Maharashtra Excise Manual
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License Form

FORM F. L. W. I.

Trade and import licence for the removal from Customs Frontier and for the import and vend of wine by wholesale (Not to be drunk on the premises)

See Rules 5 C(2)

What this form is for

Form F. L. W. I. is the licence itself, issued for the whole of Maharashtra, authorising a wholesaler to remove wine from the Customs Frontier, import it, buy it from wineries in the State, and sell it wholesale from approved premises, though not for consumption on the premises. It is granted by the Collector to an applicant who has first applied on Form F. L. W. A-1, and it runs for a stated period ending on 31st March. The licence is issued under Rule 5 C(2) of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, and is subject to the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, with suspension or cancellation possible under sections 54 or 56.

Form text (extracted)
740	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 [1949 : Bom. XXV
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[“FORM  F. L. W.  A-1]
[See Rules 5 C(1)]
Form of application for trade and import licence for removal of wines from a custom
frontier and for the import and vend of wine by wholesale.
1.Name and address of the applicant.
2.Names and addresses in full of the partners, if any.
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 (individually or in partnership with others) any licence for
the sale of wine, and if so, the details thereof.
5.Proof of the 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 provisions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and rules, regulations and orders made thereunder, from
time to time.
Date :	Signature of the applicant.
To,
Collector,
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[FORM  F. L. W. I.]
[See Rules 5 C(2)]
No. of 20
(For the whole of the State of Maharashtra)
Trade and import licence for the removal from Customs Frontier and for the import
and vend of wine by wholesale (Not to be drunk on the premises).
Preamble.Licence is hereby granted, under and subject to the provisions of the
Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder, to
. . . . . . . .   of . . . . . . .  . . . . . (hereinafter called “the Licensee”), authorising him to remove
from Customs Frontier and to import and to purchase from wineries in the State and sell by
1Ins. by G. N. of 30-7-2008.

7411949 : Bom. XXV]	Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
whole-sale wines at his licenced premises situated at . . . . . . . . .  . (hereinafter referred to as
“licenced premises”) from . . . . . . . . 20to 31st March 20(both days inclusive),
subject to the following conditions, namely :—
Conditions
1.The licensee shall pay into the Government treasury a sum of Rs. . . . . . . . .   . . . . .
sum of Rs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Rupees . . . . . . . . . . .  ) as licence fee and a sum or Rs. . . . . . . . .
(Rupees . . . . . . . . . . .) as deposit.
2.The licensee shall not sell at any place other than the licensed premises nor shall
he keep wine in any place except in the licensed premises or, if specifically permitted in
writing by the Collector, at the warehouse which is situated at the place specified
below. He shall kept separate accounts of the stocks of wine kept at the warehouse.
A  consolidated account of the stock of wine at the licensed premises and the warehouse
shall also be maintained by him.Stock of wine shall be transported from  the warehouse
to the licensed premises under passes issued by the State Excise Officer, duly
authorised in this behalf.In no case shall the licensee sell wine from such
warehouse.
(situation of warehouse . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .)
3.The licensee shall sell wine at a price not exceeding that fixed by the State
Government in that behalf, from time to time.
4.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.
5.The licensee shall comply with all orders and instructions issued to him by the
State Excise Officers not lower in rank than a Sub-Inspector, State Excise.
6.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 wine to the
Collector, the Stock of wine 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
Govermnent, be returned to the licensee.
7.As this licence is granted only for the period specified above it shall not give the
licensee, his heirs, legal representatives or assigness, any claim whatsoever to the
continuance or renewal thereof beyond the said period.
8.This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of
sections 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
Granted this . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . Day of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.
Seal
of the	[Collector.”]
Collector.
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