UK Statutory Instrument SI 2015/1516 United Kingdom

The Wholesaling of Controlled Liquor Regulations 2015

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Prosecution 1 of 7 obligations carry a fine up to £500. 6 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Licence Holder3 Any Person2 Applicant1

Plus 1 duty on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Licence Holder — also bound by 245 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2684 other Acts
Applicant — also bound by 325 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.003 Application for approval Regulated
  • Apply to HMRC for approval to wholesale controlled liquorApplicant
s.004 Letters of registration Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Commissioners must issue registration letters and give refusal reasonsCrown / Minister / Government department
s.005 Requirement to notify changes Regulated
  • Notify HMRC of changes or ceasing controlled liquor activityLicence Holder
s.006 Unique reference numbers Regulated
  • Share your unique reference number and include it on business documentsLicence Holder
s.008 Record keeping Regulated
  • Keep records of controlled liquor activities and preserve them for six yearsLicence Holder
s.017 Delivery of information Regulated
  • Deliver relevant information to HMRC electronically using the prescribed methodAny Person
s.021 Liability to a penalty Prosecution
  • Contravene controlled liquor wholesaling regulationsAny Person

Fine up to £500

18 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.007 Conditions and restrictions
s.009 Sales treated as sales of controlled alcoholic product
s.010 Excluded sales
s.011 Applications for approval and registration of bodies corporate which are members of the same group
s.012 (1) Where this Part applies, an application may be made...
s.013 (1) The application must contain the information (or any part...
s.014 Applications by a representative member
s.015 Applications by group members other than the representative member
s.016 Termination of group membership by the Commissioners
s.018 Validation of an electronic communication
s.019 Electronic communication by the Commissioners
s.020 Interpretation of this Part
s.022 Assessment and recovery
s.023 Reasonable excuse
s.024 Joint and several liability of members of a group
s.025 Forfeiture

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