1. Preliminary प्राथमिक

{61} Tha Maharashtra Liquor (Ceiling on wholesale price) Rules 1973.

{62} The Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Retail price) Rules 1973.

{63} The Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Ex-manufactory price) Rules 1989.

Note : These three sets of Rules are repealed vide G N. H. D. No. BPA 1993/VII/Exc-3 dt. 22-6-1993 (m. G pt. IV - B.P. 96 Extraordinary) Reproduced below.

{64} G N. H. D. BPA 1993/VIII/Exc- 3 dt. 22nd June 1993.

(M. G Pt. IV -B. Extra Ordinary P. 96)

No. BPA. 1993/VIII/EXC- 3 Whereas lhe Government of Maharashtra considers that the following Rules to repeal the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Wholesale Price) Rules, 1973, the Maharshtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Retail Price) Rules, 1973 and Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling Ex-manufactory Price) Rules 1989 should be brought into force at once and, therefore, the rules should be made without previous publication as provided but lhe_proviso the sub -section (3) of section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XxV of 1949) (herein after referred to as " the said Act "j.

Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (ii) ofclause (hl) of sub-section (2) and theproviso to sub-section 143 of the said Act, read with section 21 of the Bombay General Clauses Act, 1904(Bom. I of 1973), the Maharashtra hereby makes the following rules to repeal the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Wholesale Prices) Rules, 1973 tlie Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Retail Pnce) Rules. 1973 and the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Ex-manufactory Price) Rules, 1989.

1. Preliminary प्राथमिक

These rules may be called the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Wholesale Price, Retail Price anefEx-manufactory Price) (Repeal) Rules, 1993.

2. Definitions व्याख्या

On the date of publication ofthese rules in the Official Gazette, the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceilingon Wholesale Price) Rules, 1973, tne Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceilingon Retail Price) Rules, 1973 and the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Ceiling on Ex-manufactory Price) Rules, 1989, shall stand repealed, except as respect things done or omitted to be done oefbre such repeal.

{65} THEMAHARASHTRACOUNTRYLIQUORQMPORTAND SALE BY WHOLESALE) RULES, 1975.

G N., H. D. No. CLR. 0673/36114-IH-A, dated 27 山 Januaiy 1975

(M.G,Pt.IV-B.p.231)

In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (6). (fl,版),(^-/), (k) and (w) of sub­section^) ofsection 143 read with sections 12,52 and 53 oftneBombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949). and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf the Government of Maharshtra hereby makes lhe following rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of tne said section 143 namely -

CHAPTER 1

1. Preliminary

1. These rules, may be called the Maharashtra Country Liquor (Import and Sale by Wnolesale) Rules, 1975.
2. They shall extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.

2. Definitions

In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,

1. "Act "means the ^©[Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949]^©;
2. "Authorised Officer " means an Officer of the Prohibition and Excise Department, authorised by the State Government to grant passes for the import of country liquor;
3. " Chemical Analyser " means the Director. Forensic Science Laboratory and Chemical Analyser to the Government of Maharashtra or Government Analyst, Drugs Control Laboratory, Bombay or any other Officer appointed by the State Government as Chemical Analyser for the purposes of these rules;
4. " Countiy liquor " means liquor manufactured either by the process of distillation or by compounding or blending spints, with or without essence, colouring and flavouring substance, and does not include country liquor which is declared for the purposes of the Act, to be foreign liquor, under the proviso to clause (127) of section 2 of the Act;
5. " duty " means excise duty or countervailing duty as defined in clause (14) of section 2 of the Act;
6. " duty paid country liquor " means country liquor on which the excise or countervailing duty under the Act has been paid, ana includes country liquor which is exempted fi~om such duty;