S.L. 41.2 чл. 12Affixing of bands or other sealing device.

(1) There shall be affixed across the cap of every bottle of alcoholic beverage bottled in Malta a band of paper in such a manner as to ensure that such band is broken when the bottle is opened.

(2) Such band -

(a) shall be white in colour and shall bear the words "Blended in Malta from imported spirits" when the beverage is produced from a blend of imported spirits to which no other ingredient other than distilled water or colouring matter or both is added;

(b) shall be white in colour and shall bear the words "Produced in Malta" when the beverage is produced locally or consists of a blend containing other ingredients over and above those listed in paragraph

(a) of this sub-regulation;

(c) shall be of any colour other than white and shall bear the words "Imported in bulk and bottled in Malta" when the beverage is imported in bulk and no ingredient other than distilled water or colouring matter or both is added.

(3) Such bands shall be consecutively numbered and shall be obtainable at cost from the Comptroller upon the written request by the person licensed as provided under regulation 3, who shall indicate the type and quantity of bands required.

(4) The affixing of the bands shall take place in the presence of the Comptroller to whom adequate notice in advance shall be given.

(5) The Comptroller shall enter in the register kept under regulation 6 the quantity and the serial number of the bands or other sealing devices used on each occasion.

(6) The Comptroller may, on good cause being shown, permit the sealing of bottles otherwise than by the use of a paper band under such conditions as he may deem fit to impose, or dispense with such sealing when other forms of control are deemed by him to be satisfactory in the circumstances.

(7) It shall not be lawful for any person to be in possession of, containing any alcoholic beverages as provided under these Regulations may be removed, before the bottle is opened for consumption or re-used for the sealing of bottles containing alcoholic beverages.