FORM TD-1

164 	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 	[1949 : Bom. XXV 
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[ FORM TD-1 
(See rules 3 and 4) 
Licence No. ……………………… 
Licence for the retail sale of toddy 
Licence is hereby granted to Shri/Messrs ……………………………………………. 
……………………………………………...... (hereinafter called “the licensee”) authorising 
him to sell toddy by retail at his shop situated at………………………………................ 
.........................................................................................more particularly described in the 
Schedule hereto (hereinafter referred to as “the shop or licensed shop”) for the period 
commencing on ................................................................................................................. and 
ending on 31st August 19 , under and subject to the provisions of the Bombay 
Prohibition Act, 1949 and the rules and orders made thereunder, and the following 
conditions, namely : 
Conditions 
1. The licensee shall always keep in a prominent place in the shop a clock or time- 
piece which shall be in good working order, and show the correct Standard Time. 
2. The licensee shall, if so ordered by the Collector, provide the shop with sufficient 
water closet or privy and urinal facilities for the use of customers. All such water closet, 
privies and urinals shall be of the type approved by the Collector, and shall always be kept 
in a clean and sanitary conditions. 
3. The licensee shall, if so directed by any officer empowered under section 122 of 
the said Act (hereinafter called the Inspecting Officer), get the shop white washed within 
two months from the commencement of the licence, and subsequently at such times as 
the Collector, or the Superintendent or any other officer deputed by him, may consider it 
necessary on sanitary ground. The licensee shall keep the shop clean to the satisfaction 
of the aforesaid officers. 
4. The licensee shall keep constantly fixed up at the entrance of the shop a signboard 
of the size 
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 [of 60 centimeters by 90 centimeters], bearing the following inscriptions in 
legible characters : 
(1) Name of licensee .. 
(2) Licence No. .. 
(3) Location of the shop .. 
(4) 
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 * *   *    *    .. 
(5) Authorised opening hour    .. 
(6) Authorised closing hour     .. 
5. The licence shall always be displayed, in the licensed shop at a conspicuous 
place. 
6. The licensee shall keep and sell toddy unadulterated and undiluted as drawn from 
the trees without any admixture of any foreign substance or liquid whatsoever. He shall 
not keep or sell toddy which is more than 
4
 [24] hours old after it was drawn from toddy 
producing trees. All the vessels which contain toddy shall be thoroughly washed and 
cleaned before they are used. 
 
1    Ins.   by G. N. of 2-8-1969. 
2 Subs. by Corring. of 12-9-1969. 
3 Deleted by G. N. of 2-8-1969. 
4 Subs. by G. N. of 2-8-1969.

1949 : Bom. XXV] 	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 
 
7. (i) The licensee shall carry on the business of the shop and draw toddy from 
toddy producing trees either personally or by agent/s or servant/s duly authorised by 
him in this behalf by a written Nokarnama in Form TD-7 signed by himself and 
countersigned by a Prohibition Officer not lower in rank than a Sub-inspector; provided 
that, any such Nokarnama signed by the licensee shall be valid until countersignature is 
refused. If for any reason the Superintendent orders the withdrawal of any Nokarnama 
issued by him, the licensee shall pay in advance into the Treasury a fee of rupee one. No 
Nokarnama shall be issued to any person under 21 years of age, and no such Nokarnama, if 
issued, shall be valid. The licensee shall be responsible for breach of any of the conditions of 
this licence or that of the rules committed by his agent person in his employ. 
(ii) The licensee shall maintain at his licensed shop a Register in Form TD-8 of all 
his Agents or servants duty authorised by him. 
(iii) The licensee shall instruct all his agents and servants to keep the Nokarnama 
with them, and that they are bound to observe the rules. Such Nokarnama shall be 
produced before an inspecting Officer whenever demanded by him. 
8. The licensee shall not sell toddy except for consumption by a purchaser on the 
premises of the licensed shop. He shall not sell or serve toddy to any person outside that 
shop, no shall be allow any person to remove any toddy from the licensed shop : 
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 [Provided that, the licensee may sell toddy for consumption by a purchaser at any place 
other than the licensed premises (such place not being a public place) in such quantities 
at a time as does not exceed the quantity of toddy which the State Government may direct 
that any person may possess and transport without any permit, pass, or authorisation.] 
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 [Provided that, unsold toddy may be sold to the holder of a licence in Form I appended 
to the Maharashtra Distillation of Spirit and Manufacture of Potable Liquor Rules, 1966, 
for distillation of spirit and such toddy is transported under cover of a pass in Form TD-
3B.] 
9. No disorderly person shall be harboured, and no drunkness, or gambling shall be 
allowed in the licensed shop. No person below 21 years of age, and no insane or intoxicated 
person shall be permitted to enter upon or remain in the shop. 
10. The licensee shall give immediate information to the nearest Police Officer of any 
person suspected to be a bad character who may come to the shop, and of every irregularity 
committed threat tending to disturb the public peace. 
11. The licensee shall close the shop - 
(a) on such days or times as may be specially ordered by the Collector; 
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[(a-1) on 2nd October every year and on such other days as may be specified by 
the State Government under rules 5A] ; 
(b) of his own accord during any riot or disturbance in the neighbourhood of 
the shop. 
No Compensation shall be claimed by the licensee on account of the closure of the 
shop on such occasions. 
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1   Ins.   by G. N. of 2-8-1969. 
2   Added by G. N. of 22-1-1974.

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12. The shop and the stock of toddy therein shall at all times be open to inspection by 
officers duly empowered under section 122 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. 
13. The licensee shall, when called upon by any Prohibition Officer not below the rank 
of Sub-Inspector, give an explanation in writing regarding any branch of the rules or any 
irregularity detected and committed by him or his agents or servants, and furnish any 
information regarding the management of the shop, and shall answer all reasonable questions 
to the best of his knowledge and belief. He shall also on demand allow a Prohibition Officer 
to take samples of toddy for analysis free of charge. 
14. The licensee shall use for the storage of toddy in the shop, casks or vessels of such 
kind and capacity as may be approved by the Superintendent. The storage capacity of each such 
cask or vessel shall be painted thereon. 
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 [He shall also maintain at the shop a gauge –rod for 
each receptacle used for storing toddy.] 
15. the licensee shall abide by the conditions of this licence and the provisions of the 
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder. 
16. The Collector may permit the legal heirs of the licensee in case of his death, to have 
the benefit of the licence for the unexpired portion of the term for which it was granted, and 
amend the licence accordingly. However, in case of refusal of the legal heirs to conduct the 
licence, the shop shall be re-auctioned, in accordance with the provisions of the Maharashtra 
Toddy Shops 
2
 [(Grant of Licences by Auction or Tender)] Order, 1968. 
17. This licence is liable to be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions 
of section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. 
 
Granted this ………………………….. day of ………………………….. 19 . 
 
Seal of the 
Collector 
Collector, 
………………………. District. 
 
Schedule 
1. Description of site, such as House No. and 
the locality. 
2. Boundaries of the shop . . North East 
South West 
 
Seal of the 
Collector. 
 
Collector, 
………………….. District.] 
 
1   Ins.   by G. N. of 2-8-1969. 
2 Subs. by G. N. of 8-7-1971.