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10. Amended by G. N. H. D., No. BRA. 108l/2l-(HI) PRO-2, dated November 1981 (M.GPt.IV-B.p. 1937).

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (b), (1), (2) and (3) of sub-section (2) of section 143 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949) and of all other powers enabling it in this behalf; and in supersession of the Rules of published in Government Notification, Revenue Department, No. FLR. 1358/53169, dated the 30th April 1959, the Government of Maharashtra hereby makes the following Rules, the same having been previously published as required by sub-section (3) of the section 143, namely;

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1. Title शीर्षक

These rules may be called the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Storage in Bond) Rules, 1964.

2. Extent व्याप्ती

In these Rules unless the context requires otherwise.

1. "Act" means the ¹Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949¹;
2. "bonded warehouse" means a place in respect of which a licence for the storage of foreign liquor without payment of duty is granted under these Rules;
3. "Excise supervision" means the supervision of foreign liquor in relation to its receipt, issues, transport and storage in bond by member of the staff of the Prohibition and Excise Department appointed in that behalf by the Commissioner;
4. "Foreign liquor" means potable foreign liquor of the following kinds, namely;
   1. spirits,
   2. wines, and
   3. fermented liquors.
5. "Form" means a form appended to these Rules;
6. "Licence" means a licence granted under rule 4;
7. "licensee" means a person holding licence under these Rules;
8. "officer-in-charge" means an officer of the Prohibition and Excise Department appointed for the purpose of supervising the operations at a bonded warehouse;
9. "to store foreign liquor in bond" with its grammatical variations means to store, deposit or keep foreign liquor in a bonded warehouse without payment of excise duty or countervailing duty or other fees payable thereon.

3. Definitions व्याख्या

1. Any person desiring to store foreign liquor in bond shall make an application for a licence in that behalf to the Commissioner through the Collector. The application shall ²be accompanied by a challan evidencing payment of a fee of five hundred rupees for such application and shall contain the following particulars, namely²
   1. Name and address of the applicant (in case of a firm or company; the names and addresses of partners or Directors);
   2. Name and address of the place where foreign liquor is to be stored in bond together with the description and the correct plan of the building or rooms to be used as a bonded warehouse in triplicate;

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