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Gazette Reference: Multiple amendment notifications from 1959-2009
Type: Historical Compilation — Bombay/Maharashtra Denatured Spirit Rules, 1959
Authority: Section 143, Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV of 1949)
Summary: This gazette is a compiled historical version of the Bombay Denatured Spirit Rules, 1959, showing all amendments from inception through 2009. It governs the denaturation, manufacture, storage, distribution, sale, and use of denatured spirit (ordinary and specially denatured) in Maharashtra. The text covers licensing regimes for denaturers, wholesalers, retailers, and end-users (medical, scientific, educational, industrial, etc.), including detailed procedural, accounting, fee, and bond requirements.

Key Structural Elements (NON-FEE provisions):

Scope & Definitions (Rules 1-2):

Extends to whole of Maharashtra
Defines "denatured spirit," "ordinary denatured spirit," "specially denatured spirit," "household," "licensee," "warehouse," "wholesale/retail sale"
Ordinary Denatured Spirit: 99.75L rectified spirit + 0.25L pyridine bases + crystal violet + denatonium (per 100L)
Specially Denatured Spirit: spirit with any approved denaturants in proportions other than ODS formula

Rule 3-22: Licence for Denaturing Spirit (Form D.S.I)

Amended Rule 4-5: Application procedure for denaturation licence

Type of Change: Fee revisions (multiple amendments 1988-2007)
What Changed:
- Original: Application fee ₹100; licence fee unspecified
- As of 1988 amendment (G.N. 16-3-1988): Annual licence fee ₹2,000 (inclusive of consideration)
- Licence valid for one year only (previously 5 years prior to 1988 amendment)
- Key Details:
  - Application must state: name, address, storage/denaturation place, manufacturing licence details
  - Licence granted by Commissioner in Form D.S.I
  - Effective Date: Various (1988 amendment effective 1-4-1988)

Fee (2008 amendment):

₹50/year OR ₹500/10 years
Quota cap: 15 bottles/month for ordinary denatured spirit
Proviso (added 2008): Inspector may grant licence for specially denatured spirit with prior Commissioner approval
Application must include: registration number, dispensary history, past licence rejections (if any)

Rule 26: Scientific/Educational/Industrial Use (Forms D.S.IV & D.S.V)

Sub-rule (1): Medical/scientific/educational use (Form D.S.IV)
- Fee: ₹5 if quota >5,000 bulk litres (added 2008)
- Inspector of State Excise grants for specified purposes (hospitals, labs, colleges)
- Sub-rule (2): Industrial/art/profession use (Form D.S.V) — excludes industries making denatured spirituous preparations
  - Fee: ₹5 if quota >5,000 bulk litres
  - Sub-rule (3) Fee Schedule (Form D.S.V):
    - (A) Industry/art/profession:
      - ≤2 bottles: ₹5
      - 2 bottles ≤2,500L: ₹50
        
        2,500L: ₹1,000
        
        (B) Colleges/educational/museums: ₹1
        
        (C) Combined purposes: higher of (A) or (B)
        
        Sub-rule (4): Quantity limits
        
        Superintendent: max 25L/month (Bombay/Poona divisions: 50L/month)
        
        District Inspector: no independent granting power (refers to Collector)
        
        Collector may grant higher quotas
        
        Proviso (1963): If storage >50L, fire-proof certificate required within 3 months
        
        Sub-rule (5-6): Bond requirements (Form B)
        
        ₹100 if 5L–25L/month
        
        ₹1,000 if >25L/month
        
        Exemptions: Government institutions, approved hospitals/clinics, municipal/Zilla Parishad, educational institutions (if ≤25L/month), other users ≤5L/month
        
        Sub-rule (7) (added 2008): Form D.S.IV holders may transport spirit for temporary activities (eye camps, blood donation camps, ≤7 days)
        
        Rule 27: Specially Denatured Spirit (Forms D.S.III/IV/V)
        
        Requires Commissioner's permission
        
        Permitted uses: manufacture of ether, chlorides, chloroform, liniments (aconite, belladonna, camphor, iodine, etc.)
        
