Spirits Act Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1922. No. 132.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE SPIRITS ACT 1906-1918.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Spirits Act 1906-1918, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this thirteenth day of September, 1922.

FORSTER,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

ARTHUR S. RODGERS,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Spirits Act Regulations 1913.

(Statutory Rules 1913, No. 344, as amended to this date.)

Part IV.—Standards.

Regulations 17 and 18 are hereby cancelled, and the following regulations inserted in their stead:—

“17. The standards for the classes of Methylated Spirits called Industrial Spirits, Mineralized Spirits and Alcohol Fuel, are as follow:—

Standard for Industrial Spirits.

The spirit before methylation to be of a strength not less than 65 degrees over-proof, and to be methylated by the addition of 2 per cent. of wood naphtha, ½ per cent. of pyridine liquid, and ½ per cent. of one of the following:—Approved coal tar naphtha, shale naphtha, petrol, gasoline, petroleum benzine, or petroleum naphtha.

Standard for Mineralized Spirits.

The spirit before methylation to be of a strength of not less than 65 degrees over-proof, and to be methylated by the addition of 1 per cent. of wood naphtha, ¼ per cent. of pyridine, 2 to 20 per cent. of benzine, and ¼ per cent. of a solution of aniline, violet, or blue dye.

Standard for Alcohol Fuel.

Spirit before methylation to be of a strength of not less than 65 degrees over-proof and to be methylated by the addition of 1 per cent. of wood naphtha, ¼ per cent. pyridine and not less than 2 per cent. of one of the following:—Approved coal tar naphtha, benzole, shale naphtha, petrol, gasoline, petroleum, benzine, petroleum naphtha, ether (sulphuric), or the like substances.

 

18. Except with the written permission of the Comptroller, Methylated Spirits for sale shall not be treated in any manner or mixed with water or other substance, so as to reduce the strength normally appertaining to such Methylated Spirits, which in the case of ‘industrial’ Methylated Spirits shall not be less than 64 degrees over-proof.”

 

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