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.