(1)All operations in a distillery requiring the presence of an officer of the Excise Department shall be stopped on Sundays and holidays declared as such by the Government. In a distillery, the distiller shall so arrange his operations that no officer of the Excise Department need ordinarily be on duty for more than six hours on any working day.(2)Overtime fees. - An officer of the Excise Department required to be on duty in a distillery on a Sundary or any other public holiday mentioned in sub-rule (1) or for more than six hours on any working day shall be entitled to overtime fee at such rates as may be fixed from time to time by the Government. The amount payable as overtime fee shall be recovered from the distiller.(3)When distillation is carried on at night and at all times when an officer of the Excise Department is not present, the distillery gate shall remain locked; provided that no Sundays or public holidays mentioned in sub-rule (1) the registered servants of the distiller may be allowed ingress and egress between sunrise and sunset.
