Form “B. W. A

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 obligor(s)") are jointly and severally held and firmly bound to the Governor of 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 I/we jointly and severally bind myself/ourselves and my/our heirs, executors and administrators by these presents.

WHEREAS the above bounden obligor(s) having applied to the Commissioner of Prohibition 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 Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Bombay (hereinafter called "the Commissioner") as Licence No. ______ dated ______;

AND WHEREAS the Commissioner has required the obligor(s) to deposit the amount of this bond, in cash or in Securities as hereinafter mentioned of a total face value of Rupees ______ entered in the Commissioner's favour, namely ______;

AND WHEREAS the obligor(s) has/have deposited with the Commissioner the cash / securities as aforementioned.

NOW THE CONDITION OF THIS BOND is that if the obligor(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 approved by the Commissioner, shall pay all excise duty and fees leviable, and shall observe every other condition of the licence and the said Rules — 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 as 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 obligor(s)

Address (1): ______     Occupation: ______

Address (2): ______     Occupation: ______

Witnesses: (I) ______     (II) ______

Accepted by me this ______ day of ______ 20 ______.             Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Bombay, on behalf of the Governor of Maharashtra.