(1)The distiller shall so arrange his stills that spirit shall discharge into closed and locked receivers of such pattern that no spirit can be removed from them unless they are unlocked. Tire Excise Commissioner may require the distiller to affix to any receiver an apparatus which will prevent the supply and discharge cocks being open at the same time. Every pipe used for conveying spirit or feints must be so fixed and placed as to be visible throughout its entire length and shall, if the Excise Commissioner so directs, be coated with oil-paint of a particular colour, and all joints thereof shall be sealed in such manner as the Excise Commissioner may prescribe. If the condensing wort is made of copper, or if the spirit passes through pipes wholly or partly made of copper, such measures as the Excise Commissioner may direct shall be taken by the distiller in order to protect the liquor from serious contamination by copper.(2)There shall be no opening into any still, condenser or refrigerator except-(a)for connection with the wash becks or spirit receivers,(b)properly-secured air cocks or air valves of number and description approved by the Excise Commissioner.(3)Fastenings for locks. - The distiller shall provide and maintain suitable and secure fastenings, wherever the Excise Commissioner may deem necessary, to all stills, spirit receivers, vats and other receptacles, fermentation-rooms, store-rooms, pipes, etc., to the satisfaction of the Excise Commissioner, for the attachment of locks to be provided by the Administration. The keys of all such locks shall be retained by the officer-in- charge. The distiller shall attach his own locks to all rooms used for the storage of spirit and may, if he so desires, also attach his own lock to any other fastening but shall be bound immediately to remove such locks when required by the Officer-in- charge, to allow free inspection.(4)Glass safe sampling. - The distiller shall, if the Excise Commissioner so directs, provide between the stills and the spirit receivers a glass safe by which the quantity and strength of the spirits which are running will, at any moment, be visible to the operator, or a sampling apparatus so constructed that for every sample drawn off an exactly equal quantity shall be discharged into a closed and locked receptacle. If required, both a safe and sampling apparatus shall be provided. The distiller shall also, if so required, provide branch pipes fitted with locks by means of which spirits of different strength and qualities may be diverted into separate receivers.(5)Closed pipes for conveyance of spirit from receivers to store-room. - The stills, receivers and vats shall be so arranged that the spirit may be conveyed from the receivers to the store-room through closed pipes. All pipes and all joints thereof shall be secured and sealed to the satisfaction of the Excise Commissioner.(6)Receivers and vats to be provided with dipping rods and to be ganged. - All receivers and vats in the distillery must be so placed as to admit of the contents being accurately gauged or measured and must be fitted to the satisfaction of the Excise Commissioner with proper dipping rods, so adjusted to fixed dipping places that the contents thereof at each 2.54 ml of depth may at any time be ascertainable. The receivers and vats shall also be gauged in such manner as the Excise Commissioner may, from time to time, direct; and no vessel shall be used as a receiver or store vat until it has been gauged and the gauging has been checked by such officer as the Excise Commissioner may appoint. Records of the dimensions of such vessel shall be maintained in accordance with the rules prescribed by the Excise Commissioner.(7)Cocks. - Every cock kept or used in a distillery shall be of such pattern and constructed in such manner as the Excise Commissioner may, from time to time, direct.(8)Rooms and vessels to be marked and numbered. - The distiller shall cause to be painted with oil colour and shall keep so painted upon the outside of every room or place and upon a conspicuous part of every vessel and utensil the name of such room, place, vessel or utensil according to the purpose, for which it is to be used, and when more than one room, place, vessel or utensil is used for the same purpose, he shall also paint a progressive number of each, beginning with the number one.
