Maharashtra Excise Manual
Page 1018 of 1109

Religious Heads or other persons approved by Government for issuing Certificates of Recommendations for Sacramental Wine or Liquor.

Religious Heads or other persons approved by Government for issuing Certificates of Recommendations for Sacramental Wine or Liquor.

In pursuance of the provisions contained in sub-section (2) of section 45 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, read with rule 3 of the Bombay Sacramental Wine Rules, 1950, Government of Maharashtra has approved the persons mentioned in column (1) of the Schedule below for issuing certificates of recommendations for Sacramental Wine or Liquor to the persons shown against them in column (2) of that Schedule.

SCHEDULE

Column (1) Column (2)
(i) His Eminence the Cardinal Archbishop of Bombay and in his absence, His Auxiliary Bishop and Vicar General Bombay Persons of the Christian (Roman Catholic) Community residing in Greater Bombay.
(ii) The Bishop of Poona Persons of the Christian (Roman Catholic) Community residing in the districts of Thana, Kolaba, Ratnagiri, Nasik, Dhulia, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Poona, Satara, Sangli, Sholapur and Kolhapur
(iii) His Grace the Archbishop of Nagpur Persons of the Christian (Roman Catholic) Community residing in the districts of Nagpur, Bhandara, Wardha and Chanda.
(iv) (a) The Bishop of Amravati Persons of the Christian (Roman Catholic) Community residing in the districts of Amravati, Akola, Yeotmal, Buldana, Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded and Bhir
(b) The Assistant Chaplain, Roman Catholic Church, Aurangabad, in the absence of the Bishop of Amravati. Persons of the Christ (Roman Catholic) Community residing in the districts of Aurangabad, Parbhani, Nanded Osmanabad and Bhir.
(v) (a) The Archdeacon of Bombay and in his absence, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Bombay. The Clergy in Churches and institutions of Christian (Protestants) Community located in Greater Bombay, the districts of Thana and Kolaba.
(b) The Archdeacon at Poona and in his absence, the Right Reverend the Bishop of Bombay. The Clergy in Churches and institutions of Christian (Protestants) Community located in the districts of Poona, Satara, Sholapur and Osmanabad.