THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
10 CHAITRA, 1944 (S)
No. 143
RANCHI, THURSDAY, 31th MARCH, 2022
EXCISE AND PROHIBITION DEPARTMENT
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NOTIFICATION
31th March, 2022
No. :- 01/Niti-05-04/2022-650/ In exercise of the powers conferred by section 89& 90 of Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, the Government of Jharkhand makes the following amendments in Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage) Rules, 2018 published in official gazette vide notification no - 2141 dated 24/12/2018 and makes the following rules :-
2 Jharkhand Gazette (Extraordinary), Thursday, 31th March, 2022Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage) (Amendment)
Rules, 2022
1. Short title and commencement -
i) These rules may be called the Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage) (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
ii) It extends to the whole of State of Jharkhand.
iii) They shall come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.
2.
| Sl. No. | Rule No. | Current Provisions | Amendments |
| 1 | 21(3) | The Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Bottles used for bottling of country liquor shall be made from virgin -nontoxic 'A' Grade/Food Grade PET Chips/Resins and these bottles shall be clean, free from pin holes, particles of foreign matter and undispersed raw material. It should conform to specification for PET bottles as per ISI 12252-1987 standard. Certificate to this effect shall have to be furnished by the Country Liquor Manufacturers before using PET bottles for bottling of country liquor. | To encourage the ecofriendly and reusable bottle, the packaging & sale of country liquor/ spiced country liquor/flavoured country liquor shall be done only in glass bottle. The bottle shall be clean, free from pin holes, particles of foreign matter and undispersed raw material. |
| 2 | 23(4) | The licensee of the country liquor bottling plant or any authorized representative on behalf of the country liquor bottling plant shall draw two samples of 600ml each of every batch after the process of reduction, blending etc. are completed and before the process of bottling is commenced under the supervision of and in the presence of the Officer in charge of the country liquor bottling plant and make over these two samples (batch wise) to the Excise Officer-in- charge, who with proper invoice shall send one of the these samples to the laboratory within the country liquor bottling plant for testing and another sample shall be kept under his custody for six months from the date of last bottling of such batch of country liquor. The sample bottles kept under the custody of the Excise Officer-in- charge may be reprocessed with intimation to the Collector; however no reprocessing fee will be chargeable in this case. | The licensee of the country liquor bottling plant or any authorized representative on behalf of the country liquor bottling plant shall draw two samples of 750ml, 375ml & 180ml each of every batch after the process of reduction, blending etc. are completed and before the process of bottling is commenced under the supervision of and in the presence of the Officer in charge of the country liquor bottling plant and make over these two samples (batch wise) to the Excise Officer- in-charge, who with proper invoice shall send one of the these samples to the laboratory within the country liquor bottling plant for testing and another sample shall be kept under his custody for six months from the date of last bottling of such batch of country liquor. The sample bottles kept under the custody of the Excise Officer-in-charge may be reprocessed with intimation to the Collector; however no reprocessing fee will be chargeable in this case. |
| 3 | 28 | Kind of Country liquor to be manufactured - The licensee can manufacture country liquor/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor of strength 750 under proof, 600 under proof & 400 under proof in the country liquor bottling plant and can sale it to wholesaler or retailer as prescribed. Colouring agents used for manufacturing of spiced country liquor should be according to the rules framed under the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954, as amended from time to time. Flavouring essence of orange, lemon, malta, plantian kerosa, cardamom and rose which are certified by the chemical examiner as suitable for the compounding of spiced country liquor and permissible under the rules framed under prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 as amended and having ISI "AG" certification can be used any other flavoring agent as approved by Excise Commissioner can also be used for this purpose. | Kind of Country liquor to be manufactured- The licensee can manufacture Country liquor/Flavoured/ Spiced Country Liquor of strength 750UP, in the country liquor 500UP & 250UP bottling plant and can sale it to wholesaler or retailer as prescribed. Colouring agents used for manufacturing of spiced country liquor should be according to the rules framed under the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954, as amended from time to time. Flavouring essence of orange, lemon, malta, plantian kerosa, cardamom and rose which are certified by the chemical examiner as suitable for the compounding of spiced country liquor and permissible under the rules framed under prevention of food adulteration act, 1954 as amended and having ISI "AG" certification can be used any other flavoring agent as approved by Excise Commissioner can also be used for this purpose. |
| 4 | 33(1) | No country liquor in labeled and capsuled bottled shall be issued from the plant without payment of duty, additional duty or duty in any other name as notified by the State Government from time to time from a country liquor bottling plant for the wholesale or retail sale. The Excise duty will be collected before import or transport | No labeled and bottled country liquor shall be issued from the plant without payment of duty, additional duty or duty in any other name as notified by the State Government from time to time from a country liquor bottling plant for the wholesale or retail sale. The Excise Duty |
| of ENA for manufacture of Country Liquor. | will be collected before import or transport of ENA for manufacture of Country Liquor. | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | 35 | The bottling plant in which the operation of bottling of country liquor in labeled and capsuled/sealed (Roll-on-Pilfer Proof) bottles are/will be undertaken and the warehouses thereof shall operate in accordance with rules relating to storage of country liquor. | The bottling plant in which the operation of bottling of country liquor in labeled and sealed (Roll-on-Pilfer Proof) bottles are/will be undertaken and the warehouses thereof shall operate in accordance with rules relating to storage of country liquor. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 42 | The strength, pack size & colour of bottles of Plain/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor to be sold by | The strength, pack & size of bottles of Plain/Flavoured/Spiced Country Liquor to be sold in Glass Bottle only acording to following Table:- | ||||||||||||
| SI No | Kind of Liquor | Strength of the liquor | Colour of the bottled for packing | Pack Size | |||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Kind of Liquor | Streng th of the liquor | Colour of the bottled for packing | Pack Size | |||||||||||
| 1 | Plain/ Flavoured/ Spiced Country Liquor | 750 UP | Transpare nt White | 600ml/ 300ml/ 200ml | |||||||||||
| 1 | Plain Country Liquor | 750 UP | Transpar ent White | 750ml/ 375ml/ 180ml | |||||||||||
| 2. | Plain/ Flavoured/ Spiced Country Liquor | 600 UP | Light green | 600ml/ 300ml/ 200ml | |||||||||||
| 2 | Plain Premium Country Liquor | 500 UP | Light green | 750ml/ 375ml/ 180ml | |||||||||||
| 3 | Spiced/ flavoured Country Liquor | 250 UP | Dark Brown | 750ml/ 375ml/ 180ml | |||||||||||
| 3. | Plain/ Flavoured/ Spiced Country Liquor | 400UP | Dark Brown | 600ml/ 300ml/ 200ml | |||||||||||
| 7 | 43 (6) | The retail vendor shall not sell country liquor/spiced country liquor, except in measure of 600ml, 300ml or 200ml keeping the pilfer-proof capsule/sell (ROPP) intact. | The Sale of Country Liquor/ Spice Country Liquor Shall be done only in measure of 750ml, 375ml & 180ml. |
2. Rest provisions mentioned in Jharkhand Excise (Country Liquor Manufacturing, Bottling and Storage) Rules, 2018 Rule shall remain unchanged.
By the order of the Governor of Jharkhand, Sd/-
Vinay Kumar Choubey Secretary to the Government