Regulations

(1) The Minister may from time to time make regulations for the better carrying out of this Act. (2) There may be annexed to any breach of the regulations a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars as the Minister may think fit. 52 SCHEDULE 1 EXCISE REGULATIONS ACT Specifications of a Vessel [Section 24] 1. The following vessels must be erected to the satisfaction of the Proper Authority before a still is licensed and must thereafter be kept to the like satisfaction during the continuance of the licence, (a) one test case; (b) one spirit receiver; (c) one low wines or feints receiver; and (d) one pump where necessary, but a distiller may provide in addition as many more receivers for spirit or for low wines or feints as he may desire to do. 2. The vessels must be erected in accordance with the following, (a) the test case must be connected with the worm of the condenser of the still in such a manner that all spirit, low wines, or feints running from such worm must pass through the test case; (b) the test case must be fitted with a discharge pipe connected by a two-way cock or by two separate cocks of a bore as prescribed by the Proper Authority, with closed metal pipes Excise Regulation 53 leading to the spirit receiver and to the low wines or feints receiver; (c) the Proper Authority may require any test case to be fitted with an overflow pipe of not less than three inches bore leading directly to the low wines or feints receiver; (d) the spirit receiver or receivers must be of sufficient capacity to contain not less than the products of four days’ distillation of spirit, but in cases where the Proper Authority considers it desirable he may require them to be of a greater capacity or permit them to be of a lesser capacity; (e) every spirit receiver must be a close covered vessel, and except as specified in paragraph (f) must not have any opening or communication with any other vessel or utensil except any other receiver with which it must be connected with a closed metal overflow pipe; (f) every receiver must have a hole cut in its cover and faced with metal of the form and size prescribed by the Proper Authority, and such hole must be supplied with a cover secured and kept secured to his satisfaction; (g) every receiver must have fixed to it a graduated gauge glass; the glass and its fittings must be securely and completely enclosed in a metal or wooden case with a properly protected glass front; (h) every test case and receiver must be made, placed and fixed to the satisfaction of the Proper Authority; 54 Excise Regulation (i) every cock, valve, or pump attached to any part of the still, test case or receivers or to any pipes in connection therewith, must be constructed in the manner prescribed by the Proper Authority; (j) all spirits must run through closed metal pipes directly from the test case to the spirit receiver; (k) low wines or feints must run through closed metal pipes directly from the still or test case to the low wines or feints receiver and from there all low wines or feints must pass directly through closed metal pipes to a locked receptacle or to the still for re- distillation; (l) every retort of any still must be fitted with a discharge pipe leading directly to the body of the still or to a locked receptacle; and (m) in the case of every still, except when otherwise authorised by the Proper Authority, no pipe must lead directly to or from the worm of a still and every manhole, discharge pipe, cock or valve of any still must be constructed and secured to the satisfaction of the Proper Authority. Excise Regulation 55 SCHEDULE 2 EXCISE REGULATIONS ACT Records Book [Section 35] PERIOD FROM TO WASH ACCOUNT SPIRIT ACCOUNT Wash set up Wash attenuated Spirit Manufactured a. Return of proof Spirits percent of b. Number of degrees of attenuated a. Average attenuation of wash b. Density before fermentation wash per 5 deg. of attenuation b. Density after fermentation b. Gallons of wash distilled Signature of Excise Officer a. Number of proof gallons b. Number of vats distilled a. Liquid gallons from still b. Temperature of wash b. Number of gallons Signature of Distiller a. Strength b. Date (a) To be filled in by the proper officer when delivering spirit from receiver to distiller. (b) To be filled in by or on behalf of the distiller as the respective operations proceed. SCHEDULE 3 56 Excise Regulation EXCISE REGULATIONS ACT Stock Book [Section 36] Date Balance from last account Quantity from spirit receiver Delivered Proof gallons Li qu id ga llo ns Strength Proof Da te Li qu id gal lo ns Strength Proof gallons To whom sent or for what purpose used gallons