FORM F. L. III

FORM F.L. III

(See rule 45)

No. ........................

For the whole of the ¹[State of Maharashtra]

Licence for the sale at a hotel of imported foreign liquors (potable) and Indian made foreign liquors (potable) on which excise duty has been paid at special rates.

Licence 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 called "the licence ") ²[on payment of a fee (inclusive of considerations) of Rs........................................ and a deposit of Rs. ........................................ in advance authorising him to sell the following foreign liquors during the period from ........................................ to ........................................ at his hotel situated at ........................................ ........................................ subject to the following conditions, namely.

Foreign Liquors

• (a) Wines
• (b) Fermented liquors
• (c) Spirits
• ³[(d) Mild-liquors.]

Conditions

1. The licence shall not sell any foreign liquor for consumption on the licensed premises except in the Room No. ........................................ assigned for that purpose. He shall not allow any drinking to continue in the said room outside the hours of sale. Any foreign liquor remaining in the said room unconsumed during unauthorised hours of sale shall be destroyed.
2. No foreign liquor other than that sold by the licensee shall be allowed to be consumed in the said room.
3. ⁴[The licensee shall not sell foreign liquor except in accordance with the provision of rule 52, of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953].

1. Subs by G. N. of 25-7-1963
2. Subs by G. N. of 6-11-1981
3. Ins. by G. N. of 25-4-1968
4. Subs by G. N. of 30-12-1976

FORM F.L. III

Conditions of Foreign Liquor Licence

1. The licensee shall sell foreign liquor at a price not exceeding that prescribed by the state Government from time to time.
2. The licensee shall pay to the State Government in advance at the beginning of each quarter commencing from the date of the licence such cost of the excise staff appointed at the hotel as may be fixed by the State Government.

3. (a) The licensee shall give immediate information to the nearest Police Officer of every person visiting his hotel whom he suspects to have committed an offence under the Act and of every Act committed at the hotel lending to disturb the public peace.

   (b) The licensee shall write daily in a bound book, paged and sealed with the Collector's seal, the name of every person, who comes to reside at the hotel with the dates of his arrival and departure. Such book shall always be open to inspection by any officer duly empowered under section 122 of the Act. If any person who comes to reside at the hotel refuses to give his name, information of the fact shall be given, in Greater Bombay to the Commissioner of Police, Bombay, any elsewhere to the District Superintendent of Police.

4. The licensee shall at all times keep the hotel and all appurtenances thereto in clean and decent condition and the licensee shall comply with any directions issued by the Collector in that behalf.
5. The licensee shall furnish such information in connection with his business under the licence as may be required by the Commissioner or Collector from time to time.
6. The licensee shall comply with all lawful orders and instructions issued to him by the Prohibition and Excise Officer not lower in rank than a Sub-Inspector of Prohibition and Excise.
7. This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of section 54 or 56 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949.
8. In case this licence is cancelled or suspended during the currency of the licence period or is not renewed on its expiry, the licensee shall surrender the whole stock of unsold foreign liquor forth with to the Collector. The stock of liquor so surrendered be sold by the Collector and the proceeds of the sale shall after deducting the expenses and any sums due to the State Government be returned to the licensee.

Granted this the ___________ day of ___________20___________

Place :

1. Subs by G.N. of 25-4-1968
2. Subs by G.N. of 8-7-1969