FORMA

1949 : Bom. XXV] 	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 
 
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[FORMA] 
(See rules 15A) 
Permit for the possession of toddy at a transit centre by a personls who has/have 
more than one licensed shop under the Maharashtra Toddy Shops (Licensing) 
and Toddy Trees (Tapping) rules, 1968 
Permit is hereby granted under and subject to the provisions of the Bombay 
Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and the rules, regulations and orders 
made thereunder to ..................................................................................................................... of 
....................................................................... (hereinafter referred to as the “ permit-holders ” ) 
(authorising him to possess toddy at his 
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[On payment of a fee inclusive of consideration 
of Rs. 1000] premises situated at .......................................................................... (hereinafter 
referred to as “ the transit centre ”) during the period from .................................................. to 
......................................................... (both days inclusive), subject to the following conditions, 
namely : 
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Conditions 
1. The permit-holder shall not possess, under this permit, any articles other than 
toddy and the containers or bottles required to store it. 
2. The permit-holder shall keep constantly fixed at the entrance of the transit centre 
a signboard of the size and pattern approved by the Collector, bearing the following 
inscriptions in legible characters : 
(1) Name of the permit-holder. 
(2) Names and locations of his licensed shops. 
(3) Location of the transit centre. 
3. This permit shall always be displayed in the transit centre at a conspicuous place. 
4. The permit-holder shall carry out his transactions at the transit centre from 7 a. m. 
to 
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[10 p. m.] and shall not receive toddy at that centre before 7 a. m. or store it there 
beyond 
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[10 p. m.] 
5. The permit-holder shall transport toddy collected at the transit centre to his 
respective licensed shops either in containers or bottles under cover of a transport pass 
in Form T. D. 3A issued by him or by person authorised in writing by him in that behalf. 
6. The permit-holder shall maintain, daily accounts of the toddy received at the 
transit centre and distributed in Form TD-6A. 
7. The transit centre and the toddy stored there at shall at all times be open to 
inspection by officers duly empowered under section 122 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 
1949. 
8. The permit-holder shall, when, called upon by any Prohibition Officer not below 
the rank of a Sub-Inspector, give an explanation in writing regarding any breach 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 transit centre, and shall answer 
all resonable 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. 
1   Ins.   by G. N. of   31-12-1970. 
2 Subs. G. N. of 1-3-1972. 
3   Ins. by G. N. of 16-3-1988.

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9. This permit is non-transferable. 
10. The permit-holder shall comply with all lawful orders issued to him by the 
Collector or the Superintendent or District Inspector of Prohibition and Excise of his 
District. 
11. The permit-holder shall abide by the conditions of this permit 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. 
12. This permit is liable to be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions 
of section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. 
13. In case the permit suspended or cancelled, the stock of toddy in the possession of 
the permit-holder on the date of suspension or cancellation shall be forthwith destroyed 
by the permit-holder. 
Granted this ..............................................  day of ................................................20  . 
 
 
 
Seal of the 
Collector Collector of