Maharashtra Excise Manual
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License Form

FORM F. L. W. IV

Licence for the sale of wine at a club temporarily

See rules 48C(2)

What this form is for

Form F.L.W. IV is a temporary licence authorising a club to sell wine for a stated period or for a special function, subject to conditions on where, when, how and at what price the wine may be sold. It is issued by the Collector to the Secretary of a club that wants to sell wine only for a limited period or occasion, on payment of a fee and an advance deposit. The form is prescribed under rule 48C(2) of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, and operates under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

Form text (extracted)
760	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
1
[“FORM  F.  L. W.  IV]
[See rules  48C(2)]
Licence for the sale of wine at a club temporarily
Licence is hereby granted under and subject to the provisions of the Bombay
Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949)and the rules, regulations and orders made
thereunder to ..................................., Secretary of the   .................................. Club (hereinafter
referred to as “the Licensee”), on payment of a fee (hereinafter referred to as “the
Licensee”)of  Rs. ........................................ and a deposit of Rs. ..........................................
in advance, authorising him to sell the wine during the period from  ..................
to ................ or a special function applied for (hereinafter referred to as “the licensed
premises”),  subject to the following conditions, namely :
Conditions
1.The licensee shall not sell or serve wine except in pegs or bottles in the the
licenced premises, assigned for that purpose and approved by the licensing authority.
2.The licensee shall not sell or serve wine except during the hours as prescribed by
Government from time to time.
3. (a)Wine required for a temporary club shall not be bought except from a person
holding valid licence and shall not be transported from latter’s premises to temporary club
premises except under a transport pass or valid documents.
(b)The licensee shall not sell wine to any person who is insane or known to believed
to be intoxicated.
4.(a)A club licensee shall not keep or sell in the licensed premises wine of any kind
which he is not authorised to sell under the licence, nor shall he keep or sell wine in any
place except in the licensed premises of such temporary club.
(b)No adulterated, deteriorated or spurious wine of any kind shall be received sold or
kept by the licensee.
5.(a)The licensee or his agent or servant duly authorised in this behalf shall make
out a cash memo in duplicate signed by himself or his agent or servant, as the case may be
and by the purchaser in respect of wine sold to such purchaser and shall given the first
copy of the memo to such purchaser and retain the such duplicate with himself.
1.Ins. by 30-7-2008.

7611949 : Bom. XXV]	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
(b)The cash memo shall clearly show the name of the club, the name of the purchaser,
details regarding the brand and quantity of wine sold and the amount charged.
(c)The duplicate copies of cash memos made out under clause (b) shall at all
reasonable times be open to inspection by the Collector or the Commissioner of Police,
District Superintendent of Police or any Prohibition and Excise Officer not lower in rank
than a Sub-Inspector or any other officer empowered under section 122 of the Bombay
Prohibition Act, 1949.
6.The licensee shall sell wine at a price not exceeding that prescribed by the State
Government from time to time.
7.The licensee shall at all time keep the licensed premises and all appurtenances
thereto in a clean and decent condition and the licensee shall comply with any directions
issued by the Collector in that behalf.
8.The licensee shall furnish such information in connection with his business under
the licence as may be required by the Commissioner from time to time.
9.The licensee shall comply with all orders and instructions issued to him by the
Prohibition and State Excise Officers not lower in rank than a Sub-Inspector, Prohibition
and State Excise.
10.This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of
section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
11.In case this licence is cancelled or suspended during the currency of the licence
period or is not renewed on its expiry, the licensee shall surrender the whole stock of
unsold wine forthwith to the Collector.The stock of wine so surrendered shall be sold
by the Collector and the proceeds of the sale shall after deducting the expenses and any
sum due to State Government be returned to the licensee.
Granted this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.
Seal of the
Collector.
Collector”.]
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