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THE MAHARASHTRA MANUFACTURE OF BEER AND WINE RULES, 1966

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G. N., H.D., NO. RTS-1164/58612-III, dated 26th February, 1966

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In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (b), (c), (f), (g), (hl), (k), (12), (13) and (u) of sub-section (2) of section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following Rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of the said section 143, namely :—

मुंबई दारूबंदी अधिनियम, १९४९ (मुंबई अधिनियम क्र. XXV, १९४९) च्या कलम १४३ च्या उपकलम (२) च्या खंड (ब), (क), (फ), (ग), (hl), (के), (१२), (१३) आणि (यू) द्वारे प्रदान केलेल्या अधिकारांचा आणि या संबंधात सक्षम करणाऱ्या इतर सर्व अधिकारांचा वापर करून, महाराष्ट्र शासन याद्वारे पुढील नियम करीत आहे, जे सदर कलम १४३ च्या उपकलम (३) द्वारे आवश्यक असल्याप्रमाणे पूर्वी प्रकाशित करण्यात आले आहेत, ते खालीलप्रमाणे :—


— / 22 Rules
Rule 1 Current

Short Title शीर्षक

These Rules may be called the Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine Rules, 1966.

या नियमांना महाराष्ट्र बिअर व वाइन उत्पादन नियम, १९६६ असे म्हणता येईल.

Rule 2 Amended

Definitions व्याख्या

(i)

“Act” means the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949;

(ii)

“Beer” means any liquor prepared from malt or grain with or without the addition of sugar साखर मिसळून किंवा न मिसळता and with hops हॉप्ससह and includes ale, porter and stout आणि त्यात एल, पोर्टर आणि स्टाउट यांचा समावेश होतो;

(iii)

“bottling” means transfer of manufactured beer or wine into bottles, casks or kegs for final removal from a brewery or, as the case may be, a manufactory and includes rebutting and refilling;

(iv)

“bottling room” means that portion of a brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना किंवा निर्मितीगृह which is set apart for carrying out bottling operations;

(v)

“brewery” means a building or place where beer is manufactured and includes every place therein where beer is stored and whence it is issued;

(vi)

“Brewery Officer” means the Prohibition and Excise Officer appointed for the purpose of supervising the operations in a brewery;

(vii)

“Chemical Analyser” means the 1Director, Haffkine Institute संचालक, हाफकिन संस्था, Bombay or Director, Vasantdada Sugar Institute, Pune or any other officer appointed by the State Government as Chemical Analyser for the purpose of these rules;

(viii)

“cooler” means any vessel into which worts are passed to be cooled, and includes a refrigerator आणि त्यात शीतकपेटी (रेफ्रिजरेटर) चा समावेश होतो;

(ix)

“Copper” means any vessel in which either worts or water is boiled or heated in the course of brewing;

(x)

“fermenting vessel” means any vessel in which worts or raisins or fruits are fermented;

(xi)

“finished store room” means that portion of a brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना किंवा निर्मितीगृह which is set apart for the storage of finished beer or wine in sealed सीलबंद केलेल्या तयार बिअर किंवा वाइनच्या साठवणुकीसाठी bottles or other receptacles;

(xii)

“Form” means a form appended to these Rules;

(xiii)

“gravity” means the proportion which the weight of a liquid bears to that of an equal bulk of distilled water, the gravity of distilled water at 600F, being taken to be 10000 ;

(xiv)

“hopback” means any vessel into which worts are run after boiling in order to remove the spent hops;

(xv)

“licence” means a licence granted under these rules;

(xvi)

“licensed premises” means a brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना किंवा निर्मितीगृह in respect of which a licence is granted under these rules;

(xvii)

“licensee” means a person who holds a licence;

(xviii)

“manufacturing room” means that portion of a brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना किंवा निर्मितीगृह in which the actual manufacturer of beer or wine takes place;

(xix)

“manufactory” means a building or place where wine in manufactured and includes every place therein where wine is stored and whence it is issued;

(xx)

“manufactory Officer” means the Prohibition and Excise Officer appointed for the purpose of supervising the operation in a manufactory;

(xxi)

“mashtun” means and vessel in which a malt or grain is exhausted in the course of brewing;

 

(xxii)

“Racking” or “settling back” means any vessel into which worts are passed from a fermenting vessel and racked either at once or after a time into store vats or casks;

(xxiii)

“spirit” includes rectified spirit, absolute alcohol निरपेक्ष अल्कोहोल (absolute alcohol) and other distilled spirit ऊर्ध्वपातित स्पिरिट (distilled spirit) not less than 42 per cent. of proof strength;

(xxiv)

“Sprit room” means that portion of a manufactory which is set apart for the storage of spirit;

(xxv)

“storage room” means that portion of a brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना किंवा निर्मितीगृह which is set apart for storing finished beer or wine is vats before bottling; 

(xxvi)

“underback” means any vessel into which worts are run either from the mashtun or hopback;

(xxvii)

“wine” means the fermented juice of grapes or other fruits or flower फुलांचेs or banana केळीचे (classified as stem) or beet root with or without the addition of sugar साखर मिसळून किंवा न मिसळता or jaggery, the fermentation किण्वन being produced by the yeast naturally present on the skin of fruit or added externally and having alcoholic strength not exceeding 42 per cent. of proof spirit; 

(xxviii)

“wort” means liquor obtained by the exhaustion of malt or grain माल्ट किंवा धान्य उतरवण्याद्वारे (exhaustion) प्राप्त केलेले in the process of brewing मद्यनिर्मिती प्रक्रियेत..

(xxi-a)

"Microbrewery" means a brewery having capacity of two lakh litres per annum  five lakh litres per annum includes every place therein where beer is stored and whence it is issued to sell to á licence in Form FL-Il or FL-IV, FL/BR-II as appended to the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953 or in Form E as appended to the Special Permits and Licences Rules, 1952, only in packaged form of not less than 5 litres.

“mead wine” means wine manufactured by fermenting honey with or without addition of spices or fruits, the fermentation being produced principally from honey without addition of external alcohol and having alcoholic strength not exceeding 42 per cent of proof spirit;

(ix-a)

Craft wine’ means wine manufactured by fermenting juice of fruits or flower फुलांचेs or banana केळीचे (classified as stem) or rice without addition of sugar or jaggery, the fermentation किण्वन being produced principally by the yeast naturally present on the skin of fruit or added externally, without addition of external alcohol or synthetic flavours कृत्रिम स्वादकारके (synthetic flavours) and having, alcoholic strength not exceeding 42% of proof spirit.

(xii-a)

"Restaurant-brewery" means a  place adjacent to  or a  portion  of a licence in  Form FL-ll or FL-IV as appended to the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules 1953 or in  Form  E as appended to the Special Permits and Licences Rules,  1952, which is and set apart for the manufacture of beer having capacity of two lakh litres  per annum  five lakh litres  per annum   includes  every  place  therein  where  beer  is  stored  and  whence it is issued to sell either on site in un-bottled and unpacked form or to other licence-holders  holding  licence  in   Form  FL-III  or  FL-IV  or E, FL/BR-II in   packaged form  of  not less than 5  litres and shall be considered as brewery for  the purpose of these rules.

