SPIRITS ACT 1906 (REPEALED)

SECTION 15 (Repealed by 74 of 2006)   PENALTY FOR REFINING ETC METHYLATED SPIRITS  

15(1)
A person shall not:

(a) abstract any methylating substance or any fractional part or ingredient thereof from any methylated spirits; or

(b) refine or distil any methylated spirits; or

(c) treat, deal with or use any methylated spirits or spirits containing any fractional part or ingredient of a methylating substance in contravention of this Act or the regulations.

Penalty: 50 penalty units.

Note:

See section 4AA of the Crimes Act 1914 for the current value of a penalty unit.

15(2)
Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to the extent that the refining or distillation is allowed by the regulations.

Note:

A defendant bears an evidential burden in relation to the matters in subsection (2), see subsection 13.3(3) of the Criminal Code .