# Excise Act 1696, Section XIII: 2 W. & M. Sess. 2. c. 9. § 10.


Persons having set up Works may distil for Sale Low Wines from Drink brewed from malted Corn, &c. on Notice and paying the Duties.
And whereas by an Act made in the Second Yeare of the Reigne of His Majesty and the late Queen Mary of blessed Memory intituled An Act for the incouraging the distilling Brandy and other Spirits from Corne and for laying several Duties on Low Wines it was enacted and declared That it should and might be lawfull to or for any Person or Persons dureing the continuance of that Act to make draw or distill for Sale or to be retailed any Low Wines or Spiritts from Drink brewed from malted Corne upon the Encouragement of which said Act many Persons have att great Charge sett upp Works for distilling from Corne and the said Act being since expired Be it therefore further enacted and declared by the Authority aforesaid That it shall & may be lawfull to or for any Person or Persons who have already sett upp any Works or Offices or who shall hereafter sett upp any Works or Offices for that purpose and thereof shall give Notice to the Commissioners of Excise within Ten Days after the erecting such Office or Work to make draw or distill for Sale or to be retailed any Low Wines or Spiritts from Drink brewed from malted Corne or Cyder and to rectifye and refine any such Spiritts of their owne making onely paying the Duties and being subject to all Fines and Penalties as other Distillers are Any Law Charter or other thing to the contrary notwithstanding.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Will3/8-9/19/section/XIII (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/excise-act-1696/section-XIII
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