Maharashtra Excise Manual
License Form

FORM F. L. I

Ordinary Trade and import Licence for the removal from a Customs Frontier and for the import and vend of foreign liquors (potable) including Indian-made liquors (potable) excised at special rates (“ not to be drunk on the premises”).

(see rule 5)

What this form is for

Form F.L.I is the ordinary trade and import licence that authorises a licensee to remove foreign liquor (potable), including Indian-made liquor excised at special rates, from a Customs Frontier, import it, and sell it wholesale, on a "not to be drunk on the premises" basis. A person seeking to trade in foreign liquor applies to the Collector, who grants the licence on payment of the prescribed fee and deposit and subject to its conditions. It is issued under rule 5 of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, framed under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.

Form text (extracted)
738	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
3.Exact location and full address
of    the  premises   where   the
business will be conducted.
4.Whether the applicant (or any
of his partners) holds on the
date of this application or held
at any time in the past (indivi-
dually or in  partnership  with
others)   any   licence   for  the
sale  of  foreign  liquor,  and  if
so, the details thereof.
5.Proof   of    solvency    of    the
applicant.
6.Whether   the  applicant  is  in
excise arrears  or in  arrears  of
any  other  Government  dues,
such as sales  tax, income-tax,
etc.
I hereby declare that the particulars given above are correct.
I hereby undertake to abide by the conditions of the licence and the provisions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rule, regulations and orders made thereunder from
time to time.
Date
Signature of the applicant.
To,
The Collector ..............................................]
.......................
FORM  F. L.  I
(see rule 5)
No. ..................................... of 20  -20.
(For the whole of the 
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[State of Maharashtra] )
Ordinary Trade and import Licence for the removal from a Customs Frontier and
for the import and vend of foreign liquors (potable) including Indian-made
liquors (potable) excised at special rates (“ not to be drunk on the premises”).
Preamble.—licence is hereby granted, under and subject to the professions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and the rule, regulations and orders made thereunder,
to ................................................... of  ...................................... (hereinafter called “the licensee’),
authorising him to remove from a Customs Frontier and to import and sell by whole-sale
foreign liquor at his premises situated at ................................... (hereinafter referred to as
the  “licensed premises”)  from ......................................................... 19  to  the  31st  day  of
March 19 (both days inclusive) subject to the followings, namely :—
Conditions
1.The licensee shall pay into the Government treasury a sum of Rs. ...........................
(Rupees ...................................................) as licence fee and a sum of Rs. ...............................
(Rupees.....................................................) as deposit.
1Subs. by G. N. of 25-7-1963.

7391949 : Bom. XXV]	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
2.The licensee shall not sell foreign liquor at any place other than the licensed pre-
mises nor shall he keep foreign liquor in any place except in the licensed premises or, if
specially permitted in writing by the Collector, at the warehouse which is situated at the
place specified below.He shall keep separate accounts of the stocks of foreign liquor
kept at the warehouse.A consolidated account of the stocks of foreign liquor at the
licensed premises and the warehouse shall also be maintained by him.Stocks of foreign
liquor shall be transported from the warehouse to the licensed premises under 
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[passes in
Parts I, II, III and IV of Form FL-I-A, issued by the Licensee or his authorised servant duly
authorised by the Superintendent of  State Excise in that behalf, and Parts I, III and IV of
Form FL-I-A, of the transport passes so produced shall be countersigned by the Excise
Officer duly authorised in that behalf, upto next working day after verifying the
accounts.]In no case shall the licensee sell foreign liquor from such warehouse.
(Situation of warehouse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)
3.The licensee shall pay to Government in advance at the beginning of each quarter
commencing from the date of the licence such cost of the staff appointed at the licensed
premises for the purpose of excise supervision as may be fixed by the 
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[State Government]
from time to time.
4.The expenses in respect of excise supervision for transporting foreign liquor to the
licensed premises shall be paid by the licensee.
5.The licensee shall sell foreign liquor at a price not exceeding that fixed by the 
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[State
Government] in that behalf.
6.The licensee shall furnish such information in connection with his business under
the licence as may be required by the Commissioner from time to time.
7.The licensee shall comply with all orders and instructions issued to him by the
Prohibition and Excise Officers not lower in rank than a Sub-Inspector of Prohibition and
Excise.
8.In case the licence is suspended or cancelled during its currency or is not renewed
on its expiry the licensee shall forthwith surrender the whole stock of unsold foreign
liquor to the Collector the stock of liquor so 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 licensee.
9.As this licence is granted only for the period specified above, it shall not give the
license, his heirs, legal representatives or assignees, any claim whatsoever to the
continuance or renewal thereof beyond the said period.
10.This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of
section 54n or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
Granted this . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . day of . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . 20.
Seal
of the	Collector.
Collector.
1Subs. by G. N. of 8-7-1969.	2.Sub. by G. N. 30-4-2007.
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