1. Short Title and Extent शीर्षक आणि व्याप्ती

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and in supersession of all the notifications in so far as they relate to the import, export, transport, sale, use or possession of denatured spirit, the Government of Bombay hereby makes the following Rules, namely:

1. Short Title and Extent शीर्षक आणि व्याप्ती

1. These rules may be called the Bombay Denatured Spirit Rules, ¹1959¹
2. ²(2) They extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.²

2. Definitions व्याख्या

In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant to the subject or context—

1. "Act" means the ¹Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949¹
2. ²(1a) "bottle" for the purpose of these Rules means a bottle having a capacity of 650 millilitres of any liquid;²
3. "denatured spirit" means rectified spirit denatured in accordance with the ³process described in the Form D.S.1.³
4. "Form" means a form appended to these Rules;
5. "household" means a group of persons residing and messing jointly as the member of one domestic unit;
6. "licence" means a licence granted under these Rules;
7. "licensed premises" means premises in respect of which a licence or a permit has been granted under these Rules;
8. "licensee" means a person who has been granted a licence under these Rules;
9. ¹"Ordinary Denatured Spirit" means Spirit, 100 litres of which consist of 99.75 litres of Rectified Spirit, 0.25 litres of Pyridine Bases, 1/2 gm (5 particles per million) of Crystal Violet & 5 gms of (50 particles per million) of Denatonium Saccharide or Denatonium Benzoate mixed according to the process described by the Commissioner under condition 6 of the licence in Form DS-1.¹
10. "pass" means a pass granted under these rules;
11. "permit" means a permit granted under these rules;
12. "permit-holder" means a person who has been granted a permit under these rules;
13. ⁵(12)⁵
14. "retail licensees" means a person holding a licence under rule 35;
15. ⁶(13a) "specially denatured spirit" means spirit denatured according to the process described in condition 6 in Form D.S.1. by adding any denaturant(s) in any proportion(s) [other than the proportion(s) used in the ordinary denatured spirit [as approved by the Commissioner from time to time;⁶
16. ⁷(14) "spirit" means rectified spirit of not less than 66 O.P. strength, and includes absolute alcohol;⁷
17. "Superintendent" means a Superintendent of ¹⁰State¹⁰ Excise and ⁴Inspector⁴ means ¹⁰Inspector¹⁰ of ¹⁰State¹⁰ Excise;
18. "wholesale licensee" means a person holding a licence under rule 33;

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