The Medicinal And Toilet Preparations [Excise Duties] Rules, 1956 — 01 Jan 1956

What This Document Says

Summary of Maharashtra eGazette Notification

Document Type: Historical Consolidated Text (Not a single amendment notification)

Subject: The Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 (Bom. XXV) — Sections 34-73

Note: This gazette extract is NOT a fee revision or a single amendment notification. It contains the consolidated text of various sections of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949, showing historical amendments that have already been incorporated into the Act through multiple amending acts over several decades (1950s-2005).

Document Characteristics:

This is a reference/archival text showing:

Current operative provisions of various sections (34-73)
Footnotes documenting past amendments (e.g., "substituted by Bom. 22 of 1960", "inserted by Mah. 52 of 2005", etc.)
No new amendments being enacted in this publication

Sections Covered (Summary of Content):

The document covers the following regulatory areas under the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949:

Licensing & Permits (Sections 34-59):

Vendor's licences for foreign liquor (Section 34)
Hotel licences (Section 35)
Shipping company/ship master licences (Section 38)
Armed forces messes/canteens permissions (Section 39)
Foreign liquor permits (Section 40)
Health permits (Section 40A)
Emergency permits for medicinal use (Section 40B)
Special permits for diplomatic personnel (Section 41)

Permit usage regulations (Section 43)

Club licences (Section 44)

Sacramental use authorizations (Section 45)

Visitor's permits (Section 46)

Tourist's permits (Section 46A)

Interim permits (Section 47)

Intoxicating drug/opium permits (Section 48)

Non-transferability clause (Section 48A)

Government's exclusive privilege (Section 49)

General licensing authority (Section 52)

Licence conditions and requirements (Section 53)

Equipment requirements for manufacturers (Section 53A)

Cancellation/suspension powers (Section 54-56)

Stock disposal orders (Section 59)

Control of Medicinal/Toilet Preparations (Sections 59AA-59B):

Manufacturing/import licensing (Section 59AA)
Alcohol content restrictions (Section 59A)
Analysis and notification procedures (Section 59B)

Denatured Spirituous Preparations (Sections 59C-59D):

Possession limits and permit requirements (Section 59C)
Prohibition on drinking denatured preparations (Section 59D)

Mhowra Flowers (Section 60):

Import/export pass requirements
Collection, transport, sale controls
Vacation period exemptions

Molasses Control (Sections 61-63):

Licensing regime for molasses
Coordination with Bombay Molasses (Control) Act, 1956

Offences and Penalties (Sections 65-73):

Illegal import/manufacture/sale: 3-5 years + ₹25,000-50,000 fine (Section 65)
Consumption/use/tapping: Graduated penalties up to 2 years (Section 66)
Opium offences: Up to 3 years (Section 66A)
Denatured spirit alteration: 3-5 years + ₹25,000-50,000 (Section 67)
Medicinal preparation violations (Sections 67A-67B)
Common drinking houses: 3-5 years + ₹25,000-50,000 (Section 68)
Mhowra flowers violations: Up to 2 years + ₹50,000 (Section 69)
Advertisement offences (Sections 73-74)

Key Historical Amendments Reflected:

The footnotes show amendments by:

Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950 (post-Independence terminology updates)
Bombay Acts: 1952 (Bom. 26), 1954 (Bom. 36), 1955 (Bom. 20), 1959 (Bom. 12), 1960 (Bom. 22)
Maharashtra Acts: 1973 (Mah. 52 - "Commissioner" replacing "Director"), 1981 (Mah. 70), 2005 (Mah. 52 - penalty enhancements)

Critical Note:

This document does NOT contain a new notification amending the Act. It is a consolidated reference text showing the state of the law as amended up to at least 2005 (Mah. 52 of 2005). To analyze an actual amendment, the specific eGazette notification enacting a new change would be required.

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# महाराष्ट्र दारूबंदी कायदा — सोप्या मराठीत समजावून घ्या

**थोडक्यात:** हा एक ऐतिहासिक दस्तऐवज आहे — कोणताही नवीन बदल नाही. यात 1949 च्या Bombay Prohibition Act मधील विविध sections (34-73) आहेत, ज्यांना गेल्या 50-60 वर्षांत केलेल्या amendments त्यासह दाखवले आहे.

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## **हा document काय आहे?**

हा एक **पुरातन संदर्भ मजकूर** (reference text) आहे — नवीन कायदा नाही.

- गेल्या दशकांतून केलेले बदल त्यासह दाखवले आहे
- नवीन कायदेशीर बदल (amendments) या document मध्ये नाहीत
- हा फक्त दारूबंदी कायद्यातील मुख्य sections सांगणारा reference आहे

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## **मुख्य विषय (क्या काय लिहिले आहे?):**

### **1. Licence आणि Permit (Sections 34-47)**
- फॉरेन लिकर विक्रेता licence
- Hotel licence
- Club licence
- विदेशी राजदूत/पर्यटक permit
- औषध-निर्मिती permit

### **2. दारू नियंत्रण (Sections 59-63)**
- औषध तयार करताना दारूचा वापर
- Molasses (मोलॅसिस) नियंत्रण
- Mhowra फूल import-export rules

### **3. गुन्हे आणि शिक्षा (Sections 65-73)**
- **अवैध दारू विक्री:** 3-5 साल + ₹25,000-50,000 दंड
- **दारू पिणे/बनवणे:** 2 साल पर्यंत शिक्षा
- **सामान्य दारू पीण्याचे घर चालवणे:** 3-5 साल + ₹25,000-50,000

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## **कधी हे बदल झाले?**

- 1950 — स्वतंत्रता नंतर भाषा बदले
- 1960 — नियमांत बदल
- 1973 — "Commissioner" शब्द आला
- 2005 — शिक्षा वाढली

**महत्वाचे:** हा दस्तऐवज फक्त **reference** आहे. कोणताही नवीन कायदेशीर बदल येथे घोषित केला जात नाही.

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