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The Spirits Regulations 1991
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Ascertainment of strength of spiritsU.K.
18.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the strength of spirits may be ascertained—
(a)by means of a hydrometer, a thermometer and [F1Volume 2 of the Practical Alcohol Tables]; or
(b)by determining the density of the spirits in air at 20 degrees Celsius and taking the strength of the spirits to be the percentage of alcohol by volume corresponding to that density in the F2... Laboratory Alcohol Table F2... , provided that where the density of any spirits determined as aforesaid falls between any two consecutive numbers in that table the strength shall be determined by linear interpolation; [F3or
(c)by a method set out in the Annex to Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2870/2000].
(2) Where spirits contain any substance other than alcohol and water the Commissioners may either—
(a)require that the strength of the spirits be ascertained by any of the means prescribed by this Part of these Regulations after removing from the spirits any such substance to the extent which they consider necessary by distillation or such other process as they direct and adding water to replace the volume so removed; or
(b)allow the strength of the spirits to be ascertained, as though they contained alcohol and water only, by any of the means prescribed by this Part of these Regulations.
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F1Words in reg. 18(1)(a) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Spirits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1229), regs. 1, 3(5)(a)
F2Words and punctuation in reg. 18(1)(b) omitted (1.7.2013) by virtue of The Spirits (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/1229), regs. 1, 3(5)(b)
F3Reg. 18(1)(c) and preceding word inserted (1.5.2006) by The Beer, Cider and Perry, Spirits, and Wine and Made-wine (Amendment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/1058), regs. 1, 5(9)
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