THE
CHAPTERI
PRELIMINARY AND DEFINITIONS
1. SHORT TITLE.
4. COUNTRY LIQUOR AND FOREIGN LIQUOR.
5. POWER OF STATE
GOVERNMENT TO DECLARE LIMIT OF SALE BY RETAIL AND BY WHOLESALE;
6. POWER TO LIMIT APPLICATION OF NOTIFICATIONS, PERMITS
ETC., MADE UNDER THIS ACT.
CHAPTER II
ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTROL
8. SUPERINTENDENCE
AND CONTROL OF THE EXCISE ADMINISTRATION AND EXCISE OFFICERS.
10. OTHER
CLASSES OF EXCISE OFFICERS.
11. POWER TO INVEST PERSONS WITH SPECIAL
POWERS UNDER THIS ACT.
12. LOCAL LIMITS OF JURISDICTION.
13. DELEGATION.
14. APPEAL.
CHAPTER
III.
IMPORT,
EXPORT AND TRANSPORT.
16. IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSPORT OF
INTOXICANTS.
17. POWER OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO PROHIBIT IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSPORT OF
INTOXICANT.
18. PASSES NECESSARY
FOR IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSPORT.
19. GRANT OF PASSES FOR IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSPORT.
CHAPTER IV
MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION AND
A.
MANUFACTURE
20. MANUFACTURE
OF INTOXICANTS PROHIBITED EXCEPT UNDER THE PROVISION OF THIS ACT.
21. ESTABLISHMENT OR LICENSING OF
DISTILLERIES AND BREWERIES.
22. ESTABLISHMENT OR LICENSING OF WAREHOUSES.
23. REMOVAL OF
INTOXICANT FROM DISTILLERY, ETC.
B – POSSESSION
24. POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS.
24A. POSSESSION OF UNUSED AND PRINTED LABELS, CORKS, ETC. BY CERTAIN PERSON TO
BE PUNISHABLE.
25. PROHIBITION OF POSSESSION OF
INTOXICANT UNLAWFULLY MANUFACTURED, IMPORTED, ETC.
C –
26A. PROHIBITION OF
SALE ETC. OF ADULTERATE LIQUOR.
27. GRANT OF LEASE OF MANUFACTURE ETC.
28. MANUFACTURE AND
SALE OF LIQUOR IN MILITARY CANTONMENTS.
29. PROHIBITION OF SALE
TO PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND OF WOMEN.
30. [PROHIBITION OF EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND OF MEN
UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY FIVE YEARS AND OF WOMEN].
CHAPTER V
DUTIES AND FEES
31. DUTY
ON EXCISABLE ARTICLES.
32. MANNER IN WHICH DUTY BE LEVIED.
33. PAYMENT
FOR GRANT OF LEASES.
33A. SAVING FOR DUTIES BEING LEVIED AT
COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONSUMPTION.
CHAPTER VI
LICENSES, PERMITS AND PASSES.
34. FEES
FOR, TERMS, CONDITIONS AND FORM OF, AND DURATION OF, LICENSES, PERMITS AND
PASSES.
35. GRANT OF LICENSES FOR SALE.
36. POWER TO CANCEL OR SUSPEND LICENSES, ETC.
37. POWER TO CANCEL
ANY OTHER LICENSES.
39. POWER
OF COLLECTOR TO TAKE GRANTS UNDER MANAGEMENT OR TO RESELL.
41. POWER TO WITHDRAW LICENSES.
42. TECHNICAL IRREGULARITIES
IN LICENSE ETC.
43. NO CLAIM CONSEQUENCE OF REFUSAL TO RENEW A LICENSE,
ETC.
CHAPTER
VII.
POWERS
AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS, ETC.
45. POWER TO ENTER AND
INSPECT PLACES OF MANUFACTURE AND SALE.
46. POWERS OF EXCISE OFFICERS TO INVESTIGATE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER THIS
ACT.
47. POWERS OF ARREST,
SEIZURE AND DETENTION.
48. POWER OF
MAGISTRATE TO ISSUE WARRANT FOR SEARCH OR ARREST.
49. POWER OF EXCISE OFFICER TO SEARCH WITHOUT WARRANT.
49A. POWER OF EXCISE OFFICERS TO OBTAIN INFORMATION.
50. PROCEDURE RELATING
TO ARRESTS, SEARCHES, ETC.
51. POLICE TO AID EXCISE OFFICERS.
52. DUTY
OF LANDHOLDERS AND OTHER TO GIVE INFORMATION.
53. DUTY OF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF POLICE
STATION TO TAKE CHARGE OF ARTICLE SEIZED.
54. POWER TO CLOSE SHOP FOR THE SAKE OF PUBLIC PEACE.
CHAPTER VIII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
55. MEASURES, WEIGHTS
AND TESTING INSTRUMENTS.
56. POWERS OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO EXEMPT INTOXICANTS FROM
THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT.
57. PROTECTION
OF ACTION TAKEN IN GOOD FAITH.
58. POWER
OF STATE GOVERNMENT TO MAKE RULES.
59. POWERS
OF FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER TO MAKE RULES.
CHAPTER IX
OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
61. PENALTY FOR UNLAWFUL IMPORT, EXPORT, TRANSPORT,
MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, ETC.
61A. COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN OFFENCES.
62. PENALTY
FOR CONTRAVENTION OF SECTION 29 AND 30.ETC.
63. PENALTY
FOR RENDERING OR ATTEMPTING TO RENDER DENATURED SPIRITS FIT FOR HUMAN
CONSUMPTION.
63A. PENALTY
FOR POSSESSION OF UNUSED AND PRINTED LABELS, CORKS, ETC. IN CONTRAVENTION OF
SECTION 24A.
64. PENALTY
FOR FRAUD BY LICENSED MANUFACTURER OR VENDOR OR HIS SERVANT.
65. PENALTY
FOR CERTAIN ACTS BY LICENSEE OR HIS SERVANT.
65A. PENALTY FOR SALE ETC. OF ADULTERATED LIQUOR BY
LICENSEE OR HIS SERVANTS.
66. PENALTY
FOR CONSUMPTION IN CHEMIST’S SHOPS. ETC.
67. MANUFACTURE,
SALE OR POSSESSION BY ONE PERSON ON ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER.
68. PENALTY FOR OFFENCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR.
68A. ENHANCED PUNISHMENT FOR CERTAIN OFFENCES AFTER
PREVIOUS CONVICTION.
69. ATTEMPT
TO COMMIT OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER THE ACT.
69A. SECURITY FOR ABSTAINING FROM
COMMISSION OF CERTAIN OFFENCES.
70. PENALTY
FOR EXCISE OFFICER MAKING VEXATIOUS SEARCH, ETC.
71. REPORT BY INVESTIGATING OFFICER FOR
INSTITUTION OF PROCEEDINGS.
73. SECURITY FOR
APPEARANCE IN CASE OF ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT.
76. PRESUMPTION AS TO COMMISSION OF OFFENCE IN CERTAIN CASES.
76A. PRESUMPTION
AS TO COMMISSION OF OFFENCE IN PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 63 OF THE ACT.
77. LIABILITY OF EMPLOYER FOR OFFENCE COMMITTED BY THE EMPLOYEE OR AGENT.
78. CONFISCATION OF
ARTICLE IN RESPECT OF WHICH OFFENCE COMMITTED.
79. FURTHER PROVISIONS OR CONFISCATION.
80. POWER
OF EXCISE OFFICERS TO COMPOUND OFFENCES.