Maharashtra Excise Manual
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(4) All pipes from sinks or wash-basins inside the manufactory premises shall discharge into drains forming part of the general drainage system of the premises.

(5) All gas and electric connections with 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 day's work.

(6) Unless otherwise directed by the State Government in writing, there shall be only one entrance to the manufactory and one emergency exit and one door to each of its rooms or compartments. All these doors shall be secured with excise ticket locks or revenue locks during the absence of the Manufactory Officer The emergency exit shall be kept closed with excise ticket lock or revenue lock and shall be opened only on emergent occasions.

(7) The licensee shall cause to be legibly painted with oil colour and keep so painted, on some conspicuous part of every vat or other vessel intended to be used by him in his business and the purpose for whcih it is intended to be used.

(8) 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.

(9) 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 measure, and shall not be altered in shape, position or capacity without two day's notice in writing to the Manufactory Officer.

(10) All vats, vessels and receptacles shall be gauged jointly by the Manufactory Officer and the licensee and tables prepared by the Manufactory Officer showing the total capacity of each vessel, in litres and the capacity at each centimetre and 2mm. in depth. Record of these details shall be kept in a register in Form R L. HI.

(11) No vessel which has been altered in shape, position or capacity shall again betaken into use, unless it has been regauged by the Manufactory Officer and new tables therefor are prepared by him, if necessary.

(12) All transactions pertaining to the receipt, transport, storage of spirit and manufacture bottling and issues of potable liquor shall be under excise supervision. The Commissioner may appoint such staff at the manufactory for excise supervision as is considered necessary and the cost of such staff be paid to the State Government by the licensee1[annually]1 in advance.

(13) The manufectoiy shall not be kept open except during the fectory hours normal factory working days. The Excise Supervisory staffposted at the manufactory shall not be entitled for a public holiday, if it is not a factory holiday nor that staffwill be eligible for overtime allowance for the work done on such public holidays as it is not a factory holiday. On any emergent occasion, the licensee may with the previous written permission of the Commissioner keep the manufactory open on any factory holiday. In such cases, the licensee shall pay to the State Government overtime charges at the rates prescribed by the Commissioner from time to time.

(14) The licensee shall provide and maintain in the manufactory sufficient and accurate scale, weights and measures and other necessary appliances to enable the officer-in-charge of the manufactory or such other officer as may inspect the manufactoiy to take