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Permit

FORM F. L. IX

Visitior’s permit to possess and use foreign liquor for personal consumption

See rules 69(3)

What this form is for

Form F.L. IX is a Visitor's Permit that allows a person from outside Maharashtra to buy, possess, transport and consume foreign liquor within the State for personal use during a stated period. A visitor to Maharashtra applies for it, and the Collector issues it on payment of the prescribed fee. It is granted for no more than one week at a time and for no more than one month in total. It is issued under rule 69(3) of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, and is subject to the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the conditions printed on the permit.

Form text (extracted)
7771949 : Bom. XXV]	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
FORM  F.  L. IX
[See rules  69(3)]
Visitors Permit No.
Visitior’s permit to possess and use foreign liquor
for personal consumption
Shri/Smt./Kumari .......................................................... of ...........................................................
(hereinafter called “the permit-holder” residing permanently at  ..........................................
............................................ who is a visitor to the State of Maharashtra, having paid a fee of
Rs.......................................................... is hereby 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, use and consume, within
the 
1
[State of Maharashtra] foreign liquor during the period from  ..........................  to
.............................................. (both days inclusive)  subject to the following conditions,
namely :
Conditions
1.The permit-holder shall not use foreign liquor in quantity exceeding the quantity
specified in condition 2 during any one week.
2.The quantity of foreign liquor that may be possessed at any one time under the
permit shall not exceed ..................................................... units.The permit-holder shall
not buy more than ................................................. units of foreign liquor in any one week nor
more than .................................................. units of foreign liquor in a month.
2
[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.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.]
3
[4.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 before it is removed.]
5.The permit-holder shall abide by the conditions of this permit and the provisions
of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulation and orders made
thereunder.
6.The permit may be cancelled or suspended in accordance with the provisions of
section 54 of he said Act.
7.In case this permit is cancelled or suspended during the currency of the permit
period or is not renewed on its expiry, the permit-holder shall surrender the whole of the
unconsumed stock on foreign liquor forthwith to the Collector.The stock of liquor so
1Subs by G. N. of 25-7-1963.
2Subs by G. N. of 24-3-1964.
3Subs by G. N. of 24-2-1956.

778	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
surrendered shall be sold by the Collector and the proceeds of the sale shall after deducting
the expenses and any sum due to the State Government be returned to the permit-holder.
Signature of the Collector......
Officer issuing the permit (ad his designation)
Dated
Specimen signature of the permit-holder ...............................
1
* * * * * *
N.B.—Permit shall not be granted for a period of more than one week at a time in no case for a total
period exceeding one month.
2
[CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that  
Mr./Mrs./Miss
   ...........................................................................
   
 Shri/Smt./Kumari
...........................................................................................................................................................
whose specimen signature appears below holds a* .................................................... permit
No. ..................................... date ................................... 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 ....................................
Place ........................................Collector of ...............................]
Dated ......................................
[Reverse of Form F. L. IX]
Details of purchase of foreign liquor
Units of foreign liquor allowed per week :
Signature of (1) Officer-in-
Quantity purchased	charge of Government depot
in units Progressive of (2) a holder of Vendor’s
Date----------------------------total licence, or (3) a hotel or clubRemarks
Spirits, wine, (in units) licensee and the name of the
Permented	depot, shop holdig a vendor’s
Liquors	licence, hotel or club, as the
case may be
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
Seal of the
Collector or the
officer issuing
the permit
Seal of the
Collector
*Please specily here the kind of permit.
†Here specify the relevant “rule”.
1Deleted by G. N. of 8-7-1969.
2Ins. by G. N. of 24-2-1956.
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