FORM EL.H.

[See Rules 25]

Vendors Licence for sale of Foreign Liquor

Licence is hereby granted, under and subject to the provisions of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, and the rules, regulations and orders made there under, to of (herein after called "the licensee") on payment of a fee of Rs and deposit of Rs in advance, authorising him to sell foreign liquor at his permises situated at (herein after called "the licenced premises") during the period from to (both days inclusive), subject to the following conditions, namely:—

Conditions

The licensee shall carry on business of selling foreign liquor at the licensed pre mises either personally or by an agent or servant duly authorised by him in this behalf by a written nokarnama signed by himself and countersigned by a Prohibition and Excise Officer not lower in rank than a Sub-Inspector : Provided that any such nokarnama signed by the licensee shall be valid unless and until such countersignature is refused. If for any reason the Collector shall order the withdrawal of any nokarnama issued by the licensee, the nokarnama shall be forthwith withdrawn. For every nokarnama issued by him and countersigned the licensee shall pay a fee of Re. 1. No nokarnama shall be issued to any person under 21 years of age.
The licensee shall, if required by the Collector, pay to the State Government in advance at the beginning of each quarter commencing from the date of this licence such cost of the staff appointed at the licensed premises for the purpose of excise supervision as may be fixed by the ¹[State Government]¹.
Except with the permission of the Collector; the licensee shall not sell, transfer or sub-let his right of selling foreign liquor conferred upon him by this licence, nor shall he in connection with the said right enter into any agreement or arrangement which is of the nature of a sub-lease. If any question arises whether any agreement or arrangement is in the nature of a sub-lease the decision of the Collector on such question shall be final and binding on the licensee.
²[4. No person shall be recognised as partner of the licensee for the purposes of his licence, unless the partnership has been declared to the Collector before the licence is granted and the names of he partners have been entered jointly in the licence or if the partnership is entered into after the granting of the licence, unless the Collector agrees on application made to him to after the licence and to add the name or names of the partner or partners in the licence:]²

Provided that, no name or names of the partner or partners shall be entered in the licence by the Collector, without the previous sanction of the State Government.
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