(1) The Commissioner shall fix the production norms in respect of RL.4 licence in consultation with the Technical Expert Committee and review the yield in accordance with the norms as fixed by him every month, before subsequent month‘s eligible quantity is allotted.
(2) For the fixation of production norms, the Technical Expert Committee shall consist of the following Members, namely:- Joint Commissioner or Additional Commissioner of :
Prohibition and Excise Chairman and Convener Joint Director (Chemicals) or Deputy Director (Chemicals) :
Office of the Director of Industries and Commerce Member Assistant Director (Excise), Forensic Sciences Department: Member
(3) The consumption of rectified spirit or absolute alcohol beyond the production norm shall be treated as unaccountable loss of spirit and breach of condition of licence.
The Commissioner shall, after issue of notice to the licence holder and after considering his explanation, if any, levy a penalty at the rate of sixteen rupees per proof litre of spirit so lost;
Provided that if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that such loss could not have been prevented by the licence holder even after exercise of proper care or precaution and that the spirit could not have been passed into consumption or misuse, no penalty shall be levied.
13 .Export:- (1) No rectified spirit, neutral spirit or silent spirit, grape spirit, malt spirit or tapioca spirit and absolute alcohol shall be exported except by the holder of a distillery licence. The export from a distillery shall be governed by the Tamil Nadu Distillery Rules, 1981.
(2) Not-withstanding the provisions of sub-rule (i), the officer-in-charge of the Medical Stores Depot, Chennai, may issue rectified spirit and absolute alcohol for export to railway hospitals or dispensaries or other indentors outside the State of Tamil Nadu on the strength of the application from the indentor supported by an import permit or a ‗no objection certificate‘ granted by the Excise authorities of the importing State authorizing import into that State. The export shall be covered by an export permit in Form R.Ex issued by the officer-in-charge of the said depot.