The Spirits Regulations 1991

Made: 11th November 1991

Laid before Parliament: 19th November 1991

Coming into force: 1st January 1992

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PART I — Preliminary

Citation, commencement and revocation

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Application

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Interpretation

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PART II — Approval of plant and processes and entry of premises

Approval of plant and processes

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Entry of premises

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Variations to plant or processes

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Examination of plant

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General provisions as to plant

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PART III — Conduct of processes

Special conditions and requirements

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Distillation periods

10

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Produce of distillation periods

11

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Provisions as to wort or wash etc.

12

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Sugar

13

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Gravity of wort or wash

14

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Ascertainment of original gravity after fermentation has commenced (1st method)

15

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Ascertainment of original gravity after fermentation has commenced (2nd method)

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PART IV — Taking account of spirits produced

Taking account

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Ascertainment of strength of spirits

18

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Ascertainment of volume of spirits

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Application of regulations 18 and 19

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PART V — Distillers' records

Entry books

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Notice of commencement of process

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Preservation and production of records

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Requirements in respect of distillation periods

24

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Quarterly distillery returns

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PART VI — Warehousing

Warehousing

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SCHEDULE 1 — REVOCATIONS

(1)	(2)	(3)
Statutory Instrument	Reference	Extent of revocation
The Spirits Regulations 1952	S.I. 1952/2229	Parts IV and IX
The Alcoholic Liquors (Amendment of Units and Methods of Measurement) Regulations 1979	S.I. 1979/1146	Regulation 2
The Spirits Regulations 1982	S.I. 1982/611	The whole Regulations
The Spirits (Rectifying, Compounding and Drawback) Regulations 1988	S.I. 1988/1760	Regulation 2 in so far as it revokes Parts II, III, V, VI and regulation 76(2) of the Spirits Regulations 1952[^f00006].

SCHEDULE 2 — TABLE FOR DETERMINING THE ORIGINAL GRAVITY OF WORT AT 20°C

Spirit Indication
Degrees of Gravity
Spirit Indication
Degrees of Gravity
Spirit Indication
Degrees of Gravity
Spirit Indication
Degrees of Gravity
0.0	0.00	4.0	17.22	8.0	35.31	12.0	54.06
0.1	0.42	4.1	17.67	8.1	35.77	12.1	54.55
0.2	0.85	4.2	18.11	8.2	36.22	12.2	55.04
0.3	1.27	4.3	18.56	8.3	36.68	12.3	55.53
0.4	1.70	4.4	19.00	8.4	37.14	12.4	56.03
0.5	2.12	4.5	19.45	8.5	37.59	12.5	56.52
0.6	2.54	4.6	19.90	8.6	38.05	12.6	57.01
0.7	2.97	4.7	20.35	8.7	38.51	12.7	57.51
0.8	3.39	4.8	20.80	8.8	38.97	12.8	58.00
0.9	3.81	4.9	21.25	8.9	39.43	12.9	58.50
1.0	4.24	5.0	21.70	9.0	39.88	13.0	58.99
1.1	4.66	5.1	22.16	9.1	40.34	13.1	59.48
1.2	5.08	5.2	22.61	9.2	40.80	13.2	59.98
1.3	5.51	5.3	23.06	9.3	41.26	13.3	60.47
1.4	5.93	5.4	23.51	9.4	41.72	13.4	60.97
1.5	6.35	5.5	23.96	9.5	42.18	13.5	61.46
1.6	6.78	5.6	24.42	9.6	42.64	13.6	61.96
1.7	7.20	5.7	24.87	9.7	43.10	13.7	62.45
1.8	7.62	5.8	25.31	9.8	43.56	13.8	62.94
1.9	8.05	5.9	25.76	9.9	44.02	13.9	63.44
2.0	8.47	6.0	26.21	10.0	44.48	14.0	63.97
2.1	8.91	6.1	26.66	10.1	44.94	14.1	64.47
2.2	9.35	6.2	27.11	10.2	45.41	14.2	64.96
2.3	9.79	6.3	27.57	10.3	45.88	14.3	65.46
2.4	10.23	6.4	28.02	10.4	46.35	14.4	65.96
2.5	10.66	6.5	28.48	10.5	46.82	14.5	66.46
2.6	11.10	6.6	28.93	10.6	47.29	14.6	66.96
2.7	11.53	6.7	29.39	10.7	47.77	14.7	67.47
2.8	11.97	6.8	29.84	10.8	48.24	14.8	67.97
2.9	12.40	6.9	30.29	10.9	48.72	14.9	68.47
3.0	12.84	7.0	30.75	11.0	49.20	15.0	68.97
3.1	13.27	7.1	31.20	11.1	49.68	15.1	69.48
3.2	13.71	7.2	31.66	11.2	50.16	15.2	69.98
3.3	14.15	7.3	32.12	11.3	50.65	15.3	70.49
3.4	14.58	7.4	32.57	11.4	51.13	15.4	70.99
3.5	15.02	7.5	33.03	11.5	51.62	15.5	71.50
3.6	15.46	7.6	33.48	11.6	52.10	15.6	72.01
3.7	15.90	7.7	33.94	11.7	52.59	15.7	72.51
3.8	16.34	7.8	34.40	11.8	53.08	15.8	73.02
3.9	16.78	7.9	34.85	11.9	53.57	15.9	73.53
						16.0	74.04

Signed

D. F. O. Battle — Commissioner of Customs and Excise — 1991-11-11

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1979 c. 2; section 93 was amended by the Finance Act 1981 (c. 35), section 11(1) and Schedule 8, paragraph 2, and the Finance Act 1986 (c. 41) section 4 and Schedule 3.

[^f00002]: 1979 c. 4; section 2 was substituted by S.I. 1979/241; sections 2, 13(1) and (1A) and 15(6) were amended by the Finance Act 1981 (c. 35), section 11(1) and Schedule 8, paragraphs 10, 12 and 14 respectively; section 4(3) applies the definition of “the Commissioners” in section 1(1) of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979 (c. 2).

[^f00005]: 1979 c. 2.

[^f00006]: S.I. 1952/2229.

Editorial notes

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Rectifiers and compounders: entry of premises and plant

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