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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No: FD 9 PES 2022 Karnataka Government Secretariat

Vidhana Soudha,

Bengaluru, dated: 09^th January 2023.

NOTIFICATION-IV

The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Excise (Brewery) Rules, 1967,

which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by section

71 of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act 21 of 1966), is hereby published as required by

sub-section (1) of section 71 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected

thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after thirty days

from the date of its publication in the official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person

with respect to the said draft before the expiry of period specified above will be considered by the

State Government. The objections or suggestions may be addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary

to Government, Finance Department, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru - 560001.

DRAFT RULES

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Excise (Brewery)

(Amendment) Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall come into force with effect from 1^st day of July, 2023.

2. Amendment of rule 2.- In the Karnataka Excise (Brewery) Rules, 1967, (hereinafter referred

to as the said rules), in rule 2, for clause (o-1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

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“(o-1) “Microbrewery” means a small brewery with an installed capacity not exceeding

3,65,000 litres per annum, in a place having not less than 6,500 sq. feet built-up area with

spacious dining hall and parking facility, where Draught Beer is manufactured and the same

is served to their customers for consumption within the premises”.

3. Amendment of rule 27-A.- In rule 27-A of the said rules;-

(i) for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(2) The fee for grant or renewal of Microbrewery licence shall be rupees two lakhs

per year and an additional licence fee equivalent to fifteen percent of the licence fee.

In addition to the licence fee and additional licence fee, the Excise Duty and Additional

Excise Duty, as specified in rule 2 (1-A) and rule 2-AAA of the Karnataka Excise

(Excise Duties and Fees) Rules, 1968, shall be paid in advance at the time of grant or

renewal of licence”.

(ii) in sub-rule (3), for the word “liquor”, the words “draught beer”, shall be substituted;

(iii) in sub-rule (4), for the word “beer”, the words “draught beer”, shall be substituted;

and

(iv) in sub-rule (5), for the word “beer”, the words “draught beer”, shall be substituted.

4. Insertion of new rules 27-B and 27-C.- After rule 27-A of the said rules, the following new

rules shall be inserted, namely:-

“27-B. Renewal of Microbrewery licence.– The Excise Commissioner on an application

made by the licensee accompanied by the licence fee, additional licence fee specified in rule 27-A

(2), the Excise Duty and the Additional Excise Duty specified in rule 2 (1-A) and rule 2-AAA of the

Karnataka Excise (Excise Duties and Fees) Rules, 1968, may renew the licence:

Provided that every such application shall be made at least one month before the expiry of the

licence already granted:

Provided further that the Excise Commissioner, may accept and consider any such application

made after the aforesaid period of one month, if he is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause

for not making the application within that period”.

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27-C. The Microbrewery licensee.- The Microbrewery licensee under these rules may open

up to three additional dispensing counters for serving draught beer for the convenience of the

consumers”.

5. Amendment of Form 5.- In Form 5 of the said rules, for the word “beer”, wherever they

occurs, the words “draught beer”, 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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