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02 2022( 11 1944)
. 366 No. 366 BENGALURU, SATURDAY, 02, JULY, 2022(ASHADHA, 11, SHAKAVARSHA, 1944)
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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
No. FD 6 PES 2021 Karnataka Government Secretariat Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, dated: 01st July 2022.
NOTIFICATION-I
Whereas the draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) Rules, 1967, was published as required by sub-section (1) of Section 71 of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act 21 of 1966) in Notification No. FD 6 PES 2021, dated: 07.04.2022 in Part–IVA of the Karnataka Gazette (Extraordinary) No.220 dated:07.04.2022 inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected within thirty days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
And, whereas the said Gazette was made available to the public on 07.04.2022.
And, whereas no objections and suggestions were received in respect of the said draft by the State Government.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 71 of the Karnataka Excise Act 1965 (Karnataka Act 21 of 1966) the Government of Karnataka hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
RULES
1. Title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) (Amendment) Rules, 2022.
R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 2 2. Amendment of rule 5:-In the Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) Rules, 1967,(herein after referred to as the 'said rules') in rule 5, after the word "Brewery", the punctuation mark and the words "rupees twenty-five thousand in case of Craft brewery" shall be inserted.
3. Amendment of rule 10-A:- In rule 10-A of the said rules, after sub-rule (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided that, the licensee shall pay a fee of rupees ten thousand for
approval of label of each brand of Beer produced in a Craft brewery
within the State".
4. Insertion of new rules15-C, 15-D and 15-E:-After rule 15-B of the said rules the following rules shall be inserted, namely-
"15-C. Transfer of Bottling Licence in the event of death of the licensee or lessee to legal representative:- In the event of death of the licensee or the lessee, during the currency of the licence or lease, the Excise Commissioner may on an application by the legal heir of the deceased licensee or lessee, transfer the Bottling licence or the lease as the case may be in their favour, if such legal heir is eligible for grant of Bottling licence under the provisions of the Act or the rules made there under.
15-D. Transfer of Bottling Licence in other cases:- (1) The Excise Commissioner may on an application by the licensee and subject to payment of transfer fee equivalent to twenty-five percent of the annual licence fees levied for grant of Bottling licence to Distillery, Brewery, Fortified Winery and Winery, as the case may be, transfer such licence together with all infrastructure pertaining to the industry in favour of any person named by such licensee, if such person is eligible for grant of a licence under the provisions of the Act or the rules made there under.
(2) Nothing in these rules shall apply to transfer of licence under rule 15-C.
15-E. Additional Licence fee:- In respect of transfer of Bottling licence, an additional licence fee equivalent to fifteen percent of the licence transfer fee levied under rule 15-D, shall be levied for the purpose of various infrastructure projects across the State, equity investment in Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Limited and for establishing a Mukhyamantri Grameena Raste Abhivruddhi Nidhi in the proportion of 57:28:15 respectively".
By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka,