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CHENNAI, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2026

Maasi 14, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2057

Part III—Section 1(a)

General Statutory Rules, Notifications, Orders, Regulations, etc.,

issued by Secretariat Departments.

NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT

Ex-III-1(a)—(125)

HOME, PROHIBITION AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT

AMENDMENTS TO THE TAMIL NADU DENATURED SPIRIT, METHYL ALCOHOL AND VARNISH

(FRENCH POLISH) RULES, 1959

[G.O.Ms.No.17, Home, Prohibition and Excise (III-2), 26th, February 2026,

மாாசி 14, விசுவாாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2057.]

No. SRO A-6(a)/2026.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 54 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937),

the Governor of Tamil Nadu hereby makes the following amendments to the Tamil Nadu Denatured Spirit, Methyl Alcohol

and Varnish (French Polish) Rules, 1959:-

Amendments.

In the said Rules, -

(1) in rule 8, in sub-rule (a), under the sub-heading “D.L.2. Licence for possession and use of denatured spirit,

methylated spirit or methyl alcohol in the manufacture of specified commodities other than varnish”, -

(a) in clause (2), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

“Provided that the industries engaged in continuous manufacturing process shall be exempted to

assigning batch number.”;

(b) in clause (3), after the proviso the following proviso, shall be added, namely:-

“Provided further that in respect of industries engaged in continuous manufacturing process the random

sample of each product shall be analysed atleast once a month.”;

(2) in rule 10, in sub-rule (V), in clause (i), in sub-clause (a), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-

“Provided further that the licensee using advanced technical safeguards like Abloy locks,

Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geo fencing, shall be exempted from deploying responsible

officer of the firm.”.

DHEERAJ KUMAR,

Additional Chief Secretary to Government.

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