S.I. No. 102/2006 - Tobacco Products (Tax Stamps) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Tobacco Products (Tax Stamps) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 March 2006.

2. The Tobacco Products (Tax Stamps) Regulations 1995 (

S.I. No. 233 of 1995

) are amended in Regulation 10A (inserted by the Tobacco Products (Tax Stamps) Amendment Regulations 1997 (

S.I. No. 202 of 1997

)) by substituting the following for paragraphs (a) and (b)

“(a) subject to paragraph (b), a continuous background printing of the words ‘The Revenue Commissioners’ and ‘Na Coimisinéirí Ioncaim’,

(b) a representation of the (Official) Irish Harp containing 12 strings in a vertical plane encircled by a ring on which is printed the words ‘Ireland’, ‘Éire’, ‘Excise Duty’ and ‘Dleacht Mháil’,”.

GIVEN this 22

nd

day of February 2006.

JOSEPHINE FEEHILY

Revenue Commissioner.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(

This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation

)

These Regulations amend the conditions governing the form of tax stamps to be affixed to the packaging containing tobacco products.

S.I. No. 102 of 2006

.

Regulations

entitled

Tobacco Products (Tax Stamps) (Amendment) Regulations 2006

The Revenue Commissioners, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 8 (as amended by the

Finance Act 1994

(No. 13 of 1994) and the

Finance Act 1995

(No. 8 of 1995)) of the

Finance (Excise Duty on Tobacco Products) Act 1977

(No. 32 of 1977), hereby make the following regulations