Maharashtra Excise Manual
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1. Short title.—These rules may be called the Maharashtra Potable Liquor (Periodicity and Fees for Grant, Renewal or Continuance of Licences) Rules, 1996.

1[(179) THE MAHARASHTRA POTABLE LIQUOR (PERIODICITY AND FEES FOR GRANT, RENEWAL OR CONTINUANCE OF A LICENCES) RULES, 1996]1

G.N.H.D. No. BPA-1096/1543/EXC-2, dated 30th December 1996
(M.G. Part IV-B, E.O. No. 296)

1. Amended by G.N.H.D. No. BPA. 2001/19/EXC-H, dated 29th March 2002.

2. Amended by G.N.H.D. No. BPA. 2003/CR-1/EXC-2, dated 29th January 2003 (M.G. Pt. IV-B; p. 171)

3. Amended by G.N.H.D. No. BPA. 2005/CR-26/EXC-2, dated 29th January 2007 (M.G. Pt. IV-B; p. 160)

Whereas the Government of Maharashtra considers that the following rules should be brought into force at once and therefore, the rules should be made without previous publication as provided by the proviso to sub-section (3) of section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949) (herein after referred to as "the said Act");

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 49, 53 and 143 of the said Act and all other powers enabling it in that behalf; the Government of Maharashtra is hereby pleased to make the following rules, namely:—

1. Short title.—These rules may be called the Maharashtra Potable Liquor (Periodicity and Fees for Grant, Renewal or Continuance of Licences) Rules, 1996.

2. Definitions.—In these rules unless the context otherwise requires,—

  1. "Fee" means respective fees payable for grant or renewal or continuance of a licence in 1996-97 as in force immediately preceding the date of coming into force of these rules and fee for any subsequent year means 2[the previous year's fee or less than previous year's fee or the fee increased upto 10 per cent or more]2 on previous years' fee to be rounded off to the nearest rupees hundred as notified by the Commissioner before the 3[commencement of a licensing year, provided that, no such fee which is less than previous year's fee or more than 10 percent of the previous year's fee shall be notified by the Commissioner without direction of the State Government in that behalf]3

  2. "Licence" means any type of licence granted under any of the following rules framed under the said Act, namely

    1. The Maharashtra Distillation of spirit and Manufacture of Potable Liquor Rules, 1966.

    2. The Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine Rules, 1966.

    3. The Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973.

    4. Licence in form 'E' granted under the Special Permits and Licences Rules, 1952

    5. Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953.

    6. Certificate of registration in form K Granted under the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Import and Export) Rules, 1963.

3. Periodicity of Licenses—Subject to the fulfillment of other requirements a Licences shall be granted, renewed or continued by the Licensing Authority, either for a period of one year or five years as per the request of the applicant Licensee in that behalf:

1. Subs. by 29-01-2003.

2. Subs. by 29-01-2007.