(1) All reduction and issue vessels should be frequently and thoroughly cleansed, and whenever this is done a note to that effect should be made in the "Remarks" column of the proper Vat Register. The warehouse Officer must call the attention of the Sub-divisional Officer or the Superintendent of Excise to any neglect on the part of the contractors, agents in this matter, making a note at the same time in the "Remarks" column of the Vat Register. Inspecting Officers should see that these instructions are carefully carried out.
(2) Every Inspecting Officer should make a point of examining samples of spirit from each storage, reduction and issue vessels after having the contents thoroughly stirred. Any spirit which, in the opinion of such officer is too dirty or discoloured for issue should be kept apart under seal, after a sample has been taken for transmission to the Chemical Examiner for Customs and Excise. Similar action should be taken by the warehouse Officer whenever he finds that the spirit in any vessels is too dirty or discoloured for issue and the fact reported on the same day to the Sub-divisional Officer or the Superintendent of Excise for orders.
(3) When any spirit has been thus kept apart under the orders of any officer other than the Superintendent of Excise, the warehouse officer must report the fact on the same day of the Superintendent of Excise. That Officer should give immediate information in ail cases to the contractors and they should be asked whether the spirit should be returned for distillation at their expense or destroyed. If It is to be destroyed, the spirit must be gauged and proved before destruction, to make sure that none has been abstracted, and the Superintendent of Excise must personally see the spirit poured on the ground and certify in the warehouse registers that he has done so.
(4) Failure on the part of a warehouse Officer to call attention to dirty spirit will be regarded as a serious neglect of duty rendering the Officer liable to severe punishment.
Section 248 • Instructions issued by the Board of Revenue under Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915
248. Cleansing of vessels.
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Section 248
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"content": "(1) All reduction and issue vessels should be frequently and thoroughly cleansed, and whenever this is done a note to that effect should be made in the \"Remarks\" column of the proper Vat Register. The warehouse Officer must call the attention of the Sub-divisional Officer or the Superintendent of Excise to any neglect on the part of the contractors, agents in this matter, making a note at the same time in the \"Remarks\" column of the Vat Register. Inspecting Officers should see that these instructions are carefully carried out.\n(2) Every Inspecting Officer should make a point of examining samples of spirit from each storage, reduction and issue vessels after having the contents thoroughly stirred. Any spirit which, in the opinion of such officer is too dirty or discoloured for issue should be kept apart under seal, after a sample has been taken for transmission to the Chemical Examiner for Customs and Excise. Similar action should be taken by the warehouse Officer whenever he finds that the spirit in any vessels is too dirty or discoloured for issue and the fact reported on the same day to the Sub-divisional Officer or the Superintendent of Excise for orders.\n(3) When any spirit has been thus kept apart under the orders of any officer other than the Superintendent of Excise, the warehouse officer must report the fact on the same day of the Superintendent of Excise. That Officer should give immediate information in ail cases to the contractors and they should be asked whether the spirit should be returned for distillation at their expense or destroyed. If It is to be destroyed, the spirit must be gauged and proved before destruction, to make sure that none has been abstracted, and the Superintendent of Excise must personally see the spirit poured on the ground and certify in the warehouse registers that he has done so.\n(4) Failure on the part of a warehouse Officer to call attention to dirty spirit will be regarded as a serious neglect of duty rendering the Officer liable to severe punishment.",
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