United Kingdom Legislation

An Act to amend the law relating to estate duty, stamp duties and excise duties on mechanically-propelled vehicles; to abolish mineral rights duties, certain excise licences for the sale of intoxicating liquor by retail and excise licences authorising the supply of intoxicating liquor in the premises of registered clubs and to make further provision consequential on the abolition of those licences; to provide for relief from selective employment tax by way of payments to certain employers; to increase the grants payable to operators of bus services towards the defrayal of customs and excise duty charged on fuel used in operating such services; to make further provision with respect to sums recoverable under section 26 of the Supplementary Benefits &c. Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 by the Ministry of Health and Social Services; and to make further provision in connection with finance.