State of Punjab - Act
The Punjab Brewery Rules, 1956
PUNJAB
India
India
The Punjab Brewery Rules, 1956
Rule THE-PUNJAB-BREWERY-RULES-1956 of 1956
- Published on 21 October 1962
- Commenced on 21 October 1962
- [This is the version of this document from 21 October 1962.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title.
- These Rules may be called the Punjab Brewery Rules, 1956.2. Definitions.
- In these rules, unless a different intention appears from the subject or context :"Beer" means any liquor prepared from malt or grain, with or without the addition of sugar and hops and includes ale, porter and stout."Brewery" means a building where beer is manufactured, and includes every place therein where beer is stored or hence it is issued."Bushel", when used for measuring liquids, means a multiple of 36.40 litres and when used for weighing fruits, shall be construed as a reference to equivalent kilograms according to practice in vogue in Breweries and when used with reference to weighing light or heavy barely, it shall be construed to mean its metric equivalent viz. 21.7 to 33.6 kilograms or 24.5 to 26.3 kilograms according to the practice in vogue in the Breweries.["Collector" means the Joint Excise and Taxation Commissioner or the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner incharge of the distilleries or the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner incharge of the Division.] [Substituted by Punjab Government Notification No. GSR 9/P.A.1/14/Sections 21 and 59/Amd. (11)/93.]"Cooler" means any vessel into which worts are passed to be cooled and includes a refrigerator."Cooper" means any vessel in which lither worts or water is boiled or heated in the course of brewing."Fermenting vessel" means any vessel in which worts are fermented by the action of yeast"Gravity" means the proportion which the wright of a liquid bears to that of an equal bulk of distilled water the gravity of distilled water at 15.5C(63 F) being taken to be 100."Hopback" means any vessel into which worts are run after boiling in order to remove the spent hops."Inspector" means the excise inspector or sub-inspector appointed to hold charge of a brewery."Licence" means a licence granted for a brewery under Section 21 of the Punjab Excise Act (1 to 1914)."Licensee" means a holder of such licence."Mastum" means any vessel in which malt or grain is exhausted in the course of brewing."Racking" or settling back means any vessel into which worts are passed from a fermenting vessel and racked either at once or after a time into store vats or casks."Sugar" means any sacharine substance, extract, or syrup and includes any materials capable of being used in brewing, except malt or corn."Underback" means any vessel into which worts run either from the mashturn or hopback."Worts" means the liquor obtained by the exhaustion of malt or grain or by the solution of saccharine matter in the process of brewing.3.
Any person desirous of obtaining a licence for a brewery shall apply to the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.]. The application shall be accompanied by a full description (hereinafter called the entry) of his [proposed] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 3.12.68.] premises and utensils plant in which the purpose of, and the distinguishing mark on, each room place and vessel shall be clearly specified [-] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.]4.
The [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] has full power to grant or refuse application for licences with reference to the requirement of State.5.
No licence shall be granted unless and until the applicant therefore has-6.
The licensee shall executed a bond in form B. 3, pledging the premises, stock of beer, all apparatus and utensils employed in the manufacturing and storage of beer for the due discharge of all payments which may become due to Government. The licensee may, however in lieu of executing such a bond, execute a bond in form B 16 and deposit Government promissory notes or in National Savings Certificates of such value as the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] may direct or furnish a guarantee by the State Bank of India in form B.17 to the satisfaction of the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] A deposit made under this rule will be separate and distinct from the security deposit required by the preceding rule.7.
The licence shall be in Form B. 1 and is not transferable except with the sanction of the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.].8. [ [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 6.9.66.]
[(1) A license granted under these rules will be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue unless it is cancelled, determined or surrendered earlier and shall be renewable annually [by the excise Commissioner] on application on the payment of [sixty lac rupees] [Substituted by Punjab Notification No. G.S.R. 17/P.A.1./1914/Ss. 21 and 59/Amd. (31)/2018, dated 22.3.2018 (w.e.f. 21.10.1962).].]Provided that such a license may be cancelled for breach of the terms thereof or may be determined by the [Financial Commissioner] [Substituted vide Punjab Notification dated 16.4.1999.] after giving the license six months' notice.10.
