Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964)Chapter IV : Customs and Excise Warehouses; Storage and Manufacture of goods in Customs and Excise Warehouses30. Control of the use of spirits for certain purposes |
| (1) | No person shall use spirits, distilled from the product of the vine, in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages unless such spirits have been certified by the Wine and Spirit Board to be suitable for use as aforesaid: Provided that if the Board declined to certify any spirits as suitable for such use as aforesaid, the manufacturer may redistil such spirits or treat the same by any method approved by the Board, and thereafter the Board may certify the spirits as suitable for use in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages. |
| (2) | The blending of brandy in terms of section 9(1)(b) of the Wine and Spirits Control Act, 1970 (Act No. 47 of 1970), and the production from spirits of any other beverage or any other non-excisable goods shall be subject to such supervision by an officer as the Commissioner may in each case consider necessary. |
| (3) | The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to an agricultural distiller or a wine-grower who manufactures alcoholic beverages under the provisions of this Act for his private use. |