1949: Bom. XXV Maharashtra Prohibition Act 713
(b) (i) Licensee may avail facility of tasting and appraising room
Licensee may avail facility of tasting and appraising room inside the premises wherein such licensee can allow customer to taste foreign liquor including wine, beer, etc., in standing, with single entrance whose doors shall open only inside the premises of the licence as approved by the concerned authority.
(ii) Licensee has to maintain separate account of liquor used for tasting
Licensee has to maintain separate account of liquor used for tasting, in the format as prescribed by the Commissioner from time to time and certified by the concerned Superintendent, State Excise.
(6) All provisions applicable for primary licence
All provisions applicable for primary licence in Form F.L. II under sub-rules (2) and (4) of rule 25 with additional facilities mentioned herein applicable to the upgraded licence to Form F.L.II/E.O. and also provisions applicable for primary licence in Form FL- II under rules 26 to 34 and rules 37 to 42 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the upgraded licence to Form F.L.II/
(7) For the licence in Form F.L. II which have been granted upgradation
For the licence in Form F.L. II which have been granted upgradation of its license to the category of Elite Outlet in Form F.L.II/E.O. there would be no distance restriction between two F.L.II/E.O. shops as well as between FL-II and FL-II/E.O shop.
25AB. Application for upgradation of Licence granted under sub-rule (1) of rule 25 to Super Premium Outlet for additional facilities
(1) Any person holding licence in Form FL-II granted under sub-rule (1) of rule 25, desires to upgrade his licence, by way of extension of area adjacent and in continuation to the approved premises of licence or by shifting of licence to such suitable area, to the category of Super Premium Outlet to avail the additional facilities allowed there in shall apply in Form L./A.S.P.O. to the Collector of the concerned District.
(2) Every such application shall be accompanied by a chalan evidencing payment of application fee of rupees ten thousand in respect of application for upgradation of licence in Form FL-II as provided in sub-rule (1) of rule 25AB.
अतिरिक्त सुविधांसाठी नियम २५ च्या उप-नियम (१) अंतर्गत मंजूर केलेल्या अनुज्ञप्तीचे सुपर प्रीमियम आउटलेटमध्ये श्रेणीवर्धन करण्यासाठी अर्ज:—
Rule 25AB म्हणजे एक सामान्य दारू दुकानाला "Super Premium Outlet" (एलिट आउटलेट) मध्ये अपग्रेड करण्यासाठी अर्ज करण्याचे नियम.
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विस्तृत समजावून सांगणे:
**१. अर्ज कोण करू शकतो आणि कसे?**
• जर तुमच्याकडे Form FL-II मधील licence आहे, तर तुम्ही ते अपग्रेड करू शकता.
• अर्ज Form F.L./A.S.P.O. मध्ये तुमच्या जिल्ह्याच्या Collector कडे करावा.
• अर्ज fee = **₹10,000** (चलन (receipt) सह जमा करावी).
**२. अपग्रेडसाठी परिसरांची आवश्यकता:**
• दुकानचे आकार कमीत कमी **601 चौ. मीटर** असावे.
• बांधकाम अधिकृत (authorized) असावे.
• **एकच प्रवेशद्वार** असावा.
• अग्निरोधक (fireproof) असावा आणि प्राधिकाराने मंजूर असावे.
**३. दारूचा साठ:**
• कमीत कमी **100 ब्रँड** विदेशी दारू (imported) ठेवावी लागेल.
• त्यापैकी कमीत कमी **70 ब्रँड** व्हिस्की, रम, व्होडका इत्यादी (spirits) असावेत.
**४. दोकानांमधील अंतर:**
• FL-II आणि अपग्रेड केलेल्या Super Premium Outlet मधील अंतराचा कोणताही निर्बंध नाही.
• पण दोन Super Premium Outlets मधील अंतर कमीत कमी **1000 मीटर** असावे.
**५. अनुमोदन आणि वार्षिक fee:**
• Collector, Superintendent यांच्या शिफारशीनंतर अनुमोदन मिळते.
• वार्षिक licence fee = **सामान्य FL-II fee चा 4 गुणा** (4x).
• उदा., जर सामान्य fee ₹50,000 असेल तर Super Premium = ₹2,00,000.
**६. अतिरिक्त सुविधा (जे तुम्हाला मिळतील):**
• **Walk-in सुविधा** - ग्राहक स्वत: दारू निवडू शकतात (self-service).
• **Tasting room** - ग्राहकांना दारू, वाईन, बिअर आदी चाखून पाहण्याची परवानगी.
- तस्करी रोखण्यासाठी चाखणीचा वेगळा खाता राखावा लागेल.
• **इतर माल** - सिगार, सिगारेट, शीतपेय (सीलबंद) विक्रय करू शकता.
• **FL-I आणि FL-III licence** - जर इच्छा असेल तर संलग्न परिसरात असे परवाने घेऊ शकता (अलग दुकान).
**७. इतर नियम:**
• Rule 25 च्या FL-II साठी सर्व नियम तुम्हाला लागू होतील.
• नियम २६ ते ४२ लागू होतील (जसे - दिवाळी बंद, नियंत्रण इत्यादी).
**सरळ शब्दांत:** तुम्ही एक प्रीमियम दुकान उघडू शकता जेथे ग्राहक मुक्तपणे फिरून दारू खरेदी करू शकतात आणि चाखून पाहू शकतात — पण ₹10,000 अर्ज fee + ४ गुणा वार्षिक fee आणि बड्या परिसराचा खर्च येतो.
(3) Requirement for upgradation of the licence granted under sub-rule (1) of rule 25 to the category of Super Premium Outlet
- (a) Carpet area of the proposed premises shall not be less than 601 Sq. Meter
- (b) The construction of the proposed premise shall be authorised. There shall be only one entrance to the proposed premises of the licence.
- (c) For the licence in Form F.L. II to which upgradation to Super Premium outlet in Form EL.II/ S.P.O. have been sanctioned as per sub-rule (3) of rule 25 AB, it shall be necessary to keep available for sale at least stock of 100 brands of imported foreign liquor (BIO) of which at least 70 brands shall be of spirits.
- (d) As per opinion of the Collector or excise officer authorised on behalf of him, in writing there shall be adequate space to have display shelves inside the shop having enough space between two shelves which allows customer to walk through freely and shop his required liquor.
- (e) The premises shall be sufficiently fireproof and approved by the concerned authority.
- (f) For the license in Form F.L. II which have been granted upgradation of its license to the category of Super Premium outlet in form F.L.II/S.P.O. there would be no distance restriction between FL-II and FL-II/S.P.O shop as well as between FL-II/ O and FL-II/S.P.O.. However, the nearest distance between two such upgraded licences in Form F.L.II/S.P.O should not be less than 1000 meter.