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(F) Armed Forces

(F) Armed Forces

1[{123}]1 2Amended by G.O.R.D. No. PRT. 11754/75373 (c), dated 29th July 1957 (B.G, Pt. IV-B, p. 1945)2

In exercise of the power conferred by section 28 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and all other powers enabling it in this behalf; the Government of Bombay is pleased to authorise the Officers of the Armed Forces specified in the schedule hereto appended who are stationed in the State of Bombay to grant passes.

  1. for the transport of foreign liquor, to members of the Armed Forces stationed under them and proceeding, on duty or leave, to any place in the State of Bombay; and
  2. for the export of foreign liquor, to members of the Armed Forces stationed under them and proceeding, on duty or leave, to any place outside the state of Bombay;

Subject to the condition that the quantity of foreign liquor permitted to be transported or exported by any such member is not in excess of that fixed by the Government of India in his case.

The Schedule

  1. All Station Officers.
  2. All Officers Commanding a Regiment or Unit.
  3. The Commanderin-Charge, Bombay.
  4. All Wing Commanders.
  5. All Area Commanders.

3[Explanation—For the purpose of this Order, the expression 'Armed Forces' does not include personnel of the Territorial Army constituted under the Territorial Army Act, 1948, except when the members thereof are employed on the permanent staff of a Territorial Army unit, or are embodied for supporting or supplementing the regular army, or are called out in aid of the civil power, or are embodied for attachment to a regular army unit for training.]3

4[{124}]4 5Amended by G.N.R.D. No. 9987/49, dated 15th December 1953.5 6Amended by G.N.R.D. No. PRT. 1754/75373 (b), dated 29th July 1957.6

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 39 of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949), and in supersession of Government Notification in the Revenue Department, No. 2843/49, dated the 28th May 1951, the Government of Bombay pleased to permit sale of foreign liquor to, and the use or consumption of such liquor by, the members of the armed forces in military or naval messes and canteens, subject to the following condition namely:

(1) No foreign liquor shall be sold to any member of armed forces in any military or naval canteen or mess unless.

  1. such liquor is obtained by the authorities in charge of such canteen or mess from the Vendor's licensee of the Regiment or Unit to which such member belongs or where there is no such licensee, from the Canteen Stores Department (India), Bombay, holding a Vendor's licence;
  2. such liquor obtained in accordance with condition (i) above is transported to such canteen or mess under cover of a transport pass.