70 E. 1[Permit for the purchase, possession, transport, use and consumption of mild liquor]1

70 E. ¹[Permit for the purchase, possession, transport, use and consumption of mild liquor]¹

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Act in Part VI of these rules, it shall be lawful for any person not below ²[twenty-one years]² of age residing in any area other than Wardha District in the State of Maharashtra, to purchase, possess and transport, ³[mild beer or mild liquor]³ for his personal use and consumption without a permit.

2. Any person above the age of twenty-five years residing in Wardha District who desire to purchase, possess and transport mild liquor for his personal use and consumption shall apply to the Collector or the officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf in Form F.L./A6-C along with a medical certificate in Form F.L./M.C.2 ³[a fee of Rs. 100 for one year permit and Rs. 1,000 for permanent permit]³ and proof of his age.

3. If the Collector or the officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf on making necessary enquiries is satisfied that the applicant is above the ³[age of ²[twenty five years]²³, he may grant the applicant a permit in Form F.L. X-D for the purchase, possession, transport use and consumption of mild liquor.

4. The permit shall be granted for a period of twelve months from the date of grant thereof

5. Where the permit-holder desires to purchase possession transport, use and consume mild liquor after the date of expiry of his permit, he shall produce such permit before the Collector or the officer authorised by the State Government in this behalf after signing the declaration contained therein within one month after the date of its expiry, and thereupon the Collector or such officer shall on payment of ³[a fee of ⁴[Rs. 100]⁴³ grant him a fresh permit in exchange for the permit produced before him by the permit holder. Every fresh permit shall be granted for a period commencing on the date on which it is issued and ending on the date of expiry of twelve months from the date of expiry of the permit in exchange for which the fresh permit is granted. No medical certificate shall, however, be required for grant of such permit for subsequent period.

6. The permit holder shall not possess at any one time any quantity of mild liquor in excess of twelve units.

7. The provisions of sub-rules (7), (5), (9) (10) and (11) of rule 70-D shall mutatis mutandis apply to permits granted under this rule.

70G. One day permit for the purchase, possession, transport, use and consumption of foreign liquor and country liquor

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (3), (4) or (5) 70D of these rules, it shall be lawful for the Collector or the officer authorised by the State Government or the person incharge of licence in Form F.L. II, F.L. III and F.L. IV issued under these rules and Form C.L. III issued under the Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973, duly authorised in this behalf by the Inspector of State Excise, to grant one day permit in Form F.L.F. or C.L.C. as the case may be, to any person not below the age of ²[twenty-five years]² desiring to purchase foreign liquor or country liquor, as the case may be, for his consumption on payment of a fee of Rs. 5 for foreign liquor and on payment of a fee of Rs. 2 for country liquor:

   Provided that, no such one day permit shall be granted to any person in Wardha District

2. The one day permit granted under this rule shall be valid till the sunrise of the day following the day of issue of the permit.

3. The one day permit shall be granted for a quantity not exceeding one unit.