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Permit

FORM F. L. VIII

Special Permit for Privileged Personages to possess and use Foreign Liquor for personal consumption

See rule 68(2)

What this form is for

Form F.L. VIII is a Special Permit that allows a privileged personage to buy, possess, transport and consume foreign liquor for personal use within Maharashtra, subject to monthly and possession limits set on the permit. It is granted by the Collector to an eligible dignitary, such as a person holding office in a State, who needs liquor at an official residence during a stated period. The form is prescribed under rule 68(2) of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, framed under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the permit may be cancelled or suspended under section 54 of that Act.

Form text (extracted)
7731949 : Bom. XXV]	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
FORM  F.  L. VIII
[See rule  68(2)]
SPECIAL   PERMIT  FOR  PRIVILEGED  PERSONAGES   NO.
Special Permit for Privileged Personages to possess and use
Foreign Liquor for personal consumption
Mr./Mrs./Miss ...........................................................................................................................
permanently residing at ........................................................................................................................
(hereinafter called  “the permit-holder”) who is a  ................................................................
of ..................................................................................................................... State, having his
office/official residence at ................................................................................................
(hereinafter referred to as the said residence) is here by granted a permit under and
subject to the provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations
and orders made thereunder authorising him/her to buy, possess, transport, consume
foreign liquor within the 
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[State of Maharashtra] during the period from  ..........................  to
....................................  subject to the following conditions, namely :
Conditions
*1.The permit-holder shall not use or consume foreign liquor exceeding ..................
units during any month :
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[Provided that where the permit-holder has not used or consumed the full quantity of
foreign liquor which he is permitted to use or consume during any month, he may use or
consume such unused or unconsumed quantity of liquor in any succeeding period dur-
ing the currency of the permit, so however that the total quantity of foreign liquor used or
consumed in any months does not exceed two months’ quota of the permit-holder.]
*2.The permit-holder shall not possess at any time foreign liquor in a quantity
exceeding  ........................... units :
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[* Provided ] that permit-holder may obtain and possess at any time foreign liquor not
exceeding six times the limit specified in Condition 1.
3.The permit-holder shall not consume or use foreign liquor in a public place or in
the rooms of a hotel or institution to which the public may have access.
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[4.The permit-holder may allow the use or consumption of any part of the quantity
of foreign liquor possessed by him under the permit to any other person who holds a
permit under section 40, 40-A, 41,  46, 46-A or  47 of the Act.]
5.The quantity of foreign liquor obtained by the permit-holder from time to time shall
be duly entered in he permit by him or by he foreign liquor licensee concerned.
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[6.This permit or the certificate shall accompany the whole or any part of the stock
of foreign liquor held under this permit to any place where it is removed from the permit
holder’s offcial residence.]
*These conditions and proviso may be struck off where they are not applicable.
1.Subs by G. N. of 25.7.1963.
2.Added by G. N. of 9.8.1955.
3.Subs by G. N. of 30.3.1957.
4.Subs by G. N. of  24.3.1964.
5.Subs by G. N. of 24.2.1956.

774	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
7.The permit may be cancelled or suspended in accordance with the provisions of
section 54 of the said Act.
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[8.If this permit is not renewed on its expiry or is suspended or cancelled during its
currency, the permit-holder shall surrender forthwith the whole of the unused stock of
foreign liquor to the Collector the stock so surrendered shall be disposed of by the
Collector in such manner as the Commissioner may direct.]
Granted this  ............................day of  ...........................  19at  ...................................
seal of the
Collector
Collector of  ......................
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[CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr./Mrs./Miss (Shri /Smt./Kumari)  ..........................................................
of.......................................................................................................................................................
whose specimen signature appears below holds  a *...........................................................Permit
No. ..................... dated ................................ under rule  † ........................................ of the
Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, valid up  to ..................................... for the following
quantity of foreign liquor :
Quantity
Specimen signature of the permit-holder  ..............
Seal of the  
Collector
Collector of ................................
Place  ..........................................
Dated .........................................]
[Reverse of the permit in Form F. L. VIII]
Details of receipts of foreign liquor by the permit-holder
Quantity permitted for use or consumption
during a month Units.
3* * * * * * *
Quantity obtained
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Quantity
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Date Possessed on From the From the stock ofTransportSignature of the
the date ofpermit-holder’sa trade and importpass No.permit-holder
the permitstock in Customsor any other foreignand dateor the foreign
(in units) bond (in units)liquor licensee liquor licensee
(in units)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
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*Please specify here kind of pemit.
1.Added by G. N. of 9.8.1955.
3.Deleted by G. N. of  8.7.1969.
†here specify the relevant rule.
2.Ins. by G. N. of 24.2.1956.
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