The licensee[shall] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 12.1.70.] not hypothecate in whole or any part of the licensed premises without the previous written sanction on the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.].11.
The licensee shall maintain a list of all entries referred to in rule 3 above and he shall not make any addition either to buildings or to plant, without the previous consent in writing of the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement part III dated 26.10.71.]. On the completion of any addition, the existing entry is Form B-2 shall be withdrawn and a new entry made, provided that the previous sanction of the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement part III dated 26.10.71.] shall not be required in the case of simple repairs to, or renewals of, existing buildings or plant.12.
The licensee shall at any time permit the Collector the inspector or any officer authorised to inspect breweries to inspect and examine his licensed brewery, the premises, warehouses, and utensils connected therewith any room, place or utensil and the beer made and stored therein, and shall render to the Collector or to the officers aforesaid, all proper assistance in making such inspection and examination.13.
The licensee shall agree to the posting of an excise establishment to his brewery. This establishment shall consist of as many inspectors and peons as the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] may deem sufficient. This staff shall be subject to the inspection, and under the orders and control of the Collector.14.
The licensee shall provide within the brewery enclosure and office for the inspector, as well as quarters, to be approved by the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.], for the inspector and the peons who will be required to remain within the brewery enclosure on night duty.15.
The licensee shall if required by the[Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] provided residential quarters for the Government excise establishment posted to the brewery.16.
The licensee shall, when required, permit without payment, samples of the material used, of worts in any stage of fermentation of beer prepared in the brewery to be taken for analysis by the Collector or the inspector or by an officer authorised by the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] or Collector to take samples and entry thereof be made in register in Form B. 12.17.
The inspector shall maintain a general register in Form B. 12.18.
The licensee, unless he personally acts as manager shall be bound to appoint a competent manager as his agent.19.
The licensee must provide and maintain sufficient and just scales and other necessary and reasonable appliances to enable the inspector and other officers to take account of or check by weight, guage or measure all materials and liquids produced in brewing and provide sufficient lights, ladders and other conveniences to enable the Excise Staff to perform their duties.20.
The weights, scales, appliances, etc., mentioned in rule 19 shall be provided on the requestion of the inspector subject to an appeal to the Collector whose decision shall be final.21.
The Inspector will be provided by the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] with proper gauging rods and a standard saccharometer and thermometer entries whereof shall be made in register B. 12. If the licensee questions their correctness or the results obtained by the officer, he must make a written protests to the inspector immediately. This will be forwarded, with his remarks by the Inspector to the Collector who after due enquiry will report the matter to the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.].22.
The licensee must cause to be legibly painted with oil colour and keep so painted, on some conspicuous part of every mashtum, underback, copper heating, tank, cooler, fermenting vessel, and settling back intended to be used by him in his business and on the outside of the door of every room and place wherein and part of his business is to be carried on, the name of the vessel room or place according to the purpose for which it is intended.23.
When more than one vessel, room or place is used for the same purpose, all such vessels, rooms or place must be marked by progressive numbers.24.
All mashtums, underbacks coolers, fermenting vessels and settling backs shall be so placed nd fixed as to admit of the contents being accurately ascertained by gauge or measure and shall not be altered in shape, position or capacity without two days' notice in writing to the inspector.25.
No vessel which has been altered in shape, position or capacity shall again he taken into use unless it has been regauged by the Inspector and new tables constructed by him if necessary.26.
All mashtums and fermenting vessels shall be gauged jointly by the Inspector, and the licensee, and tables prepared by the Inspector in Form B-4 showing the total capacity of each vessel, in bulk litres (or in the case of mashtums in imperial bushels) and the capacity of each 2.54 milimeters in depth.27.
The tables prepared under the preceding rule shall, before being taken into use, be certified by the licensee or his accredited agent as correct.28.
