Excise Act, 2001 (S.C. 2002, c. 22)

Assented to 2002-06-13

PART 2

LICENCES AND REGISTRATIONS

Licences

Marginal note:Issuance
  •  (1) Subject to the regulations, on application, the Minister may issue to a person

    • (a) a spirits licence, authorizing the person to produce or package spirits;

    • (b) a wine licence, authorizing the person to produce or package wine;

    • (c) a user’s licence, authorizing the person to use bulk alcohol or non-duty-paid packaged alcohol;

    • (d) a tobacco licence, authorizing the person to manufacture tobacco products; or

    • (e) a tobacco dealer’s licence, authorizing the person to carry on the activity of a tobacco dealer.

  • Marginal note:Deemed packaging excluded

    (2) A person is not entitled to a licence under paragraph (1)(a) or (b) by reason only of having been deemed to have packaged alcohol under section 77 or 82.

  • Marginal note:Deemed production excluded

    (3) A person is not entitled to a licence under paragraph (1)(a) by reason only of having been deemed to have produced spirits under subsection 131(2).

Registrations

Marginal note:Ferment-on-premises registration

 Subject to the regulations, on application, the Minister may issue a ferment-on-premises registration to a person authorizing the person to possess at their ferment-on-premises facility bulk wine produced at the premises by an individual and owned by the individual.

Marginal note:User’s registration

 Subject to the regulations, on application, the Minister may issue a user’s registration authorizing the use of non-duty-paid packaged spirits by

  • (a) a scientific and research laboratory in receipt annually of aid from the Government of Canada or a province, for scientific purposes;

  • (b) a university or other post-secondary educational institution recognized by a province, for scientific purposes;

  • (c) a health care facility, for medicinal and scientific purposes; or

  • (d) a health institution in receipt annually of aid from the Government of Canada or a province, for medicinal and scientific purposes.

Marginal note:Alcohol registration

 Subject to the regulations, on application, the Minister may issue an alcohol registration to a person authorizing the person to store or transport bulk alcohol or specially denatured alcohol.

Marginal note:SDA registration
  •  (1) Subject to the regulations, on application, the Minister may issue a specially denatured alcohol registration to a person authorizing the person to possess and use specially denatured alcohol.

  • Marginal note:Restrictions on grades of SDA

    (2) The Minister may impose restrictions on the use of particular grades of specially denatured alcohol.