Maharashtra Excise Manual
Application Form

FORM H

Form of bond to be executed by an exporter before permission is granted to him to export Indian-made foreign liquor in bond from the State of Maharashtra to other parts of the Indian Union

[See rule 23 (1)]

What this form is for

Form H is a bond in which an exporter undertakes to carry Indian-made foreign liquor in bond out of Maharashtra to another part of India, deliver it to the named destination, and pay duty and fees on any shortfall. It is executed by the exporter, together with sureties, before the pass permitting the export is granted. The exporter must obtain and produce to the Collector, within three months, a certificate of delivery from the receiving Excise Officer. The form is prescribed under rule 23(1) of the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Import and Export) Rules, 1963, and refers to the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

Form text (extracted)
902 	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 	[1949 : Bom. XXV 
 
FORM-H 
[See rule 23 (1)] 
Form of bond to be executed by an exporter before permission is granted 
to him to export Indian-made foreign liquor in bond from the 
State of Maharashtra to other parts of the Indian Union 
Whereas I/We .................................................................................... residing at ...................... in 
the ....................................................... taluka of the ....................................... district ...................... 
have made an application on .................................................... to .......................... for the pass 
authorising me/us to export in bond Indian-made foreign liquor as specified in the said 
application from ...................................................... in the district of ...................................................... 
......................................... to .................................in the district of .............................................. in 
the State of ........................................................... I/We bind myself/ourselves; 
that I/we shall cause the quanity of foreign liquor mentioned in the pass to be duly and 
safely exported from the State of Maharashtra and convey it by the most direct route 
from ...................................................... to ................................................ aforesaid in conformity 
with the provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations and orders 
made thereunder and shall cause the said foreign liquor to be delivered into the custody of 
........................................... at ................................ in the district of ........................................... and 
shall procure and produce to the Collector within three months from the date of this bond a 
certificate signed by the Excise Officer.............................................. aforesaid showing what 
quantity of the said foreign liquor specified in the pass has been so delivered at the place 
aforesaid; 
and that if the whole quanity (after deducting the allowance due to loss on account of 
wastage dryage and leakage in transit not exceeding 
1
[0. 3 percent for every 10 kilometres] 
of the distance by the most direct route between ..................................................... and 
.................................................) shall not have been certified to have been delivered to the 
....................................................... at.................................................................... aforesaid, I/we, 
my/our heirs, executors, administrators and representatives shall on demand by the 
Collector pay or cause to be paid within seven days from the date of demand to the said 
Collector or Officer duty, transport fee and special fee mentioned in the Bombay Foreign 
Liquor and Rectified Spirit (Transport) Fees Rules, 1954 at the rates in force on such 
portion of the foreign liquor specified in the pass as shall not be so delivered after 
making allowance as aforesaid but irrespective of the fact whether such foreign liquor or 
any other part thereof has or has not actually been so exported ; 
and that in the event of my/our failure to pay the amount of the said duty and fees within 
the said period of seven days I/we shall pay interest on the said amount at the rate of 12 per 
cent. per annum from the date of demand to the date of payment. 
And in case of my/our making default in the payment of the said duty, fees interest and 
other charges, if any, I/we bind myself/ourselves to forfeit to the Governor of Maharashtra, 
the sum of rupees .............................................................. 
 
1 Subs. by G. N. of 8-9-1965.

1949 : Bom. XXV] 	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 
 
Place ................................................................. 
 
 
Dated this .................................. day of .............................. 19 . 
 
 
In the presence of — 
1. ............................................ 
903

2. ........................................... 
.................................................. 
 
 
.................................................. 
Signature of the principal agent. 
 
 
We (1) .................................................................. (2) .............................................. residing at 
............................................................ in the ..................................... taluka of ................................. 
District ....................................... surecties for the above-named ...................................................... 
.......................................................... that he/they shall do and perform, all that he/they has/have 
undertaken to do and perform, and in case of his/their making default therein, whereby bind 
ourselves, jointly and severally, to forfeit to the Governor of Maharashtra the sum of rupees 
........................................ 
 
 
Place ........................................ 
 
 
Dated this ..................................... day of .............................. 19 . 
 
 
In the presence of 
 
 
1. ......................................... 
 
 
2. ......................................... 
1. ......................................... 
 
 
2. ......................................... 
Signatures of sureties.
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