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Spirits. By 23 & 24 Vict. c. 114, and the (English) Spirits Act, 1880, and later Acts, the excise regulations relating to the distilling, rectifying, and dealing in spirits have been successively amended and consolidated. As to the supply and sale of immature spirits, see Immature (English) Spirits Act (Restriction) Act, 1915; as to strength and weight, 5 & 6 Geo. 5, c. 89, s. 19; in medicine, 8 & 9 Geo. 5, c. 15, s. 41; as to methylated spirits, 11 & 12 Geo. 5, c. 32, and 14 & 15 Geo. 5, c. 21, ss. 13 and 41; as to misdescription, 22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 25, s. 11, and (English) Finance Acts.As o licences for the sale of spirits by retail, see INTOXICATING LIQUORS; and as to barring of action for price of spirits sold in small quantities, see TIPPLING ACT....
Specially denatured spirit
Specially denatured spirit, Rule 1(iii) provides that specially denatured spirit means rendered unfit for human consumption in such manner as may be prescribed by the Emise Commissioner by notification in this behalf and does not include ordinary denatured spirit for general use, State of Uttar Pradesh v. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., AIR 1980 SC 614 (616): (1980) 2 SCC 441. [U.P. Excise Act, 1910 (4 of 1910)]...
High spirited
Full of spirit or natural fire haughty courageous impetuous not brooking restraint or opposition...
Hot spirited
Having a fiery spirit hot headed...
Male spirited
Having the spirit of a male vigorous courageous...
Poor spirited
Of a mean spirit cowardly base...
Public spirited
Having or exercising a disposition to advance the interest of the community or public as public spirited men...
Motor spirit
Motor spirit is defined by s. 84 of the (English) Finance (1909-10) Act, 1910, as:-Any inflammable hydrocarbon (including any mixture of hydrocarbons and any liquid containing hyrdocarbon), which is capable of being used for providing reasonably efficient motive power for a motor car.Means any hydrocarbon oil (excluding crude mineral oil) used as fuel in spark ignition engines which conforms to such specifications, as the Central Government may, in consultation with the Bureau of Indian Standards, notify from time to time. [The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, s. 2(z)]...
Intoxicating liquor
Intoxicating liquor, the word 'intoxicating liquor' is not confined to potable liquor alone but would include all liquor which contain alcohol. Liquor should not only cover alcoholic liquor which is generally used for beverage purposes wand produce intoxication but would also include liquids containing alcohol, State of U.P. v. Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd., AIR 1980 SC 614: (1980) 2 SCR 531: (1980) 2 SCC 441. [Constitution of India, List II, 7th Sch., Entry 8]See also Synthetics and Chemicals Ltd. v. State of Uttar Pradesh, (1990) 1 SCC 109.Intoxicating liquors. The sale of intoxicating liquors by retail in England and Wales is now mainly regulated by the Licensing (Consolidation) Act, 1910 (10 Edw. 7 & 1 Geo. 5, c. 24), which repealed (see Sched. VII.) the whole or part of thirteen earlier Acts. The effect of this statute is shortly as follows:-1. Grant of Licence.--Defining 'intoxicating liquor' as meaning 'spirits, wine, beer, porter, cider, perry, and sweets, and any fermented, di...
Liquor
Liquor, The word 'liquor' as understood in India at the time of the Government of India Act, 1935, covered not only those alcoholic liquids which are generally used for beverage purposes and produce intoxication, but also all liquids containing alcohol, the definition of liquor contained in section 2(24) of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 is not therefore ultra vires. State of Bombay v F.N. Balsara, AIR 1951 SC 318: (1951) SCR 682. (Constitution of India, Sch. VII, List II, Entry 8)Liquor includes spirits of wine, methylated spirits, spirits, wine, toddy, beer, and all liquid consisting of or containing alcohol, Southern Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals v. State of Kerala, AIR 1981 SC 1863: (1981) 4 SCC 391: (1982) 1 SCR 519....
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