        Fee Schedule (1988 amendment):
        
        ≤2 bottles: ₹5
        
        2 bottles ≤100L: ₹25
        
        100L ≤5,000L: ₹100
        
        5,000L ≤50,000L: ₹500
        
        50,000L ≤1,00,000L: ₹1,000
        
        1,00,000L ≤5,00,000L: ₹5,000
        
        5,00,000L ≤25,00,000L: ₹10,000
        
        25,00,000L ≤50,00,000L: ₹25,000
        
        50,00,000L ≤1,00,00,000L: ₹50,000
        
        1,00,00,000L: ₹75,000
        
        Rule 28 (Amended): Licence validity
        
        Default: until 31-3 next following commencement
        
        Exception (multi-year option):
        
        Forms D.S.III, D.S.IV: up to 10 years (renewable)
        
        Form D.S.V (specially denatured): up to 3 years (amended 2008)
        
        Must pay annual fee × years granted
        
        Fraction of year = 1 complete year for fee calculation
        
        Rule 30: Accounting (Form D.S.V holders)
        
        Maintain accounts in Form D.S.XXIV
        
        Monthly returns in Form D.S.XXV to District State Excise Officer by 7th of month
        
        Visit book required (sealed by Collector/Superintendent)
        
        Rules 32-43: Wholesale & Retail Licences
        
        Rule 33: Wholesale Licence (Form D.S.VI)
        
        Granted by Collector with Commissioner's prior sanction
        
        Fee (1988 amendment): ₹7,500/year (inclusive of consideration)
        
        Sub-rule (2): Fire-proof certificate required if storage premises
        
        Application fee: ₹10 (added 1988)
        
        Rule 35: Retail Licence (Form D.S.VII)
        
        Granted by Collector
        
        Fee (2007 amendment): ₹500/year (inclusive of consideration)
        
        Proviso (1972): Fire-proof certificate required if storage >50L (3 months to produce)
        
        Application fee: ₹10 (added 1988)
        
        Rule 36: Quality standard — must be ≥60° O.P. strength, denatured per prescribed process
        
        Rule 38-39: Supply chain controls
        
        Wholesalers source from: Excise/Customs warehouses, out-of-state imports, licensed manufacturers, other wholesalers (requisition Form D.S.VIII + transport pass)
        
        Retailers source only from wholesalers (requisition + pass)
        
        Rule 40 (Amended 1968): Wholesale sale restrictions
        
        To Form D.S.VI holders: ≥200L bulk (or Commissioner-set quantity)
        
        To Form D.S.VII holders: ≥7 sealed bottles
        
        To Form D.S.IV/V/D.S.P.I holders: ≥5L bulk or sealed bottles
        
        Proviso (2007, amended 2009): Wholesalers may sell 100ml/200ml bottles to:
        
        Licensees in Forms D.S.III, D.S.IV, D.S.V, D.S.VII
        
        Retail chemists (Form 20/20C/21 under Drugs & Cosmetics Act)
        
        Chemists sell exclusively to diabetic patients per medical prescription
        
        Separate accounts required
        
        Rule 41 (Amended 2007/2009): Sale documentation
        
        Requisition Form D.S.VIII + transport pass required
        
        Exception 1: Form D.S.IV holders (≤25L/month quota) — no requisition/pass needed; wholesaler enters sale details in licence
        
        Exception 2 (2007/2009): Chemists and Forms D.S.III/IV/V/VII purchasing 100ml/200ml bottles — written requisition only; no transport pass; wholesaler enters sale details in licence
        
        Rule 42: Sale format
        
        To retailers: sealed bottles only
        
        To others: bulk or sealed bottles ≥5L
        
        Rule 43: Retail sale restrictions
        
        To Form D.S.III holders
        
        To Form D.S.IV/V/D.S.P.I holders (≤6 bottles/month quota)
        
        Other Notifications (Rules 52-54):
        
        (52) G.R. SMP-1058/64778-III, 3-1-1963: Delegation of section 58-A powers to Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise for medicinal/toilet preparation manufacture licensing
        
        (53) Order No. MTS.1163(DQ), 1-4-1963: Manufacturing under supervision
        
        Duty-unpaid alcohol preparations AND Ayurvedic self-generated alcohol preparations (consumable as beverages) require 1 Sub-Inspector + 1 Constable supervision
        
        Cost borne by manufacturer
        
        (54): Chapter VIII title — Denatured Spirit and Denatured Spirituous Preparations (followed by list of 44 historical amendments through 2009)
        
        Authority: Section 143, Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949
        
        Note: This gazette is a consolidation document reflecting decades of amendments. Fees, procedures, and forms evolved significantly (especially 1988 shift from 5-year to annual licensing; 2007-2009 chemist/diabetic provisions). The amendments listed (44 total) span 1959-2009 and are integrated into the text, making this a "rules as amended" compilation rather than a single stand-alone amendment notification.

