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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

No. 13279/DC(E)/S1/2012.

Puducherry, the 11th November 2014.

