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(7) Form ** means a Form appended to these rules;

(8) Import passs, means a pass granted by the Authorised Officer for the import of duty paid country liquor;

(9) licence " means a licence granted under these rules for the import and sale by wholesale of duty paid country liquor;

(10) licensed premises " means premises in respect of which a licence to import country liquor from other parts of India and sell it by wholesale in the State has been granted under these rules;

(11) place of exportM means a place in India outside the State of Maharashtra, from which country liquor is to be imported into the State of Maharshtra;

(12) " retail licence " means a person holding a licence in Form C.L. Ill or C.L./F.L/ TOD/Ill under the Maharashtra Country liquor Rules, 1973, to sell country liquor by retail;

(13) " sale by wholesale " means sale of duty-paid country liquor in quantities not less than eight litres at a time to a wholesale or retail licensee;

(14) " SuperintendentM means a Superintendent ofProhibition and Excise;

(15) " Wholesale licensee " means a person holding a licence in Form C.I.W. II under these rules to sell duty paid country liquor by wholesale,

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Country Liquor (Import and Sale by Wholesale)

3. Application for import and sale by wholesale of country liquor देशी दारूचे आयात व त्याचे घाऊक विक्रीसाठी अर्ज

Any person desiring to import and sell country liquor by wholesale shall make an application in Form C.I.W.I. to the State Government fora licence, through the Collector of the district in which he desires to locate his licensed premises for storing imported duty paid country liquon The application shall be accompanied by a chalan evidencing payment of a fee of twenty five rupees for such application.

4. Grant of license परवाना देणे

1. On receipt of an application under rule 3, the Collector shall verify the particulars given there in and satisfy himself that the building or rooms proposed for storing and selling imported duty paid country liquor by wholesale conform to the requirement of rule 5. He shall also make such other inquiries as he deems fit and which are incidental to the grant of the licence, and shall forward the application to the State Government with his remarks.

2. On receipt of the application under sub-rule (1), the State Government may, after making such inquiries as it thinks fit and if it is satisfied that there is no objection to grant the licence, on payment by the applicant of the licence fee of Rs. 2,000 by order direct the Collector to grant the licence in Form * C.LWJI' to the applicant; and shall forward a copy of such order to the Commissioner and the Commissioner, Food and Drugs Administration in the State and thereupon, the licence in Form' C.I.W. II' shall be issued by the Collector of the district in which the Applicant desires to locate his licensed premises. A duplicate copy of the licence shall be forwarded by the Collector to the State Government for its record and the third copy of the licence shall be kept by the Collector on his record.

3. No licence under sub-rule (2) shall be granted for a period beyond 31st March next following the date of the commencement of the licence: Provided that, in respect of licence granted prior on 1st day of April 1975 the period of the licence shall extent up to 31st March 1976.

4. Every licensee shall deposit with the Collector either in cash or in Government securities, an amount of Rs. 5,000 (Rupees five thousand only) for the proper observance of the rules and conditions of the licence.