Spirits Regulations, 1952
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1952/2229 |
1952 No. 2229
SPIRITS
The Spirits Regulations, 195229thDecember 1952
31stDecember 1952
1stJanuary 1953
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
PART I
MANUFACTURE OF SPIRITS
Regulation
1. Distiller to make entry of premises and plant.
2. Restriction on making entry: withdrawal of entry.
3. Placing of vessels and pipes.
4. Restriction on variation of process and alteration of plant.
5. Plant not to be so made as to be usable in unapproved manner.
6. Restriction on use and possession of certain materials.
7. Conditions governing removal of sugar from sugar store.
8. Distiller to give notice of intention to brew wort.
9. Manufacturing periods.
10. Distiller to give notice of intention to mash or brew for making wort.
11. Distiller to make declaration on completing collection of wort.
12. Restriction on addition of yeast etc. to wort or wash.
13. Distiller to give notice before making bub etc.
14. Distiller to make declaration before removing wash from fermenting back.
15. Conditions governing mixing of wort or wash.
16. Restriction on disposing of wash removed for recovery of yeast.
17. Distiller not to possess wort or wash of which original gravity differs by more than 2° from declared original gravity.
18. Ascertainment of gravity of wort or wash.
19. Conditions governing disposal of feints: disposal, warehousing etc. of spirits.
20. Distiller to furnish return at end of distilling period.
21. Distiller to empty worm tubs etc.
22. Time for warehousing of spirits in distiller's warehouse.
23. Hours of opening of distiller's warehouse.
24. Racking and warehousing of spirits.
25. Absolute alcohol: bottling in distiller's warehouse.
26. Removal of spirits to another distillery.
27. Restriction on proximity of distillery to rectifying or compounding premises.
28. Restriction on racking duty paid spirits.
29. Application of Regulations to manufacture of spirits by process other than distillation.
PART II
RECTIFIERS
30. Rectifier to make entry of premises and plant.
31. Restriction on entry: withdrawal of entry.
32. Placing of stills and vessels.
33. Restriction on altering plant.
34. Marking of casks.
35. Plant not to be so made as to be usable in unapproved manner.
36. Locking of still and pipes.
37. Unlocking of still and pipes: notice of readiness of still for locking.
38. When further notice of readiness of still for locking required.
39. Charging of still.
40. Time within which still to be worked off.
41. Restriction on working of still.
42. Hours when still not to be used.
43. Rectifier to permit officer to sample contents of still.
44. Conditions governing receipt of spirits.
45. Rectifier to permit officer to take account of spirits in stock: stock book.
PART III
COMPOUNDERS
46. Compounder to make entry of premises and plant.
47. Restriction on receipt of spirits by compounder.
48. Marking of vessels.
PART IV
ASCERTAINMENT OF STRENGTH OF SPIRITS
49. Ascertainment of strength of spirits.
50. Ascertainment of volume of spirits in container.
51. Application of Part IV of Regulations to methylated spirits and any fermented liquor.
PART V
TINCTURES AND SPIRITS OF WINE
52. Notice and particulars to be furnished by intending exporters etc.
53. Vessels and packages.
54. Restriction on exportation of certain spirits of wine.
55. Sampling by officer.
56. Restriction on presence of methyl alcohol etc. in tinctures and spirits of wine to be exported etc.
PART VI
WAREHOUSING OF BRITISH COMPOUNDED SPIRITS AND SPIRITS OF WINE
57. Notice and particulars to be furnished to officer before warehousing: vessels and packages.
58. Sampling by officer.
PART VII
IMMATURE SPIRITS
59. Persons taking delivery of immature spirits to satisfy Commissioners on certain matters.
60. Restriction on delivery of certain immature spirits.
61. Evidence of user to be furnished by persons receiving immature spirits.
62. Stock book to be kept by persons receiving immature spirits.
PART VIII
SPIRITS USED FOR MEDICAL OR SCIENTIFIC PURPOSES
63. Conditions governing receipt of spirits by claimant.
64. Marking of fixed vessels.
65. Storing of spirits.
66. Provision of and entries to be made in stock book.
67. Time for making entries in stock book.
68. Alterations in stock book.
69. Preservation and production of stock book and records.
70. Stock taking and balancing of stock book.
71. Restriction on claim for repayment of duty on recovered spirits and on use of recovered spirits.
72. Claimant to satisfy Commissioners as to payment of duty on methyl alcohol etc. in recovered spirits.
73. Claim for repayment of duty.
74. Information to be furnished and production of records.
75. Power of Commissioners to require information to be furnished by certain users of spirits.
PART X
GENERAL
76. Reduced penalty for certain breaches of Regulations.
77. Interpretation.
78. Revocations.
79. Short title, etc.
SCHEDULE.—Table for determining original gravity of wort or wash.
