Amended Rule/Section: Bombay Foreign Liquor Rules, 1953, Rule 25, Sub-rule (4), Clause (d)
Type of Change: Insertion — New Sub-clause (vi) added after Sub-clause (v)
What Changed:
The amendment introduces three new mandatory requirements for FL-2 (Foreign Liquor-2) licence transfers involving residential or residential-and-commercial complexes registered as societies under the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1963.
Previously, there was no explicit requirement for obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) from cooperative housing societies when FL-2 licences were shifted to premises within such complexes. The amendment now makes this NOC mandatory in specific circumstances and provides relief on annual renewal of such certificates.
Key Details:
Sub-clause (vi)(A): FL-2 licence shifting to premises in a residential or residential-and-commercial complex must be accompanied by a no-objection certificate from the society if the complex is registered as a cooperative society under section 9 of the Maharashtra Co-operative Societies Act, 1963.
Sub-clause (vi)(B): The NOC requirement applies equally to complexes with partial occupancy certificates (i.e., not fully completed/occupied).
Sub-clause (vi)(C): Once an FL-2 licensee has shifted with an initial NOC from the society, annual renewal of the NOC is NOT required for subsequent licence renewals — the initial certificate suffices for the licence's duration at that location.
Effective Date: From date of publication — 5 August 2026 (brought into force immediately without previous publication under proviso to Section 143(3) of BPA)
Authority: Section 143(2)(g) and 143(2)(h-1) read with Section 143(3) proviso, Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949