FORM N I

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which is likely to cause fermentation in the neera] or taken to any place except under a
valid transport pass :
Provided that, no such pass shall be necessary to the holder of a licence in Form N-II
for the removal of the neera drawn by him from the licensed trees to the place of his
residence.
14.Inspection of trees.—Any person tapping trees for drawing neera under these
rules shall bring down the receptacles attached to any of the trees so tapped for
inspection on demand by any officer of the Prohibition and Excise, Revenue or Police
Department, above the rank of a constable.
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[15. (1)Registers.—A person holding a licence in Form N-I, N-III and N-IV shall
maintain registers in Forms—
N=I N=III	N=IV
—— —— and ——
RR R
respectively and write therein true accounts from day today of all neera transactions :
(2) A person holding a licence in Form N-IV shall also maintain a register of persons
holding a licence in Form N-I and N-III and neera supplied to them from day to day in
Form N-IV/NR.
(3) The pages of registers maintained under sub-rules (1) and (2) above shall be
serially numbered and scaled with the seal of the Mamlatdar or Mahalkari, Tahsildar or
Naib-Tahsildar.
(4) A person holding a licence in Form N-I, N-III or N-IV shall submit to the local
Inspector of Prohibition and Excise not later than the 7th of each month, monthly returns
in Forms N-I/S, N-III/S and N-IV/S respectively showing the abstract of all neera
transactions for the preceding month.]
16.Inspection of the place of Manufacture or sale.—The place of manufacture or
the place of sale as wells the registers shall be open to inspection by any officer of the
Prohibition and Excise Department not lower in rank than that of a Sub-Inspector or any
other officer or person duly authorised in this behalf. The officer or the authorised
person shall record his observations in the inspection book maintained by the licensee.
17.Penalty.—In the event of any breach of any of the provisions of these rules or of
any of the terms or conditions of the licence granted under these rules, the licence shall be
liable to be cancelled or suspended under section 54 or 56 of the Act, without prejudice to
any penalty to which the licensee may be liable under the said Act or any other law for the
time being in force.
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FORM  N-I
Licence for the tapping of neera-producing trees and drawing neera therefrom for the
manufacture of gur or any other article which is not an Intoxicant
(No fee leviable)
Licence is hereby granted under and subject to the provisions of the Bombay
Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder and the
conditions of this licence to Shri ................................................................. (hereinafter called
“the licensee”) residing at ................................................................. authorising him during
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the period commencing from ................................................. to ..................................................
(both days inclusive) to tap and draw neera for the manufacture of gur or any other article
which is not an intoxicant at .......................................................... (hereinafter called “the
place of manufacture”) from the trees specified in the Schedule hereinafter appended
(hereinafter referred to as “the said trees”) growing within the limits of the village of
............................................... in 
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[taluka/tahsil] ........................................................ of
.......................................................... the district of ................................................... and in the
survey numbers specified in the said Schedule.
This licence is granted subject to the following conditions, namely;
Conditions
1. The licensee shall not tap any trees other than the said trees nor shall he allow any
neera drawn under this licence to ferment.
2. Each of the said trees shall be marked and numbered at the expense of the licensee
either by the licensee or by any agent duly authorised by him in this behalf in the manner
specified in rule 9 of the Bombay Neera Rules, 1951. The licensee shall not tap or cause
to be tapped any of the said trees or draw or cause to be drawn neera therefrom until the
said trees are marked and numbered as aforesaid. Juice from any coconut, brab, date or
any kind of palm tree shall not be drawn except in a receptacle. Such receptacle before
it is used for drawing and collecting neera shall be washed with a freshly prepared
solution of permanganate of potash and water. After it is so washed it shall be washed
again with pure water in order to make it absolutely clean. After the receptacle is washed
and rewashed as provided above, fresh milk of lime shall be put in such receptacle in the
proportion of 3 cubic centimetres for every 
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[900 ml.] of neera to be drawn therein.
Explanation.—In this condition—
(i) “Milk of lime” means solution of water and pulp of quicklime in the proportion of
4:1; and
(ii) “pulp of quicklime” means the pulpy precipitate obtained by the gradual addition
of water to quicklime.
3. The licensee hall convey the entire quantity of the neera drawn by him from the
said trees under this licence to the place of manufacture by a direct route and to no other
place.
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[4. No neera shall be kept at the place of manufacture beyond the day on which it is
drawn unless it is kept in cold storage under the temperature at or below 4
0
C or unless it’s
boiled, and no such boiled neera shall be kept for more than 24 hours from the time it is
boiled.]
5. The licensee shall carry on the business either personally or by an agent duly
authorised by him in this behalf by written 
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[authorisation certificate] signed by himself.
The name of each agent and the date of his appointment shall be communicated forthwith
in writing by the licensee to the Inspector of Prohibition and Excise having charge of the
area in which the place of manufacture is situated. The licensee shall be responsible for
the breach of any of the conditions of this licence by any persons so authorised.
1. Subs. by G. N. of 25-7-1963.
2. Subs. by G. N. of 14-5-1963.
3. Subs. by G. N. of 25-2-1970.
4. Subs. by G. N. of 11-3-1960.

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6. The licensee shall abide by the conditions of the licence and the provisions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder and
shall give an undertaking to that effect.
7. The licensee, his heirs, legal representatives or assignees shall have no claim
whatsoever to the continuance or renewal of this licence after the expiry of the period for
which it is granted. It shall be entirely within the discretion of the Collector to permit or
not the assignee of the licence, in case of sale or transfer, or the heir or legal representative
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.
8. This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of
section 54 or 56 of the said Act.
SCHEDULE
Particulars of Trees in respect of which the licence is granted
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No. and kind of trees
Village and Description of fieldlicensed to be tapped Remarks
Survey No. or garden	Coconut, Brab, Date,
Sago Palm
(1) (2) (3) (4)
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Granted this day of 19 .
Seal of the
Collector
Collector.