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Beer, Wine and Spirits

These Acts of Parliament relate to beer, wine, and other spirits, whether fermented or distilled; their ingredients and manufacture, their import and export. To ease your search for specific topics, keywords in each act are highlighted in red. By simply scanning through the chronological list, you should easily be able to narrow in on desired items. Through the reign of George II, acts are listed by the year in which the Parliamentary session ends; from George III on they are by date of passage.

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Reign of George I

• [Anno 13, p.363-86]. ... continuing th Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... England; and for ... certain Duties ... [in] Scotland ...; and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, Lottery Tickets and Orders lost, burnt, or otherwise destroyed ... Clerks and Apprentices to pay Duties ... for their Indentures and Contracts. $25

Reign of George II

• [Anno 1, p.3-30]. ... for continuing Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... England; and for granting ... certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... Scotland; ... and for making good the Deficiency of a late Malt Act. $25
• [Anno 1, p.579-86]. ... for removing Doubts concerning the Additional Duty of Two Pence per Gallon upon Low Wines, and Spirits of the first Extraction, from Foreign Materials; and ... relating to Appeals in matters of Excise ...$18
• [Anno 1, p.591-98]. ... repealing the present Duties on Wine Lees, and Lignum Vitæ, ... for prohibiting the Importation of Wine in Flasks, Bottles, or small Casks; and for preventing Frauds in exporting Silk Manufacures, ... and for giving further Time to Clerks and Apprentices, to pay Duties ... $20

• [Anno 2, p.335-46]. ... for laying a Duty upon compound Waters, or Spirits, and for licensing the Retalers thereof. $20

• [Anno 4, p.479-87]. ... continuing the Duty of Two Pennies Scots ... upon every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer ... sold within the Town of Dundee ... paying the publick Debts of the said Town, [and] repairing the Harbour ... $18

• [Anno 6, p.3-38]. ... continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry in ... England; and ... certain Duties ... [in] Scotland, ... and for giving farther Time to Clerks and Apprentices to pay Duties ... $15

• [Anno 7, p.3-38]. ... continuing the Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... England; and ... certain Duties upon ... [in] Scotland ... and for making forth Duplicates of Exchequer Bills, Lottery Tickets, and Orders, lost, burnt, or otherwise destroyed. $18
• [Anno 7, p.283-86]. ...ascertaining the Duties upon Arrack, and for giving further time to Clerks and Apprentices to pay Duties ... $18

• [Anno 8, p.3-35]. ... continuing Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder and Perry, in ... England; and ... certain Duties ... [in] Scotland ... $15

• [Anno 9, p.3-35]. ... continuing Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... England; and ... certain Duties ... [in] Scotland ... $15
• [Anno 9, p.375-87]. ... laying a Duty upon the Retalers of Spirituous Liquors, and for licensing the Retalers ... $18

• [Anno 12, p.3-35]. ... continuing Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... England; and ... certain Duties ... [in] Scotland ... $15

• [Anno 18, p.119-38]. ... continuing th Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry, in ... England; and for ... certain Duties ... [in] Scotland ... $15
• [Anno 18, p.323-59]. ...granting to His Majesty several additional Duties upon all Wines imported ...; and for raising a certain Sum of Money by Annuities, and a Lottery ... $18

• [Anno 19, p.243-94]. ... granting ... several Rates and Duties upon Glass, and upon Spirituous Liquors; and for raising a certain Sum of Monies by Annuities, and a Lottery ...; and for obviating some Doubts ... upon the Credit of the Salt Duties ... $20

• [Anno 22, p.3-36]. ... continuing ... certain duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry ... $15
• [Anno 22, p.299-306]. ... for laying a duty ... upon every Scots Pint of Beer and Ale ... within the Town of Anstruther Easter ... $15
• [Anno 22, p.351-58]. ... for laying a Duty ... upon every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer ... within the Town of Kinghorn ... $15

• [Anno 23, p.115-35]. ... continuing ... certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry ... $15

• [Anno 24, p.943-51]. ... levying a Duty ... on every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer ... within the Town of Greenock and Baronies of Easter, and Wester Greenock, and Finnart, ... for repairing the Harbour of the said Town ... $15

• [Anno 26, p.3-38]. ... for continuing ... certain Duties upon Malt, Mym, Cyder, and Perry ...; and for enlarging the Time limited ... for subscribing Annuities ... $15
• [Anno 26, p.3-11]. ... laying a Duty ... on every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer, ...within the Town of Paisley, ... for improving the Navigation of the River Cart ... $15
• [Anno 26, p.3-14]. ... laying a Duty ... upon every Scots pint of Ale and Beer ... within the Town and Parish of Preston Pans ... for repairing the Harbour ... $15
• [Anno 26, p.231-38]. ... laying a Duty ... on every Scots Pint of Ale and Beer ... within the Town of Dysart ... for repairing, improving, and preserving the Harbour ... $15

• [Anno 28, p.11-43]. ... certain Duties upon Malt, Mum, Cyder, and Perry ... $15
• [Anno 28, p.87-91]. ... for continuing the Duty ... on every Pint of Ale and Beer ... within the City of Glasgow ... for the Benefit of the said City ... $15
• [Anno 28, p.447-50]. ... making more effectual the Laws prohibiting the Importation of Spirituous Liquors in Casks ... not containing Sixty Gallons, and of Tea above the Quantity of Six Pounds, found on Board any British Ship ..., not belonging to ... the East India Company. $18

Reign of George III

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 61]. ... to revive and continue ... Part of an Act ... for reducing the Duties uopn Spirits distilled from Melasses or Sugar ... $12

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 83]. ...permitting French Wines to be inported ... from the Isles of Guernsey, Jersey, or Alderney ... (mis-dated "28th June") $22

• [Anno 41, Cap 5]. ... for continuing ... the prohibiting the Exportation, and permitting the Importation, of Corn ... without Payment of Duty; ... the Use of Sugar in the brewing of Beer; to the reducing of Duties upon Spirits ...$12

• [Anno 41, Cap.47]. ... to amend and continue ... an Act passed in Ireland ... for regulating the Trade of a Distiller, and for securing the Duties payable on Home-made Spirits. $15

• [Anno 43, Cap.103]. ... to permit Portugal Wine to be landed and warehoused in the United Kingdom without Payment of Duties ... $18

• [Anno 53, Cap.37]. ... to amend an Act ... for allowing the Importation of Rum ... from ... the West Indies, into ... Quebec ... $20

• [Anno 53, Cap.84]. ... repealing the Duties on the Importation of Wine the Produce of the Cape of Good Hope ... $20

• [Anno 53, Cap 110]. ...to suspend the exportation of Foreign Spirits ... to the Isle of Man ... to permit the Exportation of a limited Quantity of Irish Spirits in lieu thereof ... $15

• [Anno 54, Cap.77]. ... to amend an act ... for repealing the Duties payable on the Importation of Wine, the Produce of the Cape of Good Hope ... $18

• [Anno 55, Cap 155]. ... to continue ... the Temporary Fourth Part of the Duties payable in Scotland upon Distillers Wash, Spritis, and Licenses ... $12

Reign of Victoria

• [Anno 18&19, Cap.38]. ... to allow Spirit of Wine to be used Duty-free in the Arts and Manufactures ... $15

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