Statutory Instrument 1991 No. 2564

      The Spirits Regulations 1991


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1991 No. 2564

CUSTOMS AND EXCISE

The Spirits Regulations 1991

Made 11th November 1991
Laid before Parliament 19th November 1991
Coming into force 1st January 1992


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

PART I
Preliminary Regulation
1.  Citation, commencement and revocation
2.  Application
3.  Interpretation
PART II
Approval of plant and processes and entry of premises
4.  Approval of plant and processes
5.  Entry of premises
6.  Variations to plant or processes
7.  Examination of plant
8.  General provisions as to plant
PART III
Conduct of processes
9.  Special conditions and requirements
10.  Distillation periods
11.  Produce of distillation periods
12.  Provisions as to wort or wash etc
13.  Sugar
14.  Gravity of wort or wash
15.  Ascertainment of original gravity after fermentation has commenced (1st method)
16.  Ascertainment of original gravity after fermentation has commenced (2nd method)
PART IV
Taking account of spirits produced
17.  Taking account
18.  Ascertainment of strength of spirits
19.  Ascertainment of volume of spirits
20.  Application of regulations 18 and 19
PART V
Distillers' records
21.  Entry books
22.  Notice of commencement of process
23.  Preservation and production of records
24.  Requirements in respect of distillation periods
25.  Quarterly distillery returns
PART VI
Warehousing
26.  Warehousing

SCHEDULES

  1.  Revocations

  2.  Table for determining the original gravity of wort at 20°C

 

Explanatory Note


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