Kerala Gazette No. 17 dated 2nd October 2012.

PART I

GOVERNMENT OF KERALA

Abstract

TAXES DEPARTMENT—EXCISE—THE KERALA ABKARI (GRANT OF REWARDS)

RULES, 1975—AMENDMENTS—ORDERS ISSUED

TAXES (G) DEPARTMENT

G. O. (P) No. 163/2012/TD. Dated, Thiruvananthapuram, 17th September, 2012.

Read:—1. G. O. (P) No. 58/83/TD dated 12-9-1983.

2. G. O. (P) No. 119/86/TD dated 11-9-1986.

3. G. O. (P) No. 37/2007/TD dated 5-3-2007.

4. Letter No. XA3-22570/06 dated 30-6-2011, 6-1-2012 from the

Excise Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram.

ORDER

The Commissioner of Excise submitted a proposal for amending the Kerala

Abkari (Grant of Rewards) Rules, 1975 vide-letter 4th paper read above.

Government have examined the matter in detail and order to make the following

amendments to the Kerala Abkari (Grant of Rewards) Rules, 1975.

In rule 3.—

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

the amount of cash reward that may be granted shall not exceed the following

amount in each case;

2

1. Assistant Commissioner of Excise

` 1,500 (Rupees One Thousand

or Officers of equivalent category

and

Five

Hundred

only)

in other Departments.

2. Circle Inspector of Excise or

` 1,000 (Rupees One Thousand

Officers of equivalent category in

only)

other Departments.

3. Excise Inspectors/ Assistant

` 750 (Rupees Seven Hundred

Inspectors or Officers of equivalent

and Fifty only)

category in other Departments.

4. Excise Preventive Officers or of

` 500 (Rupees Five Hundred

Officers equivalent category in other

only)

Departments.

5. Excise Guards and Drivers and

` 300 (Rupees Three Hundred

Officers of equivalent category in

only)

other Departments.

(b)

Provided that notwithstanding anything contained in the above

sub-rule, if the contraband liquor seized is potable spirit, it shall be lawful to

grant a reward not exceeding 25% of the value of such spirit to the Excise

Officers who effected the seizure. If such spirit is seized from any vehicle, the Excise

Officers are eligible for an additional reward of 1/4th of the auction price of the

confiscated vehicle or 1/4th of the market value of the seized vehicle in other

cases.

(c)

In Explanation (2) thereof, towards the end, the words, “after final

disposal of the case” the word “case” shall be modified as “vehicle”.

(3)

In rule 8, the word, “Circle Inspector of Excise”, wherever it appears,

shall be omitted and the word “Assistant Commissioner of Excise” shall be

substituted

The amendment shall have prospective effect only.

By order of the Governor,

A. AJITHKUMAR,

Secretary to Government.

To

1.

The Excise Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram.

2.

All Deputy Excise Commissioners.

3.

All Assistant Excise Commissioners.

4.

All District Collectors.

5.

The Director, I&PRD, Thiruvananthapuram.

6.

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