(i)
(iii)
(v)
(vi)
(ix)
(x)
(xii)
(xiii)
(xiv)
(xv)
(xvii)
(xix)
(xx)
(xxi)
(xxii)
(xxiv)
(xxvi)
(xxi-a)
(xii-a)
15 Feb 2024 GN-2024-02-15
सोप्या भाषेत — Rule 2
Rule 3 Amended

Grant of brewery or manufactory licence बिअर निर्मिती कारखाना किंवा मद्यनिर्मिती परवाना मंजूर करणे

(1)

Any person desiring to construct and work a brewery for the manufacture of beer or a manufactory for the manufacture of wine shall make an application in Form BRA नमुना BRA मध्ये. 1accompanied by a challan evidencing payment of a fee of five hundred rupees for such application for a licence in that behalf to the State Government through the Director. Where a person desires to construct and work a brewery and also a manufactory, he shall make two separate applications in the behalf. The application shall be accompanied by a plan in quadruplicate चतुर्प्रतीत नकाशा containing a full description of the premises and material, utensils, plant and implements or apparatus required for manufacturing beer, or, as the case may be, wine. The applicant shall also submit with the application four signed copies of a statement explaining the process which he desires to adopt for manufacturing beer or wine. One receipt of an application the Director shall forward it to the State Government with his recommendation thereon.

(2)

If the State Government is satisfied that the premises, material, utensils, plant and implements or apparatus to be used in connection with the manufacture of beer बिअरच्या उत्पादनासाठी or wine and arrangements for the storage and issues thereof are suitable, it may grant a licence in Form BRL नमुना BRL मध्ये परवाना मंजूर करू शकेल to the applicant on payment of 2 [a fee (inclusive of consideration) of 3forty thousand rupees चाळीस हजार रुपये for the manufacture of beer बिअरच्या उत्पादनासाठी and on payment of a fee (inclusive of consideration) of 3four thousand rupees चार हजार रुपये for the manufacture of wine वाइनच्या उत्पादनासाठी] or may refuse to grant it, after giving the applicant and opportunity to be heard; and inform the Director of the decision. In no case, a common licence सामाईक परवाना shall be granted for constructing and working a brewery and a manufactory. On a licence being granted, the State Government shall retain with it the original of the plan and of the statement explaining the process forward by the applicant and after duly stamping the duplicated, triplicates and quadruplicated thereof with the seal of the State Government,—

(i) Forward the duplicates to the brewery office, where the licence is granted for constructing and working a brewery and to the manufactory officer, where the licence is granted for constructing and working a manufactory;

(ii) forward the triplicates to the District Prohibition and Excise Officer; and

(iii) return the quadruplicated together with the licence to the applicant.

6“Provided that, for a microbrewery manufacturing upto two lakh litres दोन लाख लिटर of beer per year a licence in FORM BRL shall be granted.”. 

Provided that, the same licence in form  BRL shall be granted to any person desiring to construct and work a microbrewery or a restaurant-brewery.

(3)

No licence shall be granted for a period exceeding 4one year and in no case shall such period extend beyond 31st March ३१ मार्च 3next following the date of commencement of the licence.

Rule 3A Current

Existing Licence Holders विद्यमान परवानाधारक

on the commencement of the Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine (Amendment) Rules, 1988 महाराष्ट्र बिअर व वाइन उत्पादन (सुधारणा) नियम, १९८८, a licence परवाना granted under sub-rule (2) of rule 32 for a period of five years prior to such commencement, the period of which does not expire on the 31st March, 1988, shall be deemed to have come to an end on the 31st March 1988 ३१ मार्च १९८८ and it shall further be deemed to be a fresh annual licence नवीन वार्षिक परवाना परवाना granted which effect from the 1st April 1988 १ एप्रिल १९८८, in terms of the said amendment rules :

Provided that a holder of such licence परवाना shall—

(i) within a period of two months दोन महिने from such commencement be required to pay the difference, if any in licence परवाना fee शुल्क, in proportion to the licence परवाना fee शुल्कs already paid by him under the sub-rule (2) of rule 3 as it stood prior to such commencement and the renewal fee शुल्कs payable in terms of the said amendment rules;

(ii) be given credit जमा for the licence परवाना fee शुल्क paid by him under the said sub-rule (2) as it stood prior to such commencement and be entitled to refund परतावा, if any, due in proportion to the unexpired period of the licence परवाना and the renewal fee शुल्कs payable under the amended provisions, which shall be paid to him within a period of two months दोन महिने.

Explanation.—For determining “difference, if any, in licence परवाना fee शुल्क payable in terms of the said amendment rules”, “credit जमा” to be given and “refund परतावा if any due” mentioned in clauses (i) and (ii) above respectively, the following method shall be adopted :—

The licence परवाना fee शुल्क paid under sub-rule (2) of rule 3 as it stood before the commencement of the Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine (Amendment) Rules 1988, being the fee शुल्क for a total period of five years, a sum calculated by multiplying the number of completed years of unexpired portion of the period of licence परवाना as on the 31st March 1988 ३१ मार्च १९८८ by an amount equal to one fifth of the total amount of licence परवाना fee शुल्क already so paid shall be treated as at the credit जमा of such licence परवाना-holder. If this amount is less than the annual fee शुल्क as prescribed in the said amendment rules, the licensee shall have to pay the difference between the amount at his credit जमा and the amount payable under the said amended provisions. If the amount at the credit जमा of licensee is more than the annual fee शुल्क prescribed under the said amendment rules, the licensee shall be entitled to a refund परतावा of the differential amount :

Provided further that, where a licence परवाना-holder fails to pay the difference, if any, in the licence परवाना fee शुल्क payable in terms of the said amendment rules within a period of two months दोन महिने from the commencement of the said amendment rules, his licence परवाना shall be treated as cancelled.]

Rule 4 Current

Renewal of Licence परवाना नूतनीकरण

(1)

Any licence granted under rule 3 नियम ३ अन्वये मंजूर केलेला परवाना may be renewed नूतनीकृत by the State Government for a period not exceeding 1one year on recovery of a renewal 2 [fee (inclusive of consideration) of 1forty thousand rupees चाळीस हजार रुपये if the renewl is for the licence for the manufacture of beer and 1four thousand rupees चार हजार रुपये if the renewal is for the licence for the manufacture of wine].

(2)

An application for renewal नूतनीकरणासाठी अर्ज of a licence shall be made two months before the expiry मुदत संपण्यापूर्वी दोन महिने अगोदर of the licence in Form BRA नमुना BRA. Where the application is for the renewal of a licence to construct and work a brewery it shall be made through the Brewery Officer मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना अधिकारी, and where the application is for the renewal of a licence 3accompanied by a challan evidencing payment शुल्क भरल्याचा चलन of a fee of Rs. 25 रु. २५ to construct and work a manufactory, it shall be made through the manufactory officer निर्मितीगृह अधिकारी.