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# महाराष्ट्र डिनेचर्ड स्पिरिट नियम, 1959 — सोप्या मराठीत

थोडक्यात: **हे नियम डिनेचर्ड स्पिरिट (रासायनिक पदार्थांनी खराब केलेली स्पिरिट जी पिण्याजोगी नाही) बनवणे, ठेवणे, विक्री करणे आणि वापरणे नियंत्रित करतात.**

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## **डिनेचर्ड स्पिरिट म्हणजे काय?**

• दोन प्रकार आहेत:
- **Ordinary Denatured Spirit (ODS):** शुद्ध स्पिरिटमध्ये pyridine आणि crystal violet मिसळलेली
- **Specially Denatured Spirit:** औषध-निर्माण आणि औद्योगिक कामांसाठी वापरली जाते

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## **कोणांना licence मिळू शकते?**

**1. डिनेचरर (स्पिरिट खराब करणारा)**
- स्पिरिट refine करण्याचा licence हवा
- वार्षिक licence fee: **₹2,000**
- Bond: **₹1,000**

**2. डॉक्टर (Form D.S.III)**
- वार्षिक fee: **₹50** (किंवा 10 वर्षांसाठी **₹500**)
- महिना भर **15 बाटल्या** पर्यंत वापरू शकतात
- बाकी सर्व बाबत ज्येष्ठ Excise Officer ला परवानगी हवी

**3. रिसर्च/शिक्षण संस्था (Form D.S.IV)**
- वार्षिक fee: **₹1–₹50** (प्रमाणानुसार)
- हॉस्पिटल, कॉलेज, मिউজियम ही शाही संस्था आहेत
- वार्षिक quota: **₹100** (किंवा collector ने मंजूर केलेले प्रमाण)
- Bond: ₹100–₹1,000 (प्रमाणानुसार)

**4. औद्योगिक उपयोग (Form D.S.V)**
- उदा: ether, chloroform, liniment बनवणे
- Fee: **₹5–₹75,000** (वापराच्या प्रमाणानुसार)
- Commissioner ला विशेष परवानगी हवी

**5.도매विक्रेता (Wholesaler)**
- वार्षिक licence fee: **₹7,500**

**6. किरकोळ विक्रेता (Retailer)**
- वार्षिक licence fee: **₹500**

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## **licence कितकी वेळ चलतं?**

- सामान्य: **1 वर्ष** (31 मार्च पर्यंत)
- Doctor/संस्था: **१० वर्षे** (अधिक fee द्यायला हवे)
- औद्योगिक: **३ वर्षे**

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## **महत्वाचे नियम**

✓ **वापरकर्ता**: स्पिरिट **केवळ warehouse** तून घेता येते

✓ **खेवैतीची परवानगी**: लिखित permission लागते

✓ **Store करताना**: जर **50 लिटरपेक्षा अधिक** ठेवायचे असेल तर **fireproof certificate** हवा (३ महिन्यांमध्ये)

✓ **Chemist's महत्वाची बात**: २००७–२००९ मध्ये नवीन नियम — retailer आणि wholesaler सरासरी **100ml/200ml बाटल्या** विकू शकतात **मधुमेह रोगींना डॉक्टरांच्या प्रिस्क्रिप्शन** अनुसार

✓ **खाती-किताब**: सर्व वापरकर्ते monthly returns (फॉर्म D.S.XIX–D.S.XXV) Excise Office ला **महिन्याच्या 7व्या दिवसापर्यंत** भरतात

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## **मुख्य बदल (1988–2009)**

| काळ | काय बदलले |
|-----|----------|
| **1988** | licence 5 वर्षापासून **1 वर्षात बदलले** — fees वाढले |
| **2008** | Doctor licence मंजूरी: District Inspector → **Inspector of State Excise** |
| **2007–2009** | **Chemist-diabetic नियम**: 100ml/200ml बाटल्या विक्रीसाठी नवीन permit |

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**हे नियम Bombay दारूबंदी कायदा, 1949 च्या Section 143 अंतर्गत बनवले गेले.**

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