Distillation Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

DISTILLATION ACT

 

DISTILLATION REGULATIONS

 

Statutory Rules 1972 No. 93 (a)

1. These Regulations shall come into operation on the first day of July, 1972.

2. Regulation 5 of the Distillation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (e)the words “ one hundred yards ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 90 metres ”;

(b)by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (f) the words “ one hundred and fifty gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 675 litres ”;

(c) by omitting from that sub-paragraph the words “ fifty gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 225 litres ”;

(d)by omitting from that sub-paragraph the words “ six hundred gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 2,700 litres ”;

(e) by omitting from sub-paragraph (i) of paragraph (h)the figures and word “ 10,000 gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 45,500 litres ”; and

(f) by omitting from paragraph (p)the words “ three feet ” and inserting in their stead the figure and word “ 1 metre ”.

3. Regulation 49 of the Distillation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b)the words “ one inch ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 25 millimetres ”; and

(b) by omitting from that paragraph the words “ six inches ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 155 millimetres ”.

4. Regulation 51 of the Distillation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (a) the words “ two hundred gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 900 litres ”;

(b) by omitting from that paragraph the words “ eighty gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 350 litres ”; and

(c) by omitting from paragraph (b)the figure and word “ 3 feet ” and inserting in their stead the figure and word “ 1 metre ”.

5. Regulation 56 of the Distillation Regulations is amended by omitting the word “ gallons ” and inserting in its stead the word “ litres ”.

6. Regulation 64 of the Distillation Regulations is amended—

(a)by omitting the words “ four gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figure and word “ 4 litres ”; and

(b) by omitting the figures and word “ 1,000 gallons ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 1,000 litres ”.

7. Regulation 78 of the Distillation Regulations is amended—

(a) by omitting from paragraph (b)the words “ one inch ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 25 millimetres ”; and

(b) by omitting from that paragraph the words “ six inches ” and inserting in their stead the figures and word “ 155 millimetres ”.

 

(a) Made under the Distillation Act 1901-1968 on 23 June 1972; notified in the Commonwealth Gazette on June 1972.

 

8. Regulation 97 of the Distillation Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“ 97. A vigneron’s licence shall only be granted or renewed in respect of—

(a) a pot still capable of containing more than 1,100 litres but less than 2,750 litres; or

(b)a continuous still capable of exhausting more than 200 litres but less than 700 litres of wine in an hour.”.

9. Regulation 100 of the Distillation Regulations is repealed and the following regulation inserted in its stead:—

“ 100. A feints receiver of not less than 150 litres capacity and a spirit receiver of not less than 270 litres capacity must be kept in the spirit store.”.

10. Regulations 125 and 126 of the Distillation Regulations and the heading immediately before regulation 125 of those Regulations are repealed.

11. The Schedule to the Distillation Regulations