Rule 4A Current

Existing Renewals विद्यमान नूतनीकरण

On the commencement सुरू झाल्यावर of the Maharashtra manufacture of Beer and Wine (Amendment) Rules, 1988, a renewal नूतनीकरण of a licence, granted under subrule of (1) of rule 4 for a period of five years prior to such commencement, the period of which does not expire on the 31 March 1988, shall be deemed to have come to an end on the 31st March 1988 ३१ मार्च १९८८ and it shall further be deemed to be a fresh annual नवीन वार्षिक renewal नूतनीकरण granted with effect from the 1st April 1988 १ एप्रिल १९८८ in terms of the said amendment rules :

Provided that a holder of such renewed licence shall,—

(i) within a period of two months दोन महिने from such commencement be required to pay the difference, if any, in the renewal नूतनीकरण fee शुल्क, in proportion to the renewal नूतनीकरण fee शुल्क already paid by him under the sub-rule (1) of rule 4 as it stood prior to such commencement and the renewal नूतनीकरण fee शुल्कs payable in terms of the said amendment rules ;

(ii) be given credit for the renewal नूतनीकरण fee शुल्क paid by him under the said sub-rule (1) as it stood prior to such commencement and be entitled to refund परतावा, if any, due in proportion to the unexpired period of licence and the renewal नूतनीकरण fee शुल्कs payable under the amended provisions, which shall be paid to him within a period to two months दोन महिने.

Explanation.—For the purpose of determing the amount of “difference”, “credit” or “refund परतावा” referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above, the method prescribed in the explanation below first proviso to rule 3A shall be followed.]

Rule 5 Current

Keeping of Deposit सुरक्षा ठेव ठेवणे

Every licensee shall deposit with the State Government प्रत्येक परवानाधारकाने राज्य शासनाकडे जमा करावी 1either in cash or in Government Securities रोख किंवा शासकीय रोख्यांमध्ये and amount of Rs. 10,000 for the due observance of these rules या नियमांचे योग्य पालन करण्यासाठी and conditions of his licence आणि त्याच्या परवान्याच्या अटींसाठी.

Rule 6 Current

Arrangement of brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखान्याची व्यवस्था

(1)

The premises of brewery and of manufactory shall be separate.

(2)

The licensee shall provide in the brewery or, as the case may be manufactory, separate room or compartments having their grills embedded in cement for each of the following purposes, namely :— (a) Fermentation process;

(b) manufacturing operation;

(c) storage of spirit in the case of a manufactory;

(d) storage of finished beer or wine in vats;

(e) bottling बाटलीत भरणे operations;

(f) Storage of finished beer or wine in sealed bottles and other receptacles. No such room or compartment shall be used for more that one of the said purposes.

(3)

Every room or compartment in the brewery or manufactory shall be well ventitlated and all the windows thereof shall be securely barred and wire-netted. Every such room or compartment shall bear on the outside a sign-board on which shall be legibly painted in oil colour the purpose for which the room or compartment is used; and every room or compartment shall be provided with excise ticket उत्पादन शुल्क तिकीट or revenue lock. 

(4)

After the licence has been granted, no addition, to or alteration in, any room or compartment or any of the permanent fixtures of the brewery or manufactory shall be made without the previous approval in writing of the State Government.

(5)

All pipes form sink सिंकs of wash-basin वॉश-बेसिनs inside a brewery or manufactory shall discharge into drains forming part of the general drainage सामान्य निचरा (drainage) व्यवस्था system of the premises.

(6)

All gas and electric connections within the brewery or manufactory shall be fixed in such manner as to ensure the supply of gas or electricity can be cut off and all the regulators नियामक (regulators) or switches स्विचेस securely locked सुरक्षितपणे कुलूपबंद at the end of the day’s work.

(7)

Unless otherwise directed by the State Government in writing, there shall be only one entrance फक्त एक प्रवेशद्वार to the brewery or manufactory and one emerency exit and one door to each प्रत्येकासाठी एक दरवाजा of its room or compartment. All these doors shall be secured with excise ticket उत्पादन शुल्क तिकीट locks or revenue locks महसूल कुलपे during the absence of the brewery officer or, as the case may be manufactory officer. The emergency exit shall be kept closed with excise ticket उत्पादन शुल्क तिकीट lock or revenue lock and shall be opened only on emergent occasions.

(8)

The licensee shall cause to be legibly painted, with oil colour and keep so painted, on some conspicuous part of every vat, mashtun, underback, copper, heating tank, cooler, fermenting vessels and setting back intended to be used by him in his business, the purpose for which it is intended.

(9)

When more than one vat, vessel, room or place is used for the same purpose, all such vats, vessels, rooms or places shall bear distinetive serial numbers.

(10)

All vats, vessels and other receptacles shall be placed and fixed in such manner as to ensure that the contents can be accurately अचूकपणे ascertained by gauge or measure and shall not be altered in shape, position or capacity unless two days’ notice in writing is given to the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, Manufactory Officer.

(11)

All vats, vessels and receptacles shall be gauged jointly संयुक्तपणे मापन केलेले by the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer, and the licensee and tables prepared by the Brewery Officer or the Manufactory Officer showing the total capacity एकूण क्षमता of each vessel, in litres or kilograms लिटर किंवा किलोग्रॅम, as the case may be and the capacity at each centimetre सेंटीमीटर and 2 milimetre मिलिमीटर in depth. A record of these details shall be kept in a register in Form BR-I.

(12)

No vessel which has been altered in shape position or capacity shall again be taken into use, unless it has been regauged by the Brewery Officer, or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer and new tables therefore are prepared by him, if necessary.

(13)

The licensee shall provide and maintain in the brewery or, as the case may be, manufactory sufficient and accurate scales, weights and measures and other necessary appliances to enable the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer or such other officer as may inspect the brewery or manufactory to take account of, or check by weight, gauge or measure, all materials and beer or wine manufactured in the brewery of manufactory and provide sufficent lights, ladders शिड्या and other convenience to enable the Prohibition and Exicse staff to perfrom their duties. 

(14)

The licensee shall also provide in the brewery or, as the case may be, manufactory, proper gauge rods मापन दंड (gauge rods), a standerd saccharometer सॅकॅरोमीटर, a thermometer तापमापक (thermometer) and a hydrometer जलमापक (hydrometer).

