Spirits Act, 1880

Penalty where original gravity exceeds gravity as declared.

36. If the original gravity of any wort or wash as ascertained from any sample of wash taken from a fermenting back or wash charger exceeds by more than two degrees the gravity thereof as declared by the distiller, he shall incur a fine of two hundred pounds, and a further fine of sixpence for every gallon of wash contained in the vessel from which the sample was taken.