Excise duty on medicinal and toilet preparations reorganised by product type and alcohol content, with category based duty treatment. Amendment revises excise duty classifications for medicinal and toilet preparations by grouping products by system (allopathic, indigenous, homoeopathic), by alcohol content and by consumer suitability, and prescribes corresponding chargeable duties either ad valorem or per liter of London proof spirit for each defined category, including separate treatment for narcotic containing and toilet preparations.