THE MAHARASHTRA FOREIGN LIQUOR (STORAGE IN BOND) RULES, 1964

Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
Provided that except with the permission of the Collector the licensee shall not carry
out any such transactions
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[on Sunday] and public holidays notified under section 25 of
the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
7.Appointment of staff.–– The Commissioner may appoint such staff at the bonded
warehouse for excise supervision as he deems necessary and the cost of such staff shall
be paid to the State Government by the licensee as provided by an order under section
58-A of the Act.
8.Licensee to maintain accounts.–– The licensee shall maintain from day to day
correct and true accounts of foreign liquor received in, issued from and held in balance at,
the bonded warehouse.The accounts shall be maintained in a Register in Form B. W. R.
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Form “B. W. A.”
[See rule 3 (2)]
Form of bond to be executed by the licensee of foreign liquor bonded warehouse
(Delete the letters and words not applicable)
KNOW ALL MEN BY these presents that I/we ................... of .................. [ hereinafter
called the obliger (s)] ................................... held and firmly bound to the Governor of
are  jointly and severally
Maharashtra (hereafter called “the Government”) in the sum of Rupees to be paid to the
Government  for  which  payment well and truly to  be made............................................  bind
myself/ourselves and my/our heirs, executers and administrators by these presents.
WHEREAS the above bounded obliger(s) having applied to the Commissioner of
Prohobition and Excise, Bombay for and obtained a licence for the storage in bond of
foreign liquor at ............................... the licence being entered in the records of the Commis-
sioner of Prohibition and Excise, Bombay (hereinafter called “the Commissioner”) as
licence No. ..............................., dated ........................
AND WHEREAS the Commissioner has required the obliger(s) to deposit the amount
of this bond, in cash ................. the Securities as hereinafter mentioned of a total face  value
of rupees ................................. entered in the Commissioner’s favour, namely ......................
And whereas the obliger(s) has/have deposited with the Commissioner the cash/securi-
ties as a aforementioned.
Now the condition of this Bond is that if the obliger (s) shall observe all the provisions
of the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Storage in Bond) Rules, 1964 (hereinafter referred to
as the said rules) and in particular shall deposit all foreign liquor brought into the bonded
warehouse in a store room or other place of storage approved by the Commissioner
(hereinafter referred to as “licensed premises”) and shall not remove or issue from the
licensed premises, before the proper duty and fee have been paid, any foreign liquor
except as provided for in the said Rules.
And if the obliger (s) pays/pay into the Government treasury all dues whether by way of
excise duty or countervailing duty of fees payable by the obliger (s) under the provisions
of the Bombay Prohibition  Act, 1949 and the rules, regulations and orders made there-
under.
am
we jointly and severally
1.Subs. by G. N. of 28-9-1979.

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This obligation shall be void but otherwise and on breach in the performance of any
part of this condition, the same shall be in full force.
And, it is hereby agreed and declared that the Government shall, at its option be
competent to appropriate the said amount of security deposit in satisfaction of any claim
for loss or damage or to recover the amount of such claim a revenue demand and to
otherwise enforce its rights under the above written bond in any other manner.
I/We declare that this bond is given under the provisions of the said rules for the
performance of an act in which the public are interested.
Place ..................................
Date ...................................Signature(s) of the obliger(s)
Address (1) Occupation
Address (2) Occupation
Witness (1)
(2)
Accepted by me this ..................... day of .......................... 20 .
Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Bombay
on behalf of the Governor of Maharashtra.
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Form “B. W. 1”
[See rule (4)2]
Licence No. .............................
Licence authorising storage in bond of foreign liquor
Licence is hereby granted under the subject to the provisions of the Bombay Prohibi-
tion Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder
to ............................................................ of ............................................................, (hereinafter
referred to as “the licensee”) authorising him to store in bond foreign liquor at
................................. in the district of ................................. (hereinafter called “the licensed
premises”) during the period commencing on ................................. and ending on ....................
(both days inclusive), subject to the following conditions, namely:
Conditions
1.The licensee shall pay into the Government Treasury a sum of 
2
[(50,000 as licence
fee)] 
1
[(inclusive of consideration)] and a sum of Rs. 10,000 as deposit.
2.This licence extends to the storage in bond of foreign liquor not exceeding *litres/
millilitres in the aggregate at any one time.
* To be filled in while granting licence.
1.Subs. by G. N. of 6-11-1987.
2.Subs. by G. N. of 16-3-1988.