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(4)
(8)
(9)
(12)
Timeline of Orders + Documents affecting Rule 6 Chronological, oldest first. Government Orders are extracted from the printed 2023 manual; Documents are admin-uploaded GRs/circulars/orders.
  1. Circular 07 Jun 2023 issued by commissioner state excise
    वाईन उत्पादना बाबत सुचना Instructions about Wine manufacturing Winery
    बी आर एल ११२०१२ /१६१९/७२ -५ -अ
Rule 7 Current

Manufacture of Beer बिअरचे उत्पादन

(1)

Beer shall be brewed from such materials as are, in the opinion of the Brewery Officer, of good quality. Not less than 1 20 per cent by weight वजनानुसार of the materials (exclusive of hops हॉप्स वगळून) used in brewing, shall consist of malt. No saccharine or cognate articles like sucramine sugarol and compounds of saccharine, sucramine and sugarol or substances which are chemical or artificial products and which furnish the chemical tests of saccharine or hop substitutes हॉप्सचे पर्याय shall be used in the manufacture of beer or shall be added to beer at any stage. Wort shall not be brewed of a higher gravity that 1073 at 60 ६० अंश फॅ. ला0 F. Nothing shall be added to the beer after it has been racked and removed to the bottling room. 

(2)

The licensee shall keep the total produce of a brewing separate from the produce of any other brewing for a period of twenty-four hours unless an account of the first-mentioned produce is taken sooner by the Brewery Officer.

(3)

The licensee shall not mix the produce of one brewing with that another except in his store vats or casks साठवण टाक्या किंवा पिंपे. No such mixing shall be carried out unless previous notice is given by him in writing to the Brewery Officer. He shall specify the quantity and gravity of the work before mixing and after mixing.

(4)

All grains in a mashtun shall be kept untouched for a period of one hour after the time specified for the worts to be drawn off and until the Brewery Officer has attended and taken account of such grains.

(5)

All worts shall be removed successively सर्व वॉर्ट क्रमाक्रमाने काढले जातील and in the usual order of brewing to the under-back अंडरबॅक, coopers, coolers शीतक (coolers) and fermenting vessels किण्वन पात्रे and shall not be removed from the last named vessels until and account has been taken by the Brewery Officer or until twenty-four hours have elapsed after the time when the worts were collected in this vessels.

(6)

After the worts commence running into a fermenting vessel, the whole produce of the brewing shall be collected within eighteen hours अठरा तास.

(7)

Only pure filtered water केवळ शुद्ध गाळलेले पाणी shall be used for the manufacture of beer बिअरच्या उत्पादनासाठी.

(2)
(4)
Rule 8 Current

Manufacture of Wine वाइन निर्मिती

(1)

The wine shall be manufactured according to the formula and the process if manufacture submitted by the licensee परवानाधारकाने सादर केलेली and approved by the State Government राज्य शासनाने मंजूर केलेली. 

(2)

The spirit required for fortifying wine shall be obtained on an indent मागणीपत्रावर (indent) प्राप्त केले जाईल in Form BRIND नमुना BRIND मध्ये countersigned by the Manufactory Officer निर्मितीगृह अधिकाऱ्यांनी प्रतिस्वाक्षरीत from persons authorised to sell our supply such spirit.

(3)

The consignment of spirit shall be verified in volume and strength आकारमान आणि तीव्रता यांची पडताळणी करावी and the receipt of such supply shall be entered in the register in Form BRST नमुना BRST मध्ये.

(4)

After the spirit has been received, it shall be stored in one or more vessles or bottles in the spirit room स्पिरिट कक्षामध्ये.

(5)

Spirit shall be issued from the spirit room स्पिरिट कक्षातून दिले जाईल to the wine manufacturing room वाइन उत्पादन कक्षाकडे on a requisition form the licensee which shall be made in Form BRQ in such quanitites as are required for the fortification of a batch of wine. All spirit so issued shall, in the presence of the Manufactory Officer be added without delay विलंब न करता to the batch of wine specified in the application.

Rule 9 Current

Analysis of Beer and Wine बिअर आणि वाईनचे विश्लेषण

(1)

On completion of the manufacturer of beer or wine, the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer shall permit the licensee to take परवानाधारकास घेण्याची अनुमती देतील free sample 1not exceeding such quantity अशा प्रमाणापेक्षा अधिक नसलेला as the commissioner may by order in writing permit आयुक्त लेखी आदेशाद्वारे अनुमत करतील for the purpose for analysis विश्लेषणासाठी in the licensee’s laboratory and declaration of the true strength of alcohol.

(2)

Any quantity left over after analysis shall be immediately brought back to the brewery or, as the case may be, manufactory and mixed with the main bulk मुख्य साठ्यात मिसळले जाईल of the batch before it is removed to the storage room or the bottling room.

(3)

An account of the quantity used by the licensee for analysis विश्लेषणासाठी shall be maintained in a register in Form BR-II नमुना BR-II.

(4)

The alcoholic strength of beer or wine as declared by the licensee shall be entered by the licensee in a register in Form BR-II नमुना BR-III.

(5)

Immediately after the declaration by the licensee of the alcoholic strength of finished beer or wine and before such beer or wine is removed to the storange room or bottling room the licensee shall make proper entries in the register in From BR-III.

(6)

The Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer shall check the entries, and if they are found in order, he shall initial आद्याक्षरी (initial) करतील the relevant entries संबंधित नोंदी in the register in Form BR-II नमुना BR-III.

(5)
Rule 10 Current

Accounts of transactions व्यवहारांचे हिशेब

(1)

The licensee shall keep accounts of transactions व्यवहारांचे हिशेब taking place in every fermentation room किण्वन कक्ष in a register in Form BR-IV नमुना BR-IV मध्ये

(2)

Each variety of beer or wine manufacture shall be registered and shall bear a distinctive number in the register in Form BR-III नमुना BR-III मध्ये. Such register shall also show the quantity of beer or wine manufactured. In the case of wine, the register shall, in addition, show the receipt and disposal of all spirit issued to the manufacturing room from the spirit room.

(3)

As soon as a batch of beer or wine is manufactured, it shall be removed either to the storage room or to the bottling room. It shall then be carefully measured into vats टाक्यांमध्ये काळजीपूर्वक मोजली जाईल in the storage room and accounted for in a register in Form BR-V नमुना BR-V मध्ये or shall be so measured in vessels in the bottling room and accounted for in a register in Form BR-V नमुना BR-V मध्येI. The finished beer or wine stored in the storage room shall be removed to the bottling room whenever required and shall be accounted for in the register in Form BR-V नमुना BR-V मध्येI. As soon as a batch of finished beer or wine is bottled, is shall be removed in bottles to the finished store room तयार माल साठवण खोली and accounted for in a registered in Form BR-V नमुना BR-V मध्येII.

9 [“ Provided that, for BRL licensee, manufacturing beer upto two lakh litres दोन लाख लिटर per year for sale in unbottled बाटलीत न भरलेले and unpackaged पॅकेज न केलेले form and holding licence in Form E under the Special Permits and Licence Rules, 1952, as soon as a batch of beer is manufactured, shall remove the said beer to the storage room and the quantity of beer thus transferred shall be measured by a flow metre प्रवाहमापक (flow meter) installed between the fermentation tanks and the storage tanks and shall be further validated by calibrated gauges अंशांकित मापक (calibrated gauges) attached to the tanks. The said flow metre प्रवाहमापक (flow meter) shall be under excise lock उत्पादन शुल्क कुलूप and the process of transfer of the beer from the fementation tanks to the storage tanks shall be done under the supervision of the brewery inspector मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना निरीक्षक. The quantity of beer thus transferred and measured shall be recorded in form BR-V. The excise duty shall be charged on the quantity thus recorded in Form BR-V नमुना BR-V मध्ये. The finished products in the storage tanks shall be removed for ‘on-site’ consumption as and when required.”]

