c) in the second column of paragraph 5 (tricycles exceeding 150 cc) for "50.00" there shall be substituted "55.00".

(3) In Schedule 2 (annual rate of duty on hackney carriages) in the Table set out in Part II--

(a) in the second column of the first entry (hackney carriages with seating capacity under nine) for "110" there shall be substituted "125";

(b) in the second column of the second entry (hackney carriages with seating capacity of nine to sixteen) for "130" there shall be substituted "150".

(4) In Schedule 3 (annual rate of duty on tractors etc.) in the Table set out in Part II--

(a) in the second column of paragraph 1 (special machines) for "30.00" there shall be substituted "35.00";

(b) in the second column of paragraph 2 (showmen's haulage vehicles) for "90.00" there shall be substituted "100.00";

(c) in the second column of paragraph 4 (recovery vehicles) for "75.00" there shall be substituted "85.00".

(5) In Schedule 4 (annual rate of duty on goods vehicles) in paragraph 1(1) of Part I (vehicles chargeable at the basic rate of duty) for "ВЈ130" there shall be substituted "ВЈ150".

(6) In Schedule 4, in paragraph 6 of Part I (farmers' and showmen's goods vehicles)--

(a) in sub-paragraph (1) for "ВЈ75" there shall be substituted "ВЈ85";

(b) in sub-paragraphs (2)(a), (2)(b) and (4) for "ВЈ90" (in each place) there shall be substituted "ВЈ100".

(7) In Schedule 5 (annual rate of duty on vehicles not falling within Schedules 1 to 4) in the Table set out in Part II--

(a) in the second column of paragraph 1 (vehicles constructed before 1947) for "60.00" there shall be substituted "70.00";

(b) in the second column of paragraph 2 (other vehicles) for "110.00" there shall be substituted "125.00".

(8) This section shall apply in relation to licences taken out after 16th March 1993.

18 Exceptional loads

(1) The [1971 c. 10.] Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 4A (annual rates of duty on vehicles used for carrying or drawing exceptional loads) for "ВЈ3,250" there shall be substituted--

(a) "ВЈ4,250" in relation to licences taken out after 16th March 1993 and before the appointed day;

(b) "ВЈ5,000" in relation to licences taken out on or after the appointed day.

(3) In this section "the appointed day" means such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument.

19 Trade licences

(1) The Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (5) of section 16 (rates of duty for trade licences) including that subsection as set out in paragraph 12 of Part I of Schedule 7--

(a) for "ВЈ100" there shall be substituted "the rate mentioned in subsection (5A)(a) below", and

(b) for "ВЈ20" there shall be substituted "the rate mentioned in subsection (5A)(b) below".

(3) In that section the following subsection shall be inserted after subsection (5)--

" (5A) The rates referred to in subsection (5) above are--

(a) the annual rate applicable to a vehicle falling within paragraph 2 of Part II of Schedule 5 to this Act in relation to a licence taken out when the trade licence is taken out;

(b) the annual rate applicable to a vehicle falling within paragraph 3 of Part II of Schedule 1 to this Act in relation to a licence taken out when the trade licence is taken out. "

(4) This section shall apply in relation to licences taken out after 16th March 1993.

20 Old bicycles

(1) The [1971 c. 10.] Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 shall be amended as follows.

(2) In Schedule 1 (annual rate of duty on motor bicycles etc.) for paragraph 2 (concession for certain old bicycles) there shall be substituted--

" 2 Where a bicycle the cylinder capacity of whose engine exceeds 150 cubic centimetres is one constructed before 1933 it shall be treated for the purposes of this Schedule as having an engine of cylinder capacity not exceeding 150 cubic centimetres. "

(3) In paragraph 4(a) of that Schedule (substitution of 1935 for 1933 in Northern Ireland) for "2(a)" there shall be substituted "2".

(4) This section shall apply in relation to licences taken out after 16th March 1993.

21 Simplification of duty on goods vehicles

(1) The Secretary of State may by order make such modifications of Schedule 4 to the Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 (annual rates of duty on goods vehicles) as he thinks fit for the purpose of securing--

(a) that the annual rates of duty applicable in accordance with that Schedule are expressed by reference to fewer tables; and

(b) that the tables which in pursuance of any order under this section are set out in that Schedule have effect in different cases subject to the operation of such multipliers as may be appropriate.

(2) An order under this section--

(a) shall be made by statutory instrument subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament; and

(b) may contain such incidental and consequential provision (including provision modifying any enactment) as the Secretary of State thinks fit.

