Spirits Act, 1880

Account of stock, and penalty for excess or deficiency.

94. (1.) An officer shall from time to time take an account in the prescribed manner of the quantity and strength of the spirits in the stock of a rectifier, making allowance for the spirits for which certificates have been granted since the last account.

(2.) If a still is at work when the account is taken, all spirits produced from the charge of the still must be kept apart from the remainder of the stock until the account has been completed.

(3.) If, on balancing the stock, any excess appears, a quantity of spirits, computed at proof, equal thereto shall be forfeited, and the rectifier shall incur a fine of twenty shillings for every gallon of such excess.

(4.) If, on balancing the stock, there is any deficiency not duly accounted for by spirits sent out with certificate, and exceeding five per centum on the balance struck when the account was last taken, together with the quantity since lawfully received, the rectifier shall incur a fine of twenty shillings for every gallon of such deficiency.