Maharashtra Excise Manual
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  1. After the licence has been granted, no addition to, or alteration in, any room or compartment or any of the permanent fixtures to the manufactory shall be made without the previous approval in writing of the Commissioner.

  2. All pipes from sinks or wash-basins inside the Manufactory premises shall discharge into covered drains forming a part of the general drainage system of the premises.

  3. All gas and electric connections within the Manufactory premises shall be fixed in such manner as to ensure that the supply of gas or electricity can be cut-off and all the regulators or switches securely locked at the end of the days work.

  4. Unless otherwise directed by the Commissioner in writing, there shall be only one entrance to the Manufactory and one Emergency exit, and one door to each of its or other approved locks during the absence of the Manufactory Officer. The Emergency exit shall be kept closed with approved lock, and shall be opened only on emergent occasions.

  5. A manufactory licensee shall cause to be legibly painted and shall keep so painted on some conspicuous part of every vat or other vessel intended to be used by him in his business, the purpose for which it is intended to be used.

  6. When more than one vat or vessel or room is used for the same purpose, all such vats or vessels or rooms shall bear distinctive serial numbers.

  7. All vats, vessels and other receptacles shall be placed and fixed in such manner as to ensure that the contents can be accurately ascertained by gauge or approved measure, and shall not be altered in shape, position or capacity without two days notice in writing to the manufactory Officer.

  8. All vats, vessels and receptacles shall be gauged by the Manufactory Officer and the manufactory licensee jointly and tables prepared by the manufactory Officer showing the total capacity of each vessel in litres and the capacity at each centimeter and 2 mm. depth. Record of these details shall be kept in a register in Form C.L. IV

  9. No vessel which has been altered in shape, position or capacity shall again be taken into use, unless it has been regauged by the Manufactory Officer and new tables thereof are prepared by him, if necessary.

  10. All transactions pertaining to the receipt, transport and storage of spirit and country liquor and manufacture, bottling and issues of country liquor shall be under excise supervision. The Commissioner shall, according to the direction made under section 58-A of the Act by the State Government, station such staff at the Manufactory for excise supervision as is considered necessary and the cost of such staff shall be paid to the State Government by the manufactory licensee quarterly in advance.

  11. The manufactory shall not be kept open except during factory hours on normal factory working days. The Excise Supervisory staff posted at the manufactory shall not be entitled to a Public Holiday, if it is not a Factory Holiday nor will that staff be eligible for overtime allowance for the work done on such public holidays. On any emergent occasions the manufactory licensee may, with the previous written permission of the Superintendent, keep the Manufactory open on any factory holiday. In such cases, the manufactory licensee shall pay to the State Government overtime charges at the rates prescribed by the Commissioner for time to time.

  12. A manufactory licensee shall provide and maintain in the Manufactory sufficient number of accurate scales, weights and measures and other necessary appliances to enable the manufactory Officer or such other Officer as may inspect the Manufactory to