(3) Nothing in this section shall authorise any increase by order of the annual rate of duty chargeable in respect of any vehicle.



Miscellaneous

22 Mutual recovery and disclosure of information

(1) In subsection (1) of section 17 of the [1980 c. 48.] Finance Act 1980 (extension of mutual recovery provisions to VAT), at the end there shall be inserted "and to excise duties by the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 14th December 1992 No. 92/108/EEC."

(2) In subsection (2)(a) of that section (extension of mutual disclosure provisions to VAT), after "No. 79/1070/EEC" there shall be inserted "and to excise duties by the Directive of the Council of the European Communities dated 25th February 1992 No. 92/12/EEC."

(3) After subsection (2) of that section there shall be inserted the following subsection--

" (2A) The references in subsections (1) and (2) above to excise duties are references to any duty on mineral oils, on alcohol and alcoholic beverages or on manufactured tobacco. "

(4) Subsection (1) above shall have effect as respects a request for the recovery of a sum only if it is a sum becoming due on or after the day on which this Act is passed.

23 VAT and customs duty on vehicles subject to VED

(1) Where an application is made for a licence under the [1971 c. 10.] Vehicles (Excise) Act 1971 for a vehicle which--

(a) appears to the Secretary of State to have been removed into the United Kingdom from a place outside the United Kingdom; and

(b) is not already registered under that Act,

he may refuse to issue the licence unless subsection (2) below applies to the vehicle.

(2) This subsection applies to a vehicle if the Secretary of State is satisfied in relation to the removal of that vehicle into the United Kingdom--

(a) that any value added tax charged on the acquisition of that vehicle from another member State, or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom, has been or will be paid or remitted;

(b) that any value added tax or customs duty charged on the importation of the vehicle from a place outside the member States has been or will be paid or remitted; or

(c) that no such tax or duty has been charged on the acquisition or importation of the vehicle or on any supply involving its removal into the United Kingdom.

(3) This section shall have effect in relation to any application made on or after the day on which this Act is passed.



Chapter II Lottery Duty

The duty

24 Lottery duty

(1) Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, a duty of excise called "lottery duty" is chargeable--

(a) on the taking in the United Kingdom of a ticket or chance in a lottery, and

(b) in such cases as may be determined by regulations, on the taking outside the United Kingdom of a ticket or chance in a lottery promoted in the United Kingdom.

(2) Regulations may make provision for determining when and where the taking of a ticket or chance in a lottery is to be treated as occurring for the purposes of this Chapter.

(3) Lottery duty is not chargeable in respect of a lottery that constitutes a game of bingo (or any version of bingo, by whatever name called).

(4) Lottery duty is not chargeable in respect--

(a) of a lottery promoted as an incident of an exempt entertainment within the meaning of the [1976 c. 32.] Lotteries and Amusements Act 1976 or the [S.I. 1985/1204 (N.I. 11).] Betting, Gaming, Lotteries and Amusements (Northern Ireland) Order 1985;

(b) of a private lottery within the meaning of that Act or Order;

(c) of a society's lottery within the meaning of that Act or Order in respect of which the conditions set out in section 5(3) of that Act or Article 135(1) of that Order are satisfied;

(d) of a local lottery within the meaning of that Act in respect of which the conditions set out in section 6(2) of that Act are satisfied;

(e) of a lottery promoted in accordance with the [1846 c. 48.] Art Unions Act 1846.

(5) The Treasury may by order amend subsection (4) above so as to add to the descriptions of lottery for the time being mentioned in that subsection, so as to omit any of them or so as to substitute a different description of lottery for any of them.

25 Amount of duty

(1) The amount of the lottery duty chargeable on the taking of a ticket or chance in a lottery is equal to 12 per cent. of the value of the consideration given for the ticket or chance.

(2) Subject to subsection (3) below, the aggregate of everything paid or given by (or debited to the account of) the person taking the ticket or chance for, on account of, or in connection with, the ticket or chance shall be taken to be the consideration given for it.

(3) If a price is shown on a lottery ticket or any other document providing evidence of the taking of a ticket or chance in a lottery and--

(a) the consideration given for the ticket or chance is of lesser value than the price shown (or is of no value), or

(b) no consideration is given for the ticket or chance,

consideration to the value of the price shown shall be taken to be given for the ticket or chance.

26 Time for payment

(1) The lottery duty chargeable on the taking of a ticket or chance in a lottery becomes due and (subject to any regulations under subsection (2) below) payable at the time the ticket or chance is taken.

