Spirits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES

1932. No. 60.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE SPIRITS ACT 1906-1932.

(Eighth Amendment.)

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 1906-1932 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this Twenty-eighth day of June, 1932.

(Sgd.) ISAAC A. ISAACS.

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Spirits Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1926, No. 202, as amended to this date.)

1. Regulation 2 of the Spirits Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “manufacture” the words “or special purpose”.

2. The heading to Part V. of the Spirits Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “manufacture” the words “or special purpose”.

3. After Regulation 30 of the Spirits Regulations the following regulations are inserted:—

“30a. Any person desiring to use Methylated Spirits for any special purpose for which he proves to the satisfaction of the Collector that Industrial Spirits would be unsuitable may make application in writing to the Collector, stating therein—

(a)the means by which it is desired the spirits should be methylated;

(b)the premises in which it is intended to use the methylated spirits;

(c)full particulars of the purposes for which the methylated spirits are to be used.

30b. Upon approval of the application and upon the spirits being methylated in such manner as the Comptroller approves, an entry shall be made and shall specify the purpose for which the methylated spirits are to be used, and uponthe passing of the entry the methylated spirits may be delivered to the applicant.

30c. The methylated spirits shall forthwith after the passing of the entry be removed to the premises in which they are to be used and shall not, unless by permission, be removed from those premises or be used for any purpose other than that approved by the Collector.

1904.—Price 3D.

 

30d. The person shall upon receipt of the methylated spirits forward to the Collector a receipt for the quantity of methylated spirits received.

30e. The quantity of methylated spirit that may be received or kept at any one time in the premises shall not, except by permission, exceed 100 gallons.

30f. Subject to the discretion of the Collector a book shall be kept by the person in which shall be entered particulars of the methylated spirits received and of the manner in which they have been used.

30g. The Collector may at any time require the person to give security in an amount to be fixed by the Collector that the methylated spirits shall not, unless by permission, be used for any purpose other than that specified in the entry”.

4. Regulation 44 of the Spirits Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “manufacture” the words “or special purpose”.

5. Regulation 45 (1) of the Spirits Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “Manufacture” the words “or Methylated Spirits for Special Purpose”.

6. Regulation 53 of the Spirits Regulations is amended by inserting after the word “manufacture” the words “or special purpose”.

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By Authority: L. F. Johnston, Commonwealth Government Printer, Canberra.