 

(4)

In    case  of   a microbrewery   and   a restaurant-brewery रेस्टॉरंट-ब्र्युअरी,   the licence-holder  shali  remove  his batch  of  beer,  as  soon  as  it    is manufactured,  to  the  storage  room  and the  quantity  of  beer thus transferred  shall  be measured  by  a     validated  flow-meter प्रवाहमापक (flow-meter)  installed between the fermentation tanks and the storage tanks and shali be further  validated  by  calibrated gauges अंशांकित मापक (calibrated gauges)  attached  to  the  tanks.  The said  flovw-meter  shall  be  under  excise  lock   and the  process  of transfer  of  the   beer  from  the fermentation  tanks  to the storage tanks    shall    be done    under the    supervision   of    the excise officer उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी-in-charge. The quantity   of   beer   thus    transferred   and measured shall be recorded in Form BR-V नमुना BR-V मध्ये. The excise duty shall be charged    on     the    quantity    thus removed    either   for    on-site consumption परिसरातच सेवन or for  packing  in   kegs केग of  not when required.".  

Timeline of Orders + Documents affecting Rule 10 Chronological, oldest first. Government Orders are extracted from the printed 2023 manual; Documents are admin-uploaded GRs/circulars/orders.
  1. Gazette 08 Oct 2012 Issued by Government
    Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine (Amendment) Rules, 2012
    BRL 0811/CR 289 (1)/EXC-3
Rule 11 Current

Bottling and Packaging बाटलीत भरणे व पॅकेजिंग

(1)

No beer or wine shall be bottled कोणतीही बिअर किंवा वाइन बाटलीत भरली जाणार नाही by the licensee except in the presence of यांच्या उपस्थितीत वगळता the Brewery Officer मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना अधिकारी or, as the case may be the Manufactory Officer निर्मितीगृह अधिकारी or some other officer deputed for the purpose किंवा या कामासाठी नियुक्त केलेले इतर कोणतेही अधिकारी.

(1[***]3[“ (2))

 (a) All bottles and packages containing Beer or Wine to be sold in the State of Maharashtra shall bear a label showing the name of the manufacture उत्पादकाचे नावr, the name of the Beer or Wine, the place of manufacture उत्पादन स्थान, the alcoholic percentage मद्यसार टक्केवारी, the batch number तुकडी क्रमांक (batch number) of manufacture of Beer or Wine, the month and year of Manufacture, the statement “FOR SALE IN MAHARASHTRA STATE ONLY केवळ महाराष्ट्र राज्यात विक्रीसाठी” 7statutory warning वैधानिक इशारा consumtion of liquor is injurious to health and maximum retail price कमाल किरकोळ किंमत 4,6(inclusive of all taxes and duties सर्व कर व शुल्कांसह). 5 [“Explanation.––Sales tax on beer or wine sold through FL-II Vendor’s licence issued under rule 25 of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, levied under Government Notification, Finance Department, No. STA-1097/CR-1/Taxation-2, dated the 8th December, 1998 is also recoverable over and above Maximum Retail Price on such beer and wine manufactured prior to the 9th December, 1998 and sold on or after the 9th December, 1998.”]

[(b) All bottles and packages containing Beer or Wine to be sold out of the State of Maharashtra shall bear a label showing the name of manufacturer, the name of Maharashtra shall bear a label showing the name of manufacturer, the name of the Beer or Wine, the place of manufacture उत्पादन स्थानr, the alcoholic percentage मद्यसार टक्केवारी, batch number तुकडी क्रमांक (batch number) of manufacture of Beer or Wine, the month and year of Manufacture and statement “NOT FOR SALE IN THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA महाराष्ट्र राज्यात विक्रीसाठी नाही”] 8and the statutory warning वैधानिक इशारा consumtion of liquor is injurious to health. 

(c) A statutory warning वैधानिक इशारा “Consumption of Alcohol is injurious to health मद्यसेवन आरोग्यास हानिकारक आहे. Be safe- Don’t Drink and Drive” in the format and as prescribed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI FSSAI (भारतीय अन्न सुरक्षा व मानक प्राधिकरण)) from time to time shall be printed on every label of all bottles and packages containing Beer or Wine.

(3)

The guaranteed fluid contents हमी दिलेली द्रव सामग्री of each bottles, cask or keg shall be clearly indicated in bold letters on the label लेबलवर. The Licensee shall submit any pack-size as per consumer demands ग्राहकांच्या मागणीनुसार पॅक-आकार

(4)

All labels required to be used shall be submitted to the Commissioner for his approval. No lable shall be used unless it is approved by the Commissioner.

(5)

The bottles to be used for the purpose of bottling beer or wine shall be new or recycled and properly 2 [hygiencally cleansed आरोग्यदृष्ट्या स्वच्छ केलेल्या and washed by an automatic bottle washing Machine स्वयंचलित बाटली धुण्याचे यंत्र The material used for bottles shall be only glass बाटल्यांसाठी वापरलेले साहित्य केवळ काच असेल.] 

(6)

Immediately after the bottles are filled up, they shall be crown corked and labelled and removed to the finished store room. The casks or kegs shall also be properly closed with bungs बंगांनी (bungs) योग्यरित्या बंद केलेले, sealed सीलबंद, labelled, and then removed to the finished store room.

(7)

The crown corks shall be metallic क्राउन कॉर्क धातूचे असतील and shall be firmly fixed in position जागी घट्टपणे बसवलेले by a corking machine कॉर्किंग यंत्र or any other suitable appliance इतर कोणतेही योग्य उपकरण. The crown cork shall bear the name of the manufacture उत्पादकाचे नाव.]

(8)

An account of the transactions in the bottling room shall be maintained in Form BR-VI नमुना BR-VI मध्ये.

3 [“Provided that, the BRL licensee manufacturing beer upto two lakh litres per year in a microbrewery, shall be allowed to sell the beer manufactured in an unbottled and unpackaged form in the premises for which Licence in Form E is granted under the Special Permits and Licences Rules, 1952. Sub-rules (1), (2), (3), (4), (5) and (6) of Rule 11 of the principal Rules shall not be applicable for such a BRL licensee manufacturing upto two lakhs litres of beer per year in microbrewery for sale in unbottled and unpackaged form on the premises having licence in Form E under the Special Permission and Licence Rules, 1952 or licensee granted under sub-rule (1-B) of Rule 45 of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953.”]

