Spirits Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 28.

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REGULATION UNDER THE SPIRITS ACT 1906-1923.

(FIRST AMENDMENT.)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulation under the Spirits Act 1906-1923 to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this first day of April, 1927.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

THOS. W. CRAWFORD,

for Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

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Amendment of Spirits Regulation.

(Statutory Rules 1926 No. 202.)

Regulation 17 of the Spirits Regulations is hereby cancelled and the following is inserted in its stead:—

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

Industrial Spirits.

(a)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 2 per cent. of wood naphtha, ½ per cent. of pyridine, and ½ per cent. of one of the following:—petrol, gasoline, petroleum benzine, petroleum naphtha, coal tar naphtha or shale naphtha; or

(b)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.

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 or methyl alcohol, 2 per cent. of one of the following—petrol, gasoline, petroleum benzine, petroleum naphtha, coal tar naphtha, shale naphtha, benzole or the like substances, and a percentage (not exceeding 30 per cent.) of sulphuric ether.

Alcohol Fuel.

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, ½ per cent. pyridine and not less than 2 per cent. of one of the following—petrol, gasoline, petroleum benzine, petroleum naphtha, coal tar naphtha, shale naphtha, benzole, sulphuric ether, or the like substances.

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