Amended by G. N. H. D. No. BPA, 1088/IX-PRO-2 dated 16th March 1988 (M. G, Pt. IV-B, p. 281).
Whereas the Government of Bombay considers that the rules herein after appearing should be brought into force at once;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf and in supersession of government Notification, Revenue department, No. 7167/39, dated 18th May 1943, the Government of Bombay is pleased to make the following rules, namely:
1.
- These rules may be called the Bombay sacramental Wine Manufacturing Rules, 1950.
- 1[(2) They extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.]1
2.
In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—
- "Act" means the 2Bombay prohibition Act, 19492;
- "Authorization" means an authorization granted under the Bombay Sacramental Wine Rules, 1950;
- "Bishop" means a priest of the Roman Catholic Church consecrated as a Governor of a diocese;
- "Form" means a form appended to these rules;
- "Inspector" means an Inspector or a 1Sub-Inspector of prohibition and Excise in charge of the taluka, tahsil, petha, mahal or division1 in which the manufactory is situated;
- "Licence" means a licence granted under rule 4;
- "Licensee" means a person who has been granted a licence under rule 4.
- "Manufactory" means the room or building wherein the manufacture of sacramental wine is permitted under a licence;
- "Officer-in-charge" means a Prohibition Officer appointed for the purpose of supervising the operations at a manufactory.
- "Sacramental Wine" means wine required for offering the Holy Sacrifice of Mass in a Roman Catholic Church or for use by any person for sacramental purposes and prepared from raisins at a manufactory in accordance with the provisions of these rules;
- Words and expressions not defined in these rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act