"Manufacturer" means a person holding licence in Form PLL, BRL or CL-I under the Maharashtra Distillation of Spirit and Manufacture of Potable Liquor Rules, 1966; the Maharashtra Manufacture of Beer and Wine Rules, 1966 and the Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973, respectively or the certificate of registration in Form 'K' under the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Import and Export) Rules, 1963 and the Trade and Import Licence in Form FL-I who is authorised by the Commissioner for removal of imported liquor from the Customs Frontier or Custom Bond under the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953;
"Maximum Retail Price" means maximum price at which potable liquor excluding country liquor in pack form may be sold to ultimate consumer and there shall be printed on each pack the words "Maximum or Max. Retails Price Rs______ (inclusive of all taxes and duties)," or in the form "MRP Rs______ (inclusive of all taxes and duties)"
Maximum Retail Price in case of country liquor means maximum price at which country liquor in pack form may be sold to ultimate consumer and there shall be printed on each pack the words "Maximum or Max. Retail Price Rs______ inclusive of all taxes and duties (*)" or in the from "MRP Rs______ inclusive of all taxes and duties (*)";
Explanation for the purpose of this clause "Maximum Retail Price" in relation to any potable liquor shall include all taxes local or otherwise inclusive of Basic Custom Duty, freight, transport charges, commission payable to dealers and all charges towards delivery, forwarding and the like as the case may be.
"Potable Liquor," means the Country Liquor as defined in the Maharashtra Country Liquor Rules, 1973; the Foreign Liquor as defined in clause (6) of rule 3 of the Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, and the Indian Made Foreign Liquor as defined in the Maharashtra Foreign Liquor (Import and export) Rules, 1963 on which duty has not been paid;
"Foreign Liquor" means all liquor produced or manufactured outside the India as defined under clause (17) of Section 2 of the said Act.
Words, terms or expressions not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act, or rules framed there under.
3. Manufacturer to declare manufacturing cost and maximum retail price
(1) Every manufacturer shall, by statement in quadruplicate, declare his manufacturing cost and maximum retails price of every pack of Potable Liquor to the Superintendent of State Excise of the District in which his manufactory or Brewery licence is located. The Superintendent shall authenticate all the four copies and return one copy of the manufacturer, retain remaining copies for his record and for sending to State Excise Superintendent of the District and to the Officer in-charge of Trade and Import licence concerned.