*[All vessels except casks used for storage including mashtuns, underbacks, coolers, fermenting vessels and settling back shall be of regular shape so that their contents can be ascertained by the application of the rules for gauging under the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 (Central Act 54 of 1985) and the rules made thereunder and no such vessel shall be used in brewery unless it has been gauged by the Department of Weights and Measures]. All fermenting and settling vessels should be fitted with fixed dipping places so that their contents may at any time be ascertained by means of dipping rod divided into milli-metres and centi-metres. The vessels shall not be altered in shape, position or capacity without atleast two days notice in writing to the Excise Supervisory Officer.
*[18. Gauging of vessel.- (1) All mashtuns and fermenting vessels shall be gauged by the Department of Weights and Measures under the provisions of the Standards of Weights and Measures (Enforcement) Act, 1985 (Central Act 54 of 1985) and the rules made thereunder.
(2) The gauging certificates issued by the Department of Weights and Measures shall be got attested by the Joint Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Chennai or any other officer authorized by the Commissioner.
* Subsituted by G.O.Ms.No.
322, P&E (III) Dept, dated
09.09.2004. SRO A-37 (a-2) /
2004.
* Subsituted by G.O.Ms.No.
322, P&E (III) Dept, dated
09.09.2004. SRO A-37 (a-2) /
2004.
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(3) Regauging shall be done once in five years or even earlier, if the Commissioner of any officer authorized by him so directs.