The Collector shall also certify to the correctness of the tables, and as opportunity affords, check the data on which they are founded.29.
The licensee shall keep a book in Form B-5 and shall observe the following rules in relation to it and to the entire to be made therein-30.
The licensee shall keep the total produce or brewing separate from the produce of any other brewing for the space of twenty-four hours, unless an account of the first mentioned produce shall have been sooner taken by the Inspector.31.
The licensee shall not mix the produce of one brewing with that of another except in his store vats or casks, unless he shall have given previous notice, in writing, to the Inspector, and he shall specify the quantity and gravity of the worts when mixed.32.
All grains in a mashtum must be kept untouched for a space of one hour after time entered in the book, as the time for the worts to be drawn off, unless the Inspector has attended and taken account of such grains.33.
All worts shall be removed successively and in the customary order of brewing to the underback, coopers, cooler and fermenting vessels, shall not be removed from the last named vessels until an account has been taken by the Inspector or until after the expiration of twenty-four hours from the time at which the worts are collected in these vessels.34.
When worts shall have commenced running into a fermenting vessels, the whole of the produce of the brewing shall be collected within eighteen hours.35.
36.
If the license objects to the amount of the duty demanded from him, may move the Collector to revise the charge. But no revision will be undertaken unless and until all sums demanded under preceding rule have been paid. In the event of the original charge being found incorrect any excess levied from the licensee will be refunded to him and if the amount claimed from him is found to be less than that actually due, he will be called upon to pay the difference at once into a Government treasury.37.
38.
Licensees shall be bound by all additional rules for the control breweries which may hereafter be prescribed under the existing law, or under any law which may hearafter be enacted and by all special orders issued by the [Excise Commissioner] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 26.10.71.] with regard to individual breweries; and shall cause all persons employed by them in their breweries to obey all such rules.39.
The license to work a brewery shall carry with it the right to bottle on the premises of the brewery, the beer made therein.40.
Beer shall be bottled of any colour or description having a capacity of 650 millilitres and 325 millilitres, with necks suitable for sealing with crown corks [or in two piece aluminum cans of such capacity as may be approved by Excise Commissioner] [Added vide Punjab Government Notification No. GSE 22/PA1/14/Section 21 and 59/Amd(15)/95 dated 20.4.1995.] :Provided that the use of bottles of existing capacities of 21 to 27 ounces many continue subject to the condition that there equivalent capacity in metric units in indicated on the tables affixed to them;[Provided further that the licensee shall label each bottle of beer after bottling, with a label depicting the words 'date of manufacturing' alongwith 'the date of expiry' and printing the words 'Best before six months.] [Added by Punjab Notification No. G.S.R.50/P.A.1/1914/Section 21 and 58/Amd23/2006 dated 6.11.2006.][41. In all matters not specified in these rules, the Punjab Distillery Rules shall apply mutatis mutandis] [Legislative Supplement Part III dated 1.2.77.].Form B-1License to work a brewery and to bottle beer made thereinLicense to work a brewery is hereby granted to ______________ at ___________ in the District of _____________ subject to the rules prescribed in the Punjab Brewery Rules (a copy of which is herewith attached) and to such other rules for the security of the revenue as the Financial Commissioner may issue from time to time, the infraction of any of which rules with intent to defraud the revenue, will involve forfeiture.Dated ________CollectorForm B-2Brewer's EntryI/We licenced brewer, do hereby withdrew all former entries and do now make entry of the following rooms, places and vessels in my/our brewery situate at____________ in the district of_____________Name__________________Residence_____________Date________________________________________| Here enter full )particulars of )each room and)____________place | ||