(2) Regulations may provide for the payment of any lottery duty due in respect of a lottery of a description specified in the regulations to be deferred, subject to any conditions or requirements that may be imposed by or under the regulations.

(3) Regulations may require payments (of amounts determined by or under the regulations) to be made on account of any lottery duty that may become due in respect of a lottery of a description specified in the regulations that is being or is to be promoted.

27 Persons liable for duty

(1) Any lottery duty or payment on account of lottery duty that under section 26 above or regulations under that section is payable in respect of a lottery shall be paid (subject to any regulations under subsection (2) below) by the promoter of the lottery.

(2) Regulations may require any lottery duty or payment on account of lottery duty that is payable in respect of a lottery of a description specified in the regulations to be paid by a person specified in the regulations (being a person who occupies or has occupied a position of responsibility in relation to the lottery) instead of by the promoter.

(3) Any lottery duty that is payable in respect of a lottery may be recovered jointly and severally from--

(a) the promoter of the lottery,

(b) any other person who occupies or has occupied a position of responsibility in relation to the lottery or who has or has had any degree of control over any of its proceeds, and

(c) where the promoter or a person within paragraph (b) above is a body corporate, any director of that body corporate.

(4) A person who does not make a payment that he is required to make by subsection (1) above or regulations under subsection (2) above at the time the payment becomes payable is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 5 on the standard scale or, if greater, treble the amount of the unpaid duty or payment on account of duty.



Administration and enforcement

28 General

(1) Lottery duty shall be under the care and management of the Commissioners.

(2) Regulations may provide for any matter for which provision appears to the Commissioners to be necessary or expedient for the administration or enforcement of lottery duty or for the protection of the revenue derived from lottery duty.

(3) A person who contravenes or does not comply with any regulations under subsection (2) above is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 5 on the standard scale.

29 Registration of promoters etc

(1) A lottery in respect of which lottery duty is chargeable (or, on the taking of a ticket or chance, will be chargeable) shall not be promoted in the United Kingdom unless the chargeable person is registered with the Commissioners under this section.

(2) In this section "the chargeable person", in relation to a lottery, means--

(a) subject to paragraph (b) below, the promoter of the lottery;

(b) in the case of a lottery of a description specified in regulations under section 27(2) above, the other person referred to in that subsection.

(3) Regulations may make provision--

(a) as to the time at which an application for registration is to be made, as to the form and manner of such an application and as to the information to be contained in or provided with it,

(b) as to the requirements that must be satisfied as a condition of a person's registration or continued registration, and

(c) as to other requirements that must be observed by a person while he remains registered.

(4) The requirements imposed by virtue of subsection (3)(b) above may include requirements as to the giving of security or further security (by means of a deposit or otherwise) for any lottery duty that may become due.

(5) Subject to regulations under subsection (3)(a) and (b) above, the Commissioners--

(a) shall register any person applying to them for registration who satisfies them that he will be the chargeable person in relation to a lottery that is to be promoted, and

(b) shall not remove any person from the register unless it appears to them that no lottery is being or is to be promoted in relation to which he is or will be the chargeable person.

(6) Where--

(a) the Commissioners determine that a person should be removed from the register because any requirement imposed by regulations under subsection (3)(b) above is not (or is no longer) satisfied in relation to him, and

(b) a lottery in relation to which he is the chargeable person is being promoted at the time they make that determination,

they shall not remove him from the register until the promotion of that lottery has come to an end.

(7) If subsection (1) above is contravened in relation to a lottery at any time during its promotion, the chargeable person is guilty of an offence and liable--

(a) on summary conviction, to a penalty of the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

(8) A person who contravenes or fails to comply with any requirements imposed by regulations under subsection (3)(c) above is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a penalty of level 5 on the standard scale.

30 Application of revenue trade provisions of CEMA 1979

(1) Section 1(1) of the [1979 c. 2.] Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (interpretation) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3) below.

(2) In the definition of "the revenue trade provisions of the customs and excise Acts"--

(a) the word "and" at the end of paragraph (b) shall be omitted, and

(b) at the end there shall be added " ; and

(d) the provisions of Chapter II of Part I of the Finance Act 1993; " .

(3) In paragraph (a) of the definition of "revenue trader"--

(a) the word "or" at the end of sub-paragraph (i) shall be omitted,

(b) after sub-paragraph (i) there shall be inserted--

" (i) the buying, selling, importation, exportation, dealing in or handling of tickets or chances on the taking of which lottery duty is or will be chargeable; or " , and

(c) in sub-paragraph (ii) after "activities" there shall be inserted " as are mentioned in sub-paragraph (i) or (ia) above " .

