In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) ―Act‖ means the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937);
(b) ―blending‖ means the mixing of spirits with other ‗spirits‘ of the same or different strengths:
(c) ―Chemical Examiner‖ means the Chemical Examiner of the Government or such other officer appointed by the Government as Chemical Examiner for the purpose of these rules and includes the Director of Forensic Science Laboratory :
*[(cc) ―Concentrate‖ means any spirit which can be consumed by diluting it directly except rectified spirit, extra neutral alcohol and denatured spirit‖;
(d) ―Form‖ means the forms appended to these rules;
(e) ―gauge‖ means the process of determining the quantity of spirit contained or taken from any cask or receptacle, or to determine the capacity of any cask or receptacle;
(f) ―Government‖ means the State Government;
(g) ―licence‖ means** [licence for] the privilege granted under section 17-B read with section 17-C of the Act, for the manufacture of Indian-made foreign spirits and the words ‗licensed‘ or ‗licensee‘ shall be construed accordingly;
(h) ―manufactory‖ means any distillery, blending unit or other place where spirits is stored *** [or where spirit is purified by a process of distillation,] blended, matured, fortified, diluted or flavoured to produce Indian-made foreign spirits and includes a place for bottling such spirits;
** Inserted by G.O.Ms.No.151, P&E (II), dated
27.07.1981 *** Inserted by G.O.Ms.No.642, P&E (II), dated 29.05.1986 *Inserted by G.O.Ms.No.23, P&E (III), dated
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(i) ―Manufactory Officer‖ in relation to any manufactory means the Excise Officer-in-charge of such manufactory, not below the rank of an Assistant Excise Officer;
(j) ‗maturing‘ means the process of allowing the blended or compounded spirits to settle down for such number of days or hours as may be specified by the commissioner.
(k) ‗reducing‘ means the mixing up of spirits with water;
(l) ‗spirit‘ means rectified spirit of strength of more than a proof spirit.
(m) *[―Special Spirit‖ means all spirits which are used as an essence or flavouring agent except rectified spirit, extra neutral alcohol and denatured spirit;]
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