| ____________________ | ||
| Name_______________ | ||
| Date________________ |
| If incorrect, the )_______correct details should)behere specified. If)correct, strike out the)_______wordsin brackets ) |
| Signed and delivered by thesaid)_____________________________)on the________ dayof___________)_________________in thepresenceof___________________________ | |
| Witness - | |
| 1. __________________________)2.__________________________) | |
| Signed by___________________)Collectorof___________________)for and on behalf of the Governor)ofPunjab_____________________)the day of__________19_________) |
| Depth | Diameters | Incumbrances | Area | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Mean | Depths | Areas | Gross | Net | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Contents in litres | Tabulation | |||||||
| Dry millimetres | litres | Area of 2.54 millimetres one-tenth of an inch | Dry millimetres | litres | Area of 2.54 millimetres one-tenth of an inch | |||
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| When entry made | Notice to | Quantity to be used of | |||||||||
| Date | Hour | Number of Brewing | Mash, malt or corn | Dissolve Sugar | Malt | Unmelted Corn | Sugar | Hops | Hop sub-stitutes | ||
| Date | Hour | Date | Hour | Bushels | Bushels | Kilo-grams | Kilo-grams | Kilo- grams | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Time when wort will be drawn off grain in themushtun | When collected | Worts collected | Initials | |||||||
| Date | Hour | Date | Hour | Vessel | Dip. | Gravity | Brewer's | Inspector's | Remark | |
| [xxx] | No. | Name | ||||||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| PARTICULARS IN BREWING BOOK | |||||||||||
| Date and hour of survey | Notice to | Quantity to be used of | |||||||||
| Number of brewing | Mash, Malt or Corn | Dissolve sugar | Malt | Unmelted corn | Sugar | Hopes | Hopes Substitutes | ||||
| Date | Honour | Date | Hour | Date | Hour | Bushes | Bushes | Kilo-grams | Kilo- grams | Kilo-grams | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Time when wort will be drawn of grain in the mushtun | Worts collected | Mashtuns | Quantity from gauge of grains | Percentage over or under quantityentered | Sugar dissolving vessels | ||||
| When collected | Vessel | Areas | Areas | Bushes | |||||
| Date | Hour | Number | Name | ||||||
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Under Backs or worts receivers | Coppers Heating Tanks | Hop Backs | Coolers | Refrigerators | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Particulars to be filled in for theBrewery | ||||
| Name of Brewery | Actual Bulk litres manufactured | Wastage allowance | Net litres of beer changed with duty | REMARKS |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| D. | D. | D. | D. | ||||
| Dip | Grav | Dip | Grav | Dip | Grav | Dip | Grav |
| 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| D. | D. | D. | D. | ||||
| Dip | Grav | Dip | Grav | Dip | Grav | Dip | Grav |
| 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 |
| Quantity of wortscollected | Charge from material calculated at1050 | Percentage of wort over or under material charge columns 52and 53 | Number of brewing | REMARKS | Inspector's Initials | |
| Actual Bulk litres | Actual Bulk litres calculated at 1050 | |||||
| 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 |
| FORM B-8 | FORM B-8 | FORM B-8 |
| No. Foil | (To be prepared by the Brewery Inspector) | No. Coupon |
| Notice to pay Beer duty Quarterending________________ Net Litres changed with duty_______________________ amount ________________________ Inspector) | No. Counter foil | Acknowledgement of receipt of Beer Duty |
| Notice to pay Beer Duty | ||
| Shri_____________ Licensed___________ brewer | Coupon to be forwarded by the Treasury Officer to theInspector after payment has been made and to be by him attachedto the foil | |
| Dated_______________ | At_____________________ | __________________ |
| You are hereby directed to pay into the Government Treasuryat_______ within five days of the receipt of this notice the sumof rupees__________ (N.P.)__________________, being the dutychargeable at per litres upon_________ net litres of Beer brewedby you in the quarter ending___________ | To the Excise Inspector, | |
| ___________ Brewery. | ||
| You are hereby informed that rupees__________ N.P.___________have been paid into the Government Treasury at_____ on_________19_________ by__________ on account of Beer duty. | ||
