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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No. FD 6 PES 2021 Karnataka Government Secretariat

Vidhana Soudha,

Bengaluru, dated: 01^st July 2022.

NOTIFICATION-IV

Whereas the draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Excise

(Possession, Transport, Import and Export of Intoxicants) 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.222 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 objections and suggestions were received in respect of the said

draft by the State Government have been considered.

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 (Possession, Transport, Import and Export of Intoxicants) (Amendment) Rules,

2022.

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(2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the

Official Gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 3:- In the Karnataka Excise (Possession, Transport,

Import and Export of Intoxicants) Rules, 1967, (hereinafter referred to as the ‘said

rules’) in rule 3, for the word “Brewery”, wherever it occurs, the words “Brewery, Craft

Brewery” shall be substituted.

3. Amendment of rule 6:-In rule 6 of the said rules, the following proviso shall

be inserted at the end, namely:-

“Provided that, Transport permit shall not be required for the transport of

intoxicants from a person holding a licence in Form CL-2 or Form CL-

11(C) to a person holding a licence in Form CL-5. In such cases, the bill so

issued by a CL-2 of CL-11(C) licensee shall itself be considered as

“Transport Permit”

4. Amendment of rules 6A, 8, 8-A, and 8-B:- In rules 6A, 8, 8-A, and 8-

B of the said rules, for the word “Brewery”, wherever it occurs, the words

“Brewery, Craft brewery” shall be substituted.

5. Amendment of rule 17:-In rule 17 of the said rules, in clause (vii), for the

words “Distillery/Brewery Officer”, the words “Distillery/Brewery/ Craft brewery

Officer” shall be substituted.

6. Amendment of Form No. EP (T):- In Form No. EP (T) of the said rules,

under the explanation for the word “Brewery”, occurring in the first line, the words

“Brewery, Craft Brewery” shall be substituted.

7. Amendment of Form Export Route Slip:- In the Form Export Route

Slip, for the words “Distillery/Brewery”, wherever they occur, the words

“Distillery/Brewery/Craft brewery” shall be substituted.

By Order and in the name

of the Governor of Karnataka

(Manjula Nataraj)

Under Secretary to Government,

Finance Department (Excise).

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