1. Short Title शीर्षक

1. Short Title शीर्षक

1. (1) These Rules may be called the Bombay Molasses Rules, 1955.

2. (2) They extend to the whole of the State of Maharashtra.¹

2. Definitions व्याख्या

1. (1) In these Rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,—

   1. "Act" means the ^@[Maharashtra Prohibition Act]^@, 1949

   2. "Factory" means a place where sugar or gur is manufactured;

   3. "Form" means a form appended to these Rules;

   4. "Licensed premises" means premises in respect of which a license is granted under these Rules;

   5. "Licensee" means a person holding a licence in Form M-I, M-II or M-III under these Rules;

   6. "Producer of Molasses" means the owner or a person in charge of a factory where molasses is produced in the process of manufacture of sugar or gur.

2. (2) Words and expression not defined in these rules shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in the Act.

3. Grant of M-I Licence for Possession ans Sale of Molasses by a Producer उत्पादकाकडून मळीची विक्री आणि ताबा मिळवण्यासाठी एम-आय परवाना देणे

1. (1) Any person who is a producer of molasses and desires to posses and sell molasses shall make an application to the Collector for a licence in that behalf. The application ²shall be accompanied by a challan evidencing payment of a fee of Rs. 10 for such application and² shall contain the following particulars, namely—

   1. Name and address of the applicant;

   2. Name of the Sugar / Gur factory;

   3. Exact location of the Sugar / Gur factory, and the name of the village, taluka and district in which such factory is situated;

   4. Whether the applicant is the owner or a person in charge of the factory;

   5. (i) Details of the use or uses which molasses will be put to;

   6. (ii) Quantity required annually for each of such uses in ³Quintals³;

   7. (f) Details of arrangements for the storage of molasses whether pucca built tanks or steel tanks are provided for the storage;

   8. (g) Period for which the licence is required.

   9. ⁴(h) Total quantity of molasses expected to be produced during the year.⁴

2. (2) On receipt of an application under sub-rule (1), the Collector may make such inquiries as he deems necessary and if he is satisfied that there is no objection to grant the licence applied for, he may, with the previous approval of the Commissioner grant the applicant a licence in Form M-I on payment of a fee ⁵inclusive of consideration as per the scale prescribed below, per annum, in advance⁵ —

   Where the quantity of molasses mentioned in the application which is expected to be produced—