Maharashtra Excise Manual
Register

FORM VII

Vat Account Register

See rules 12 and 14

What this form is for

Form VII is the Vat Account Register, a running ledger that tracks the contents of each vat holding spirit or liquor, including receipts, dips, strength, blending, evaporation losses, transfers and issues, in proof litres. It is maintained by the licensee operating a distillery or manufactory, who must record every movement and loss for each vat so that stock can be reconciled and any deficiency or excess identified. The form is prescribed under rules 12 and 14 of the Maharashtra Distillation of Spirit and Manufacture of Potable Liquor Rules, 1966, made under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

Form text (extracted)
6091949 : Bom. XXV]	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
FORM  VII
[See rules 12 and 14]
Vat Account Register
Vat No. ............................ Total Depth ............................. Contents ..........................
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Date Vat Dip LitresTemperatureIndicationStrengthProof Litres
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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Quantity received or sentNo. ofWater addedDecrease in vat orFound in vats cask or
from receiver receiver or vatLitres in pumping from other vessels
receiver (Cols. 24 to 28)
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Proof Litres	Proof Litres Proof Litres
8 9	10 11 12 13
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Deficiency Excess
Deficiencies Proof Litres	allowed deficiency
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Blending andEvaporation Racking Other Proof Litres Proof Litres
reducing
14 15 16 17 18 19
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610	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
FORM VII—contd.
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Increase	Issues
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Proof Litres	Proof Litres
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Racking Other Date when Litres Transferred toFor redistillation
racked	another vat
20 21 22 23 24 25
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Proof Litres
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Sent under bondIssued forIssued duty-freeRegister and Remarks Officer’s
duty	page	initials
26 27 28 29 30 31
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