Cane spirit shall—
| (a) |
be produced by the distillation of— |
| (i) |
fermented sugar cane juice; |
| (ii) |
fermented, undiluted sugar cane molasses, or fermented sugar cane molasses, which has been diluted with water; or |
| (iii) |
fermented, undiluted sugar cane syrup, which has been produced in the manufacturing of cane sugar, or fermented, with water diluted, sugar cane syrup, which has been produced in the manufacturing of cane sugar, |
in a rectifying or fractionating column: Provided that—
| (i) |
granulated sugar may not be used in the production of cane spirit; and |
| (ii) |
sugar cane syrup referred to in subparagraph (iii) does not include manufactured syrups like glucose syrup, dextrose syrup, golden syrup and the like; |
| (b) |
unless flavoured, not have any distinctive characteristic, aroma, taste or colour; |
| (c) |
if flavoured, have a taste and aroma which is clearly distinguishable from that of another class of spirit; |
| (d) |
have a residual sugar content of not more than— |
| (i) |
15,0 gram per litre; or |
| (ii) |
100,0 gram per litre if flavoured; and |
| (e) |
have an alcohol content of at least— |
| (ii) |
35 per cent if flavoured |
[Regulation 18(a), (b) and (c) substituted by regulation 17 of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]
Refugees Act, 1998
