DISTILLATION ACT 1901 (REPEALED)

S 31 repealed by No 25 of 2001, s 3 and Sch 4 item 15, effective 4 May 2001. S 31 formerly read:

DUTIES OF DISTILLER  
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In particular and without limiting the effect of section 30 every distiller shall in his distillery:

(a) Provide to the satisfaction of the Collector windows or apertures for the admission of sufficient light;

(b) Keep burning from sunset to sunrise or so long as operations are being carried on after sunset and before sunrise sufficient lamps or light to the satisfaction of any officers doing duty in the distillery;

(c) Provide and place strong safe and sufficient ladders so as to enable officers to examine any vessel or utensil;

(d) Provide assistance when requested by any officer for carrying out any duties requiring assistance;

(e) Remove when requested by any officer any rubbish or any obstruction which may conceal from view any part of the operations which are being carried on upon his distillery;

(f) Place every vessel and utensil in a convenient position so as to be easy of access to officers;

(g) Keep and maintain correct weights, scales, and measures, to the satisfaction of the Collector, available at all times for the use of officers;

(h) Keep all plant in a secure and clean condition, and free from leakage;

(i) Empty and re-gauge any plant whenever required by the Collector;

(j) Draw off the water in any worm tub and clean the tub and worm when required to do so by an officer at any time when the still is not being worked, and keep the worm tub free from water for sufficient time not exceeding two hours for officers to examine the tub and worm.

Penalty: $1,000.