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This obligation shall be void but otherwise and on breach in the performance of any
part of this condition, the same shall be in full force.
And, it is hereby agreed and declared that the Government shall, at its option be
competent to appropriate the said amount of security deposit in satisfaction of any claim
for loss or damage or to recover the amount of such claim a revenue demand and to
otherwise enforce its rights under the above written bond in any other manner.
I/We declare that this bond is given under the provisions of the said rules for the
performance of an act in which the public are interested.
Place ..................................
Date ...................................Signature(s) of the obliger(s)
Address (1) Occupation
Address (2) Occupation
Witness (1)
(2)
Accepted by me this ..................... day of .......................... 20 .
Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Bombay
on behalf of the Governor of Maharashtra.
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Form “B. W. 1”
[See rule (4)2]
Licence No. .............................
Licence authorising storage in bond of foreign liquor
Licence is hereby granted under the subject to the provisions of the Bombay Prohibi-
tion Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder
to ............................................................ of ............................................................, (hereinafter
referred to as “the licensee”) authorising him to store in bond foreign liquor at
................................. in the district of ................................. (hereinafter called “the licensed
premises”) during the period commencing on ................................. and ending on ....................
(both days inclusive), subject to the following conditions, namely:
Conditions
1.The licensee shall pay into the Government Treasury a sum of 
2
[(50,000 as licence
fee)] 
1
[(inclusive of consideration)] and a sum of Rs. 10,000 as deposit.
2.This licence extends to the storage in bond of foreign liquor not exceeding *litres/
millilitres in the aggregate at any one time.
* To be filled in while granting licence.
1.Subs. by G. N. of 6-11-1987.
2.Subs. by G. N. of 16-3-1988.

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3.The licensee shall pay to the State Government, in advance, at the beginning of
each quarter commencing from the date of the licence, such cost of the staff appointed at
the licensed premises for the purpose of excise supervision as may be fixed by the Com-
missioner from time to time.
4.(1)If the licensee disires to descontinue the bonded warehouse he shall give one
month’s previous notice in that behalf to the Commissioner.
(2)If the licensee fails to give such notice he shall be liable to pay the cost of the
excise staff appointed at the bonded warehouse for excise supervision until it is
withdrawn.
5.The expenses in respect of excise escort provided for the receipt or removal of
foreign liquor shall be paid by the licensee to the State Government.
6.The licensee shall carry on the business at his licensed premises either personally
or by an agent or servant duly authorised by him in this behalf by a written  nokarnama
signed by himself and countersigned by a Prohibition and Excise Officer not lower in rank
than a Prohibition and Excise Sub-Inspector, provided that any such nokarnama signed
by the licensee shall also be valid unless and until countersignature is refused.If for
any reason, the Collector orders the withdrawal of any nokarnama issued by the
licensee, the nokarnama shall be forthwith withdrawn.For every nokarnama issued
by him, the licensee shall pay such fee as may from time to time be prescribed for this
privilege by rules made under the Act.
No nokarnama shall be issued to any person under 21 years of age, and no such
nokarnama if issued, shall be valid.
7.(1)The licensee shall keep in the licensed premises a true and correct account of
the quantity of foreign liquor received issued and held in balance at such premises.The
account shall be plainly and correctly written up-to-date daily in a bound book, paged
and sealed with the Collector’s seal and with it shall be kept the passes and counterfoils
of the passes covering the receipts and issue of foreign liquor.The account register and
passes shall, at all times, be open to inspection by the Commissioner, the Collector, the
Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise, Prohibition and Excise Inspector or any other
officer deputed by the Commissioner, the Collector or the Superintendent of Probibition
and Excise to inspect them.
(2)The licensee shall furnish to the Officer-in-charge on or before the 7th day of each
month a statement showing the quantity of foreign liquor received at, and issued from, his
licensed premises during the preceding month and also the quantity of foreign liquor held
in balance at the end of the preceding month and shall furnish such other information as
the Collector or the Superintendent of Prohibition and Excise or the Office-in-charge may
from time to time require.
8.The licensee shall keep a Visit Book at the licensed premises for the use of the
inspecting officers.This book shall be paged and sealed with the seal of the Collector.
9.Without the permission of the Commissioner, the licensee shall not sell, transfer or
sub-left the privilege of storing in bond foreign liquor granted to him by this license, nor
shall be in connection with the exercise of the said right enter into any agreement or
arrangement which in the opinion of the Commissioner is of a nature of a sub-lease.
No person will be recognised as the partner of the licensee for the purpose of this licence,
unless the partnership has been declared to the Commissioner before the licence is granted
and the names of the partners have been entered jointly in the licence or if the partnership
is entered into after granting of the licence, unless the Commissioner agrees, on applica-
tion made to him, to alter the licence and to add the name of partner in the licence.

