PART II

PART II

3. Grant of distillery licence आसवनी साठी परवाना देणे

(1) Any person desiring to construct and work a distillery for the manufacture of spirit shall make an application for a licence in that behalf to the State Government through the Commissioner. The application shall ¹be accompanied by a challan evidencing payment having been made in the Government Treasury of an application fee of five hundred rupees¹ contain the following particulars, that is to say—

1. (i) the name and address of the applicant;
2. (ii) the place where the distillery is to be constructed and worked;
3. (iii) the description and plan in quadruplicate of the proposed distillery;
4. (iv) a statement, in quadruplicate, specifying the number, size, description and capacity of vessels for storing wash or spirit including receivers, and other apparatus as are proposed to be used in working the distillery;
5. (v) a statement, in quadruplicate, specifying the make and capacity of the still proposed to be erected and used, in working the distillery.

(2) The application shall be accompanied by an undertaking to the effect that the applicant shall abide by the provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations and orders made there under and the conditions of the licence.

(3) On receipt of an application and after making such inquiries for verification of the details stated in the application as also such other inquiries as he may deem necessary, the Commissioner shall forward the application to the State Government with his remarks. The State Government may, if it is satisfied that the applicant is likely to abide by the provisions of the Act and the rules, regulations and orders made there under and conditions of the licence and further that there is no objection to granting the licence applied for, grant the applicant a licence in Form T on payment of ²a licence fee (inclusive of consideration)²³at the rates given in the Table below³ or may after recording its reasons, refuse to grant the licence, and inform the Commissioner of the decision:

Provided that no such licence shall be refused unless the applicant has been given an opportunity to tender an explanation.