Maharashtra Excise Manual
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17. Regulation of business of licensee परवानाधारकाच्या व्यवसायाचे नियमन

17. Regulation of business of licensee परवानाधारकाच्या व्यवसायाचे नियमन

  1. All transactions pertaining to the manufacture, bottling and issues of beer or wine shall be under excise supervision. The Commissioner may appoint such staff at the brewery or manufactory for excise supervision as is considered necessary and the cost of such staff shall be paid to the State Government by the licensee1quarterly in advance1.

  2. The brewery or manufactory shall not be kept open except during the factory hours on normal factory working days. The Excise Supervisory Staff posted at the brewery or manufactory shall not be entitled for a public holiday, if it is not a factory holiday nor that staff will be eligible for overtime allowance for the work done on such public holiday as it is not a factory holiday. On any emergent occasion, the licensee may, with the previous written permission of the Commissioner, keep the brewery or manufactory open on any factory holiday. In such cases, the licensee shall pay to the State Government overtime charges at the rates, prescribed by the Director from time to time.

  3. The licensee shall conduct his business either personally or by an agent authorised in writing by him in that behalf.

  4. The licensee shall keep the licensed premises and all the goods there in open for inspection and examination at all reasonable times by the Commissioner, Collector, District Prohibition and Excise Officer, Brewery Officer, manufactory Officer or any other officer empowered under section 122 of the Act. The licensee shall render all assistance in such inspection and examination.

  5. The licensee shall, when so required by the Commissioner, Collector, District Prohibition and Excise Officer or by any officer empowered by the Commissioner in this behalf give an explanation in writing regarding any irregularities detected at his licensed premises and shall furnish any information regarding the management of the said premises. He shall answer all questions put to him to the best of his knowledge and belief.

  6. The licensee shall maintain a visit-book paged and stamped by the District Prohibition and Excise Officer in which the visiting officers may record any remarks when inspecting the licensed premises. The licensee shall, on the termination of the period of the licence, deliver up the visit-book, the accounts and the licence to the District Prohibition and Excise Officer.

  7. The licensee shall preserve invoices, cash memoranda, permits and other documents relating to the consignments received and dealt with by him for a period of one year after the year to which they relate.

  8. The licensee shall not discontinue the manufacture of beer or wine unless he has given two calendar months notice to the Commissioner of his intention to do so.

18. General conditions to be fulfilled by licensee परवानाधारकाने पूर्ण करावयाच्या सर्वसाधारण अटी

  1. All the manufacturing and bottling operations shall be conducted under hygienic conditions.

  2. All colouring and flavouring substances to be used by the licensee shall be kept on the licensed premises under lock and key, both of the licensee and the Brewery Officer or, as the case may be, the Manufactory Officer. A sample from each kind of such