(4) In section 117 of the [1979 c. 2.] Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (execution and distress against revenue traders) after subsection (1) there shall be inserted--

" (1A) In subsection (1) above as it applies in relation to a sum owing by a revenue trader in respect of lottery duty or of a relevant penalty--

(a) references to goods liable to any excise duty include lottery tickets on the taking of which lottery duty will be chargeable, and

(b) "the trade in respect of which the duty is imposed" includes any trade or business carried on by the revenue trader that consists of or includes the buying, selling, importation, exportation, dealing in or handling of tickets or chances on the taking of which lottery duty is or will be chargeable. "

31 General offences

(1) A person who is knowingly concerned--

(a) in the fraudulent evasion (by him or another person) of lottery duty, or

(b) in taking steps with a view to such fraudulent evasion,

is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) above is liable--

(a) on summary conviction, to a penalty of the statutory maximum or, if greater, treble the amount of the duty evaded or sought to be evaded or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years, or to both.

(3) A person who in connection with lottery duty--

(a) makes a statement that he knows to be false in a material particular or recklessly makes a statement that is false in a material particular, or

(b) with intent to deceive, produces or makes use of a book, account, return or other document that is false in a material particular,

is guilty of an offence.

(4) A person guilty of an offence under subsection (3) above is liable--

(a) on summary conviction, to a penalty of the statutory maximum or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or to both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a penalty of any amount or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both.

32 Offences by bodies corporate

Where an offence under this Chapter is committed by a body corporate, every person who at the date of the commission of the offence is a director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the body corporate (or is purporting to act in such a capacity) is also guilty of the offence unless--

(a) the offence is committed without his consent or connivance, and

(b) he has exercised all such diligence to prevent its commission as he ought to have exercised, having regard to the nature of his functions in that capacity and to all the circumstances.

33 Forfeiture

(1) Where a person has committed an offence under section 31(1) or (3) above, any goods used in the promotion of, or in any other way related to, a relevant lottery are liable to forfeiture.

(2) In subsection (1) above "relevant lottery"--

(a) in relation to an offence under section 31(1) above, means a lottery in respect of which lottery duty was fraudulently evaded or (as the case may be) in respect of which the fraudulent evasion of lottery duty was sought, and

(b) in relation to an offence under section 31(3) above, means a lottery to which the false statement or (as the case may be) false document related.

34 Protection of officers etc

Where a person takes an action in pursuance of instructions of the Commissioners given in connection with the enforcement of this Chapter or of regulations under it and, apart from this section, the person would in taking that action be committing an offence under any enactment relating to lotteries, he shall not be guilty of that offence.

35 Evidence by certificate etc

(1) A certificate of the Commissioners--

(a) that a person was or was not, at any date, registered under section 29 above,

(b) that any return required by regulations under this Chapter had not been made at any date, or

(c) that any lottery duty shown as due in a return made in pursuance of such regulations or in an estimate made under section 116A of the [1979 c. 2.] Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 had not been paid at any date,

is sufficient evidence of that fact until the contrary is proved.

(2) A photograph of any document furnished to the Commissioners for the purposes of this Chapter and certified by them to be such a photograph is admissible in any proceedings, whether civil or criminal, to the same extent as the document itself.

(3) Any document purporting to be a certificate under subsection (1) or (2) above shall be taken to be such a certificate until the contrary is proved.

36 Duty a preferential debt in insolvency

(1) In section 386(1) of the [1986 c. 45.] Insolvency Act 1986 (preferential debts) after "beer duty" there shall be inserted ", lottery duty".

(2) In Schedule 6 to that Act (categories of preferential debts) in Category 2 (debts due to Customs and Excise) after paragraph 5A there shall be inserted--

" 5B Any amount which is due by way of lottery duty from the debtor at the relevant date and which became due within the period of 12 months next before that date. "

(3) In Schedule 3 to the [1985 c. 66.] Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (list of preferred debts) at the end of paragraph 2 (debts due to Customs and Excise) there shall be added--

" (5) Any amount which is due by way of lottery duty from the debtor at the relevant date and which became due within the period of 12 months next before that date. "

(4) In Article 346(1) of the [S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I.19).] Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (preferential debts) after "beer duty" there shall be inserted ", lottery duty".

(5) In Schedule 4 to that Order (categories of preferential debts) in Category 2 (debts due to Customs and Excise) after paragraph 5A there shall be inserted--

" 5B Any amount which is due by way of lottery duty from the debtor at the relevant date and which became due within the period of 12 months next before that date. "

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