| Rs.____________________ | (Sd.)___________ | |
| _________ District | Treasury Officer | |
| _________ Collector | ||
| Dated______________ | Dated_____________ |
| Number of brewings during the quarter | Materials used in the brewing | ||||
| Malt | Unmalted corn | Sugar | Hops | Hops-substitute | |
| Bushels | Bushels | Kilograms | Kilograms | Kilograms | |
| Worts produced from materials | Percentage over or under materialscharge | Net litres charged with duty | Amount of duty | Remarks | |||
| Actual Bulk litre | Actual bulk litres calculated at 1055 | Charge from materials calculated at 1055 | Rs. | [N.P.) | |||
Part I – Duties performed by Sub-Inspector in the district
| Date and hour of starting | Names of places or shops visited | Brief abstract of duties performed | Date and hour of return | Sub-Inspector's Initials | ||
| Date | Hour | Date | Hour | |||
Part 2 – Saccharometers
| Date when received | Number of instrument | When taken into use | When taken out of use | How disposed of | Remarks |
Part 3 – Thermometers
| Number of instruments in hand | Number received | Date when received | Defective Instruments | Remarks | ||
| Number taken out of use | Date | How disposed of | ||||
Part 4 – Gauging Rods
| Date when received | Description of rod | Length of rod in millimetres and tenths | When taken into use |
Part 5 – Government Furniture
| Date when received | Description of article | Number of pieces | Remarks |
Part 6 – Quarterly Return
| Quarter ending | Number of brewing during quarter | Material used in brewing | Works | ||||
| Malt | Unmalted corn | Sugar | Hops | Hops substitutes | Actual bulk litre | ||
| Bushels | Bushels | Kilograms | Kilograms | Kilograms | |||
| Produced from materials | ||||||||
| Actual bulk litres calculated at 1055 | Charge from materials calculated at 1055 | Percentage over or under materials charge | Net litres charged with duty | Amount of duty | Number of notice in form B-8 | Date of payment | Remarks | Initials |
| Rs. [NP.] |
| PART 7 - Sample of Malt, Worts, Etc., takenfor Analysis | ||||
| Description of samples | Purpose for which taken | When taken | If worts or beer, initial gravity | Results of analysis |
Part 8 – Monthly Statement Showing in Litres Issued from the Brewery at_________ As well as Sales from its Agencies and Tenancies During______
(To Be Substituted By The Licensee To The Brewery Inspector Not Later Than The 15th of Every Month)| Manufactured during the month | ||||||||||
| Beer bottled or unbottled | Last Balance | Total litres manufactured column No. 51 of form B-6 | Loss in fermentation | Remainder difference between columns 3 and 4 | Quantities returned during the month | Receipts after conversion into bottle | Excess recovered in bottling | Total of columns 2 to 8 | Issues for bottling | Issues to agencies and tenancies |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Unbottled__ | ||||||||||
| Bottled ___ | ||||||||||
| Total |
| Direct sale from thebrewery | Total of columns 10 to 13 | Wastage | Total of columns 14 and 15 | Balance difference between columns 9 and 16 | Sale from Agencies andTenancies to | Total sales during the month columns 12-13 and 18-19 | Remarks | ||
| Licensed vendors | Regimental canteen | Licensed vendors | Regimental canteens | ||||||
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
Part 9 – Register of correspondence and orders and action taken thereon
| Date | No. | From or to whom | Abstract | Action taken |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Name of State | No. of litres issued | Duty per litre | Total amount | Remarks | ||
| Issue in litres | Wastage allowance | Net litres charged with duty | ||||
| Bulk ____ | ||||||
| Bottled ____ |
| Date | No. of pass | Name of applicant | Place of destination | Total litres of beer issued | Transit wastage allowance | Net litres of beer issued | Duty leviable | Duty how accounted for | Remarks |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Date of collection | Number of brew | Total quantity collected | Issued on bond | Total litres of beer after deducting issued in bond |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Wastage allowance at 10 per cent | Net litres of beer chargeable withduty | Amount of duty leviable | Duty how accounted for | Number of treasury challan | REMARKS |
| Date of payment into treasury | |||||