The legal basis for approval of process, and where further guidance on its interpretation can be found, is as follows:
| Subject | Law (all references to the Denatured Alcohol Regulations 2005 unless otherwise specified) | Further guidance (all references toNotice 473: Production, Distribution and Use of Denatured Alcohol unless otherwise stated) |
| Requirement to apply for approval of process | Regulation 8(1) | Paragraph 3.6 |
| Details of what the application must include | Regulation 8(2) | Paragraph 3.7 |
| No person may begin to manufacture denatured alcohol until the Commissioners have approved the process to be employed | Regulation 8(3) | Paragraph 3.7 |
| The Commissioners may impose conditions in association with the approval | Regulation 8(4) | Paragraph 3.7 |
| The Commissioners may vary the above mentioned conditions | Regulation 8(4) | Paragraph 3.7 |
| Requirement to gain Commissioners’ approval before an approved process is varied | Regulation 8(5) | Paragraph 3.8 |
