2. Definitios. व्याख्या

1949: Bom. XXV] Maharashtra Prohibition Act 3

In those areas of the State to which it is extended by the Bombay Prohibition (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1959, it shall come into force on such other date as that Government may, by like notification appoint:

Provided that having regard to the nature of the outstill area of the Chanda District, the general backwardness of the people residing there in, and the necessity of preparing an adequate background before the introduction of prohibition there in, the State Government may, if it thinks fit, fix a different date for bringing the Act into force in that area.

Explanation.—In this sub-section the expression "outstill area of the Chanda District" means the areas of the Chanda District specified in Schedule I-A.

¹(4) On the commencement of this Act in the manner provided in sub-section (3) in any area to which this Act is extended by the Bombay Prohibition (Extension and Amendment) Act, 1959, all rules, regulations, orders and notifications made or issued or deemed to be made or issued under this Act and in force in the pre-Reorganisation State of Bombay excluding the transferred territories immediately before such commencement, shall also extend to, and be in force in that area.]

2. Definitios. व्याख्या

In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, —

1. "authorization" means an authorization granted under section 45 for the use of liquor for sacramental purposes;
2. "to bottle" with its various grammatical variations, means to transfer any article from a cask or other vessel to a bottle jar, flask, pot or similar receptacle for the purpose of sale, whether any process of manufacture be employed or not; bottling includes re-bottling;
3. ³"Collector," includes an officer appointed by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers and to perform all or any of the duties or functions of a Collector under this Act;]
4. ⁴(5) "Commissioner" means an officer appointed as the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise under section 3 of this Act and includes any officer on whom the State Government may confer all or any of the powers of the Commissioner under this Act;]
5. "Committee ⁵or board]" means ⁶a committee or board] appointed by the ⁷State] Government under section 7;
6. "Common drinking house" means a place where the drinking of liquor or consumption of any intoxicating drug is allowed for the profit or gain of the person owning, occupying, using, keeping or having the care of management or control of such place whether by way of charge for the use of the place or for drinking facilities provided, or otherwise howsoever and includes the premises of a club or any other place which is habitually used for the purpose of drinking liquor or consuming any intoxicating drug by more than one person without a licence granted under this Act;

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^* Sub-section (4) shall stand unmodified vide the Maharashtra Adaptation of Laws (State and Concurrent Subjects) Order, 1960.