Section 15D: Allocation of molasses to distillers and distiller bottlers
This section is inserted by Act No 34 of 2016, section 9.
consolidated text (as at 2017, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
15D. Allocation of molasses to distillers and distiller bottlers
(1) There shall be, under the Mauritius Cane Industry
Authority, a Joint Molasses Allocation Committee.
(2) The committee shall consist of –
(a) the Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius
Cane Industry Authority or such other officer as
he may designate, as Chairperson;
(b) representatives of the Control and Arbitration
Department of the Mauritius Cane Industry
Authority; and
(c) representatives of distillers and distiller bottlers
producing ethanol and potable alcohol.
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(3) The committee shall be responsible for the allocation
of molasses between the distilleries, having regard to –
(a) the principles of equal saturation of distilleries
based on installed capacity as at 1 January 2016;
(b) the fact that one tonne of molasses yields at least
250 litres of anhydrous ethanol; and
(c) subject to subsection (4), the need to ensure that –
(i) distilleries producing ethanol for blending
with mogas are viable and are allocated an
amount of molasses to be prescribed; and
(ii) potable alcohol distilleries, in the
aggregate, are allocated an amount of
molasses to be prescribed.
(4) The committee may modify the allocation referred to in
subsection (3)(c) in a situation of force majeure.