Maharashtra Excise Manual
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3. Molasses Board, its constitution and procedure :

3. Molasses Board, its constitution and procedure :

  1. For the Purpose of advising the stale Government on matters relating to molasses, the State Government may constitute a Molasses Board,

  2. The Molasses Board constituted under sub-section (1) shall consist of such members, not less than six with such qualifications as may be prescribed. The member or members so appointed shall hold office during the pleasure of the State Government.

  3. Three members shall from a quorum for the disposal of the business of the Board.

  4. Any vacancy of the member of the Board shall be filled in as early as practicable: Provided that during any such vacancy the continuing members may act. As if no vacancy has occurred.

  5. The procedure regarding the work of the Board shall be such as may be prescribed.

4. Functions of Molasses Board :

The Molasses Board shall

  1. advise the State Government on matters concerning the grading and marketing of molasses, the prices at which molasses are to be sold and generally on their allocation for distilleries and other purposes, and

  2. perform such other functions as may be prescribed.

5. Inspectors and their powers and function :

  1. The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit, having the prescribed qualifications to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act within such local limits as it may assign to them, respectively: Provided that no person who has any financial interests in the transport, sale supply or distribution of molasses shall be appointed as a Inspector under this sub-section.

  2. Every such Inspector shall, subject to the control of the State Government and 1[the Commissioner,]1 have power to inspect at all reasonable times the stocks of molasses held by any person or sugar factory, take samples from such molasses for analysis or testing or examine licenses, permits, records, books accounts returns, documents or statements in the possession or custody of any person or sugar factory relating to transactions in molasses.

6. Powers to control, supply, distribution etc. of molasses :

  1. If the State Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do for maintaining supplies of molasses for the purpose of development of any industry by securing their equitable distribution and availability at fair prices, it may ,by order provide for regulating the supply and distribution of or trade and commerce in molasses

  2. Without prejudice to the generally of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) an order made there under may provide.

    1. For controlling the price at which and the manner in which molasses may be bought or sold generally or for any industrial purpose :