1. Short title Extent शीर्षक आणि व्याप्ती

23. Amended by G.N., H.D., No. BRL 1020/CR. 131 (l)/EXC-3 dated 7th December 2020 (M.G, Pt. IV-B. P. 2)

24. Amended by G.N., H.D., No. BIVR-0320/CR.68/(part-1)/(1)/EXC-3 dated 4th may 2022 (M. G, Pt IV-B. P. 2)

25. Amended by G.N., H.D., No. MIS-0417/CR.59/(part-l)/EXC-2 dated 24th June 2022 (M.G., Pt. IV-B. P. 3)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (b), (c), (f), (g), (iii), (l), (12), (13) and (w) of sub-section (2) of section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following Rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of the said section 143, namely:—

1. Short title Extent शीर्षक आणि व्याप्ती

These Rules may be called the Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine Rules, 1966.

2. Definitions व्याख्या

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—

1. "Act" means the ^@Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949^@;
2. "Beer" means any liquor prepared from malt or grain with or without the addition of sugar and with hops and includes ale, porter and stout;
3. "bottling" means transfer of manufactured beer or wine into bottles, casks or kegs for final removal from a brewery or, as the case may be, a manufactory and includes rebottling and refilling;
4. "bottling room" means that portion of a brewery or manufactory which is set apart for carrying out bottling operations;
5. "brewery" means a building or place where beer is manufactured and includes every place there in where beer is stored and whence it is issued;
6. "Brewery Officer" means the Prohibition and Excise Officer appointed for the purpose of supervising the operations in a brewery;
7. "Chemical Analyser" means the ²[Director, Haflkine Institute, Bombay]² or Director, Vhsantdada Sugar Institute, Pune or any other officer appointed by the State Government as Chemical Analyser for the purpose of these rules;
8. "cooler" means any vessel into which worts are passed to be cooled, and includes a refrigerator;
9. "Copper" means any vessel in which either worts or water is boiled or heated in the course of brewing;
10. ³"Craft wine" means wine manufactured by fermenting juice of fruits or flowers or banana (classified as stem) or rice without addition of sugar or jaggery, the fermentation being produced principally by the yeast naturally present on the skin of fruit or added externally, without addition of external alcohol or synthetic flavours and having, alcoholic strength not exceeding 42 % of proof spirit.³
11. "fermenting vessel" means any vessel in which worts or raisins or fruits are fermented;
12. "finished store room" means that portion of a brewery or manufactory which is set apart for the storage of finished beer or wine in sealed bottles or other receptacles;
13. "Form" means a form appended to these Rules;
14. "gravity" means the proportion which the weight of a liquid bears to that of an equal bulk of distilled water, the gravity of distilled water at 60°F, being taken to be 1000°;
15. "hopback" means any vessel into which worts are run after boiling in order to remove the spent hops;
16. "licence" means a licence granted under these rules;

1. Subs. by G.N. of 18-5-1974.