(9)

 When the restaurant-brewery licence-holder रेस्टॉरंट-ब्र्युअरी परवानाधारक sells beer on-site परिसरात बिअर विकतो un-bottled and unpacked form बाटलीत न भरलेल्या आणि पॅकेज न केलेल्या स्वरूपात,the provisions of sub-rules (1) to (8) shall not be applicable.  

(4)
Rule 12 Current

Storage साठवणूक

The licensee shall store all beer and wine परवानाधारक सर्व बिअर व वाइन साठवेल manufactured and bottled उत्पादित आणि बाटलीत भरलेल्या in the brewery or manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना किंवा निर्मितीगृहात in the finished store room तयार माल साठवण खोलीत and nowhere else आणि इतर कोठेही नाही.

सोप्या भाषेत — Rule 12
Rule 13 Current

Removal of Beer or Wine from manufactory मद्यनिर्माणी मधून बिअर किंवा वाईन बाहेर काढणे

(1)

A licensee desiring to remove beer or wine from the brewery or, as the case may be, manufactory, shall make an application in Form BR-VIII नमुना BR-VIII मध्ये to the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be the Manufactory Officer, along with chalan showing the payment of excise duty उत्पादन शुल्क and transport fee वाहतूक शुल्क, if any, into a Government Treasury शासकीय खजिना in respect of the beer or wine proposed to be so removed.

3 [“ Provided that, where the BRL licensee, manufacturing upto two lakh litres दोन लाख लिटर of beer per year in microbrewery for sale in unbottled बाटलीत न भरलेले and unpackaged form पॅकेज न केलेले स्वरूप on the premises licensed under Special Permits and Licence Rules, 1952, in Form E but in different rooms, for on-site consumption परिसरातच सेवन, desires to remove the beer to the storage tanks साठवण टाक्या, shall make an application in Form BR-VIII नमुना BR-VIII मध्ये, the brewery officer alongwith the challan showing payment of excise duty उत्पादन शुल्क and transport fee वाहतूक शुल्क, if any, into a Government Treasury शासकीय खजिना in respect of the beer proposed to be so removed. On receipt of the application under sub-rule (1) in Form BR-VIII नमुना BR-VIII मध्ये, the Brewery Officer shall after ascertaining that the particulars furnished are correct and there appears to be no objection to allow the beer to be removed from the fermentation किण्वन tanks to the storage tanks साठवण टाक्या he shall allow the said licensee to remove the beer from the fermentation किण्वन tanks to the storage tanks साठवण टाक्या, as per the guidelines provided under the proviso to the rule 10 of the principal rules and the said sub-rules (2), (3) and (4) of this rule shall not be applicable.”] 

(2[(2))

 (i) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1), the Brewery Officer, or as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer shall., after ascertaining that the particulars furnished in the application are correct, if he sees no objection, issue a transport pass वाहतूक पास in quadruplicate चतुर्प्रतीत in Form BR-IX नमुना BR-IX मध्ये. One copy (counterfoil) of such pass shall be retained at the Brewery or, as the case may be manufactory on the record of the Brewery or Manufactory Officer, the duplicate shall be sent to the District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी in whose jurisdiction the place of destination is situated, the triplicate shall be given to the licensee to accompany the consignment and the quadruplicate shall be given to the transporter for production at the railway station, if necessary, for effecting release of the consignment and thereafter, for production before the officer at the place of destination.

(ii) Where the consignment of beer or wine is transported under bond बंधपत्राखाली वाहतूक केले जाणार बंधपत्र, the transporter shall, on the consignment reaching its destination, obtain the Certificate in Form “ Certificate-1 प्रमाणपत्र-१” annexed to Part IV of the pass, duly filled in signed and sealed by the Officer at the licensed premises at destination, and produce it before the Brewery or, as the case may be, Manufactory Officer from where the beer or wine is transported, but in no case shall he fail to produce such certificate before the latter officer within two months दोन महिन्यांच्या आत from the date of the bond बंधपत्र in Form BR-XII नमुना BR-XII.

(iii) On receipt of the certificate from the transporter, the Brewery or the Manufactory Officer, as the case may be shall see whether and less quantity of beer or wine was delivered by him than that was allowed to be transported under the transport pass वाहतूक पास and report accordingly to the District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी of jurisdiction. The District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी, as the case may be, shall take Brewery or the Manufactory Officer, as the case may be, shall take steps to recover the excise duty उत्पादन शुल्क and fees on the short delivered quantity of beer or wine. When excise dues on the less delivered quantity or where the quantity is delivered correctly, the bond बंधपत्र executed in Form XII shall be realised.] 

(3)

No beer or wine manufactured उत्पादित कोणतीही बिअर किंवा वाइन at the brewery or manufactory shall be removed therefrom तेथून बाहेर काढली जाणार नाही except under a transport pass वाहतूक पासशिवाय वाहतूक पास in Form BR-IX नमुना BR-IX मध्ये issued by the Brewery Officer, or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer.

(4)

No such transport pass वाहतूक पास shall be issued unless excise duty उत्पादन शुल्क and transport fee वाहतूक शुल्क, if any, payable on the quantity of beer or wine intended for removal are paid, and a chalan for the payment is produced before the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be the Manufactory Officer. All such chalans shall be filled serially be the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer,. 1 [In case, where beer or wine is to be transported under bond बंधपत्राखाली वाहतूक केले जाणार बंधपत्र, the licensee shall execute a bond बंधपत्र करार करील बंधपत्र in Form BR-XII नमुना BR-XII before the District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी, for payment of excise duty उत्पादन शुल्क and fees payable on the quantity of beer or wine to be transported, provided that, the execution of the bond बंधपत्र may be dispensed with by the District Prohibition and Excise Office in case of any transporter, who has deposited in a Government Treasury शासकीय खजिना a sum which is, in the opinion of the District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी, sufficient to cover भरण्यासाठी पुरेसे the amount of duty and fees शुल्क आणि फीची रक्कम payable by him.]

(5)

When  the restaurant-brewery  licence-holder  sells  beer  on-site,  in a un-botled बाटलीत न भरलेले and (4) shall not be unpacked form पॅकेज न केलेले स्वरूप then the provisions of sub-rules (2).  (3)  anc applicable.

Timeline of Orders + Documents affecting Rule 13 Chronological, oldest first. Government Orders are extracted from the printed 2023 manual; Documents are admin-uploaded GRs/circulars/orders.
  1. Gazette 08 Oct 2012 Issued by Government
    Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine (Amendment) Rules, 2012
    BRL 0811/CR 289 (1)/EXC-3
Rule 14 Current

Collection of duty उत्पादन शुल्क वसुली

The Brewery Officer मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना अधिकारी or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer निर्मितीगृह अधिकारी, shall be responsible जबाबदार असतील for the correct collection of duty and fees शुल्क आणि फीची योग्य वसुली if any, at the prescribed rate विहित दराने before any beer or wine is allowed to be removed कोणतीही बिअर किंवा वाइन बाहेर काढण्याची अनुमती देण्यापूर्वी form the brewery or manufactory except in the case of exports निर्यातीच्या प्रकरणात वगळता or removal under bond बंधपत्राखाली बाहेर काढणे.

सोप्या भाषेत — Rule 14
Rule 15 Current

Supervision पर्यवेक्षण

(1)

The Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer shall exercise such supervision असे पर्यवेक्षण करतील as is require to ensure that the materials which go to make beer or wine बिअर किंवा वाइन बनविण्यासाठी जाणारे साहित्य are used according to the approved formula and process मंजूर सूत्र आणि प्रक्रिया and that no portion of spirit is diverted स्पिरिटचा कोणताही भाग वळविला जाणार नाही for other purposes इतर उद्देशांसाठी.

(2)

The Prohibition and Excise Officer specially empowered विशेषत: अधिकारप्राप्त in this behalf, by the Commissioner आयुक्तांद्वारे shall inspect the brewery and manufactory मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना आणि निर्मितीगृहाची तपासणी करतील and shall submit the notes of his inspection तपासणी टिपणी सादर करतील to the Officer specified by the Commissioner आयुक्तांनी निर्दिष्ट केलेल्या अधिकाऱ्यांकडे आयुक्तांद्वारे. He shall also be responsible for the correct maintenance of accounts हिशेबांचे योग्य अनुरक्षण and collection of duty शुल्काची वसुली by the Brewery Officer and Manufactory Officer.

Rule 16 Current

Authority of persons authorised by licensee परवानाधारकाने अधिकृत केलेल्या व्यक्तींचे अधिकार

(1)

The agents, clerks and other persons प्रतिनिधी, लिपिक आणि इतर व्यक्ती, who have been duly authorised रीतसर अधिकृत in this behalf by he licensee, and approved by the Brewery Officer मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना अधिकाऱ्यांनी मंजूर केलेले or the Manufactory Officer किंवा निर्मितीगृह अधिकारी may enter into and carry out their work प्रवेश करू शकतील आणि कामकाज करू शकतील in connection with the manufacture during the working hours कामकाजाच्या वेळेत of the brewery or manufactory. 

(2)

Any person duly authorised रीतसर अधिकृत in this behalf by the licensee any sign all applications and indents सर्व अर्ज आणि मागणीपत्रांवर स्वाक्षरी करू शकतो for the issue of finished preparations तयार उत्पादनांच्या वितरणासाठी.

Rule 17 Current

Regulation of business of licensee परवानाधारकाच्या व्यवसायाचे नियमन

(1)

All transactions pertaining to संबंधित सर्व व्यवहार the manufacture, bottling and issues उत्पादन, बाटलीत भरणे आणि वितरण of beer or wine shall be under excise supervision उत्पादन शुल्क पर्यवेक्षणाखाली. The Commissioner may appoint such staff आयुक्त असे कर्मचारी नियुक्त करू शकतात at the brewery or manufactory for excise supervision उत्पादन शुल्क पर्यवेक्षणासाठी as is considered necessary आवश्यक मानल्याप्रमाणे and the cost of such staff shall be paid अशा कर्मचाऱ्यांचा खर्च अदा केला जाईल to the State Government राज्य शासनास by the licesee 1quarterly in advance.

(2)

The brewery or manufactory shall not be kept open except during वगळता खुले ठेवले जाणार नाही the factory hours कारखान्याच्या वेळा on normal factory working days सामान्य कारखान्याचे कामकाजाचे दिवस. The Excise Supervisory Staff posted at the brewery or manufactory shall not be entitled for a public holiday सार्वजनिक सुट्टी, if it is not a factory holiday कारखान्याची सुट्टी nor that staff will be eligible for overtime allowance अतिकालिक भत्ता for the work done on such public holiday सार्वजनिक सुट्टी as it is not a factory holiday कारखान्याची सुट्टी. On any emergent occasion आणीबाणीचा प्रसंग, the licensee may, with the pervios written permission of the Commissioner, keep the brewery or manufactory open on any factory holiday कारखान्याची सुट्टी. In such cases, the licensee shall pay to the State Government राज्य शासनास overtime charges अतिकालिक शुल्क at the rates, prescribed by the Director संचालकांनी विहित केलेल्या from time to time वेळोवेळी.

(3)

The licensee shall conduct his business either personally or by an agent स्वतः किंवा प्रतिनिधीमार्फत authorised in writing लेखी अधिकृत by him in that behalf.

(4)

The licensee shall keep the licensed premises and all the goods therein open for inspection and examination तपासणी आणि परीक्षणासाठी खुले at all reasonable times सर्व वाजवी वेळी by the Commissioner, Collector आयुक्त, जिल्हाधिकारी, District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी, Berwery Officer, Manufactory Officer or any other officer empowered under section 122 कलम १२२ अंतर्गत अधिकारप्राप्त of the Act. The licensee shall render all assistance सर्व सहाय्य प्रदान करील in such inspection and examination.

(5)

The licensee shall, when so required by the Commissioner, Collector आयुक्त, जिल्हाधिकारी, District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी or by any officer empowered by the Commissioner in this behalf, give an explanation in writing लेखी स्पष्टीकरण देईल regarding any irregularities कोणत्याही अनियमिततांसंबंधी detected at his licensed permises and shall furnish any information कोणतीही माहिती पुरवील regarding the management of the said permises. He shall answer all questions सर्व प्रश्नांची उत्तरे देईल put to him to the best of his knowledge and belief त्याच्या माहिती आणि विश्वासानुसार.

(6)

The licensee shall maintain a visit-book भेटपुस्तक (visit-book) ठेवील paged and stamped पानक्रमांकित आणि शिक्का मारलेले by the District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी in which the visiting officers may record any remarks भेट देणारे अधिकारी कोणतीही टिप्पणी नोंदवू शकतात when inspecting the licensed premises परवानाप्राप्त परिसराची तपासणी करताना. The licensee shall, on the termination समाप्तीवर of the period of the licence, deliver up the visit-book भेटपुस्तक सुपूर्द करील, the accounts and the licence हिशेब आणि परवाना to the District Prohibition and Excise Officer जिल्हा दारूबंदी व उत्पादन शुल्क अधिकारी.

(7)

The licensee shall preserve invoices, cash memoranda बिजके, रोख ज्ञापने जतन करील, permits and other documents अनुज्ञापत्रे आणि इतर कागदपत्रे relating to the consignments received प्राप्त मालाच्या and dealt with by him for a period of one year एक वर्षाच्या कालावधीसाठी after the year to which they relate ज्या वर्षाशी ते संबंधित आहेत त्या वर्षानंतर.

(8)

The licensee shall not discontinue the manufacture उत्पादन बंद करणार नाही of beer or wine unless he has given जोपर्यंत त्याने दिलेली नाही तोपर्यंत two calender months notice दोन दिनदर्शिका महिन्यांची सूचना to the Commissioner आयुक्तांना of his intention to do so असे करण्याच्या त्याच्या इराद्याबद्दल.

