The Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005

Receipt and use of industrial denatured alcohol and trade specific denatured alcohol

13.—(1) No person may receive or use industrial denatured alcohol or trade specific denatured alcohol other than in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

(2) A person may receive industrial denatured alcohol or trade specific denatured alcohol only if he is authorized in writing by the Commissioners to receive that class of denatured alcohol.

(3) A person wishing to be authorized to receive industrial denatured alcohol or trade specific denatured alcohol must—

(a) apply to the Commissioners in the form and manner specified in a notice they publish that has not been withdrawn by a further notice; and

(b) if he wishes to receive trade specific denatured alcohol made in accordance with a formulation approved under regulation 7(2), describe the formulation in his application.

(4) The Commissioners may authorize a person to receive industrial denatured alcohol or trade specific denatured alcohol—

(a) subject to restrictions on the uses to which that denatured alcohol may be put;

(b) subject to restrictions on the formulations of denatured alcohol that may be received; and

(c) subject to such conditions as they see fit to impose.

(5) Where there has been a change in any of the particulars that were included in a person’s application for authorization, before receiving any further supplies of industrial denatured alcohol or trade specific denatured alcohol, he must give the Commissioners notice of that change in such form and manner as they require.

(6) The Commissioners may at any time for reasonable cause vary or revoke any authorization granted or any condition or restriction imposed under this regulation.

(7) A person may receive industrial denatured alcohol or any formulation of trade specific denatured alcohol only if, before he is supplied with that denatured alcohol, he furnishes the supplier with a copy of his authorization.

(8) A person authorized under this regulation must keep and preserve such records relating to his use of denatured alcohol as the Commissioners may specify in a notice published by them and not withdrawn by a further notice.

(9) A person authorized under this regulation must comply with and ensure compliance with any conditions or restrictions imposed in accordance with this regulation.