The Commissioners of Customs and Excise, in pursuance of the powers conferred on them by sections ninety-four, ninety-six, ninety-seven, one hundred, one hundred and three, one hundred and nine, one hundred and twelve, one hundred and thirteen, one hundred and seventy-one and one hundred and seventy-two of the Customs and Excise Act, 1952(a), hereby make the following Regulations:—
PART I
MANUFACTURE OF SPIRITS
1. No person shall begin to manufacture spirits until—
(1) he has made written application to the Commissioners for approval of the processes and of all vessels, utensils, pipes and fittings which he intends to use for the manufacture of spirits;
(2) he has delivered with the application a description of such processes and a drawing, model or description distinctly showing the course, construction and use of all fixed pipes to be used and of every branch thereof and cock thereon and every place, vessel or utensil with which any such pipe connects;
(3) the Commissioners have approved such processes, vessels, utensils, pipes and fittings subject to such conditions as they may prescribe; and
(4) he has made entry of all rooms and places in which any part of his excise trade is to be carried on or any spirits are to be kept and of all such vessels, utensils, pipes and fittings as aforesaid.
2. A distiller shall not, save as permitted by the Commissioners,
(1) make entry of a room or place for more than one purpose, or
(2) withdraw his entry whilst there remains in any place mentioned therein any still, or in any place, vessel or utensil mentioned therein any materials preparing or fit for distillation, or any spirits liable to duty.
3. A distiller shall, to the satisfaction of the Commissioners—
(1) place and keep each vessel and utensil on his premises in a convenient situation, easy of access for official examination and account, and fixed so as to admit of the contents being accurately gauged;
(2) fix and place every pipe used by him, unless used exclusively for the discharge of water or spent wash, so as to be capable of being examined for the whole of its length.
4. A distiller shall not vary any process or alter, move, add to or use in any way otherwise than in accordance with the prescribed conditions, the vessels, utensils, pipes or fittings in his distillery unless he has given prior written notice in that behalf to the distillery officer, and has delivered to him such further drawing, model or description as may be required, and has obtained the Commissioners' approval of all such variations, alterations or additions.
5. A distiller shall not cause or procure any cover, fastening, cock, plug, pump or pipe to be so made or used that any vessel or utensil may be employed, opened, removed, filled or emptied in any manner not approved.
6. Except with the consent of the Commissioners and subject to such conditions as they may prescribe, a distiller shall not—
(1) use in the brewing or making of wort or wash any material of such nature that the gravity of the wort or wash produced therefrom cannot be ascertained by the prescribed saccharometer; or
(a) 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2 c. 44.
(2) have in his possession any wort, wash, low wines, feints or spirits, or fermented liquor not brewed, made or distilled in his distillery.
7.—(1) A distiller shall not, without the consent of the Commissioners, remove any sugar from the place entered as a sugar store, except for us in the manufacture of spirits.
(2) Before removing any sugar for this purpose, he shall give the distillery officer written notice, specifying the time of the intended removal, and the quantity to be removed.
(3) At the time so specified, the distiller shall convey the specified sugar immediately from the sugar store to the mash tun or other entered vessel, to be there immediately used in the manufacture of spirits.
(4) He shall forthwith deposit again in the sugar store all sugar so removed and not so used.
8. A distiller shall, at least six days before beginning to brew wort, or, if he has discontinued brewing wort for more than one month, before recommencing to brew wort, give to the distillery officer a written notice, specifying the day on which he intends so to brew or recommence brewing.
9.—(1) For the purpose of the charge to duty on spirits made in the distillery, a distiller shall conduct his manufacturing operations in periods which shall terminate at intervals not exceeding a month from the date of commencement of brewing or from the date of termination of the last preceding period whichever is the later.
(2) A distiller shall give to the distillery officer written notice of his intention to terminate a period, with a declaration in the prescribed form specifying the wort or wash to be included therein, and except as otherwise approved such wort or wash shall thereupon be distilled and the stills shall be worked off and notice given to the officer to take account of the feints and spirits produced.
(3) A period shall be deemed to terminate when all the wort or wash specified in the distiller's declaration...
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