Timeline of Orders + Documents affecting Rule 17 Chronological, oldest first. Government Orders are extracted from the printed 2023 manual; Documents are admin-uploaded GRs/circulars/orders.
  1. Circular 12 Feb 2013 issued by commissioner state excise
    अतिरिक्त कामकाजाची वेळ
    सीएलआर११२००५/४०१९५/५ ब
Rule 18 Current

General conditions to be fulfilled by licensee परवानाधारकाने पूर्ण करावयाच्या सर्वसाधारण अटी

(1)

All the manufacturing and bottling operations उत्पादन आणि बाटलीत भरण्याचे कामकाज shall be conducted under hygenic conditions आरोग्यदृष्ट्या योग्य परिस्थितीत.

(2)

all colouring and flavouring substances रंग आणि स्वादकारक पदार्थ to be used by the licensee shall be kept on the licensed premises under lock and key कुलूप आणि किल्लीखाली, both of the licensee and the Brewery Officer परवानाधारक आणि मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना अधिकारी दोघांच्या or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer. A sample from each kind of such substance shall be sent by the licensee immediately on receipt to the Chemical Analyser रासायनिक विश्लेषक and no such substance shall be used by the licensee unless the Chemical Analyser रासायनिक विश्लेषक has approved the same as suitable योग्य म्हणून मंजूर केलेले for manufacture of beer or wine बिअर किंवा वाइनच्या उत्पादनासाठी. If the Chemical Analyser रासायनिक विश्लेषक advises that excessive addition of any of the substances sent to him for examination will render the beer or wine injurious, the licensee shall use such substance in the proportion indicated by the Chemical Analyer. In the event of any such substance remaining unused for twelve months from the date of receipt, fresh sample shall be submitted for examination in the same manner.

1 [Provided that, the licensee shall not send the sample from each kind of such colouring and flavouring substances रंग आणि स्वादकारक पदार्थ for analysis if such substances are obtained from persons (including companies and firms) manufacturing such substances and such persons are approved by the Commissioner and the person manufacturing them certifies that the substances supplied to the licensee conform to the standards prescribe by or under the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act खाद्यपदार्थ भेसळ प्रतिबंधक कायदा, 1954 and the rules framed thereunder, and that such substances have not remained unused for twelve months from the date of their receipt by the licensee.]

Correct accounts of all colouring सर्व रंग आणि स्वादकारक पदार्थांचे अचूक हिशेब and flavouring substances रंग आणि स्वादकारक पदार्थ and materials used in the brewery of manufactory shall be maintained by the licensee in Form BR-X नमुना BR-X मध्ये. The accounts shall remain in the custody of the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer who shall check them at the end of each day’s work.

(3)

The licensee shall maintain accounts in proper forms योग्य नमुन्यांमध्ये हिशेब and register as required by these rules. The accounts shall be written every day दररोज लिहिले जातील which it shall be the duty of the Brewery Officer मद्यनिर्मिती कारखाना अधिकाऱ्यांचे कर्तव्य or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer to check and attest every day दररोज तपासणे आणि प्रमाणित करणे.

(4)

The license shall deliver to the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer not later than the 5th of each month प्रत्येक महिन्याच्या ५ तारखेपूर्वी, a retain of transactions of business in respect of the preceding month मागील महिन्याच्या in duplicate दुप्प्रतीत in Form BR-X नमुना BR-X मध्येI. The Brewery Officer or the Manufactory Officer shall sent one copy with his remarks त्यांच्या टिप्पणीसह to the District Prohibition and Excise Officer.

(5)

The licensee shall abide by the provisions तरतुदींचे पालन करील of the Act अधिनियम, and all rules, regulations and orders सर्व नियम, विनियम आणि आदेश made thereunder त्याखाली केलेले and the conditions of the licence परवान्याच्या अटी.

Rule 19 Amended

Commissioner to issue instructions आयुक्तांचे निर्देश देणे

The Commissioner may issue written instruction आयुक्त लेखी सूचना देऊ शकतात providing for any supplementary matters या नियमांतून उद्भवणाऱ्या कोणत्याही पूरक बाबींसाठी arising out of these rules.

Timeline of Orders + Documents affecting Rule 19 Chronological, oldest first. Government Orders are extracted from the printed 2023 manual; Documents are admin-uploaded GRs/circulars/orders.
  1. Circular 28 Oct 1998 issued by commissioner state excise
    लेबल
    एफ एल आर ११९७/४०९३७/५-ब
Rule 20 Current

Delegation of Power to the Commissioner आयुक्तांना अधिकाराचे प्रत्यायोजन

The State Government may by an order in writing राज्य शासन लेखी आदेशाद्वारे delegate all or any of its powers आपले सर्व किंवा कोणतेही अधिकार प्रत्यायोजित करू शकेल under the provisions of these rules या नियमांच्या तरतुदींखाली to the Commissioner आयुक्तांना.]

सोप्या भाषेत — Rule 20

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FORM BRA

Application Form similar

[See rule 3 and 4]

Application for licence to construct and work a brewery to manufacture beer or manufactory to manufacture wine

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FORM BRL

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[See rule 3(2)]

Licence for the manufacture of beer/wine

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FORM BR-I

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[See rule 6 (11)]

Register of vats, vessels and receptacles in Brewery or Manufactory of ...............

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FORM BRIND

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Indent for spirit for the fortification of wine

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FORM BRST

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Register of transactions in the spirit room of the Manufactory ..................................

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FORM BR-Q

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Requisition for issue of spirit from the spirit room for the fortification of wine.

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FORM BR-IV

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Register of transactions in the fermentation room (s) of the Brewery / manufactory of ..............

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FORM BR-VI

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Register of operations in the bottling room of the Brewery / Manufactory of ..............

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FORM BR-VII

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Register of transactions in the store room of the Brewery / Manufactory of .............. Variety of Beer/Wine.

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FORM BR-VIII

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[See rule 13(1)]

Application for clearance of Beer/Wine on payment of duty and transport fee from the Brewery/Manufactory of ................

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FORM BR-IX

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Pass for transport of beer/wine as detailed on the reverse

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FORM BR-X

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[See rule 18(2)]

Register showing the accounts of colouring and flavouring substances used in the manufacture of beer/wine in the manufactory brewery of ...........

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FORM BR-XI

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Return of transactions at the Brewery/Manufactory of ..................... at ................ during the month of .............. 19

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FORM BR-XII

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[See rule 3(2) (ii)]

Form of bond to be executed by the transporter before pass is granted to him to transport Beer / Wine in bound from any Brewery / Manufactory.

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FORM BR-II

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Account of quantity of beer/wine used for analysis.

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FORM BR-II

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Register of operations in the manufacturing room of the brewery / manufactory of ...

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FORM BR-II

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Register of transactions in the storage room in the Brewery / Manufactory of ...

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FORM BRL (AMENDED BY G.N. 08.10.2012)

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Licence for the manufacture of beer/wine

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FORM BRL (AMENDED BY G.N. 24-06-2022)

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Licence for the manufacture of beer/wine

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