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[10.No foreign liquor shall be removed by the licensee from the licensed premises
for consumption within the State, except with previous permission of the Collector, in
writing and on payment, of excise duty and fees, and under a pass granted under the
Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Storage and Supply) Regulations, 1964].
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[Provided that, foreign liquor may be removed in bond by the licensee from his
licensed premises for supply to another licensee holding a B. W. I licence in the State,
under a pass granted by the Collector under the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Storage
and Supply) Regulations, 1964.]
11.The licensee shall abide by the conditions of this licence and the provisions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder.
12.The licensee shall obey all lawful orders issued from time to time by the
Commisssioner, the Collector or the Superintendent of Prohibtion and Excise.
13.The licensee, his heirs, legal representatives or assignees shall have no claim
whatsoever to the continuance 
3**
 of this licence after the expiry of the period for which
it is granted.It shall be entirely within the discretion of the Commissioner to permit or
not the assignee of the licensee, in case of sale or transfer, or the heir or legal representa-
tive of the licensee, in case of death, to have the benefit of the licence for the unexpired
portion of the term for which it is granted.
14.This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of
section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
15.In case this licence is cancelled during the currency of the licence period 
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[or no
fresh licence is granted] 
3* *
 onits expiry, the licensee shall forthwith surrender the whole
stock of foreign liquor held in balance at the licensed premises to the officer-in-charge for
disposal.
Granted this	day of	19
Seal
Commissioner of  Prohibition  and  Excise.
1Subs, by G. N. of 19-8-1969.
2Added by G. N. of 12-7-1973.
3Deleted by G. N. of 19-8-1969.
4Ins. by G. N. of 21-3-1972.

Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
FORM B. W. R.
(See rule 8)
Register of accounts of foreign liquor stored in bond, issued and held in balance at the bonded warehouse
of ............................ for month of ............................. 19
ReceivedIssued
DatePassSpiritsWinesFermentedSpiritsWinesFermented
NumberLitres ML Litres MLliquorsLitres ML Litres MLliquors
Litres ML Litres ML
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
Balance of the month. .
1.. .
2.. .
3.. .
4.. .
Upto 31st. .
Total receive. .
Opening balance. .
Grand total. .
lesssold. .
Closing balance. .

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Losses
SpirtisWinesFermentedSpirtisWinesFermentedSignature of theRemarks
Liters ML Litres MLliquorsLitres ML Litres MLliquorslicensee or his
Litres MLLitres MLauthorised
agent
(9)(10) (11) (12) (13) (14) (15) (16)
N. B.–– No erasure  are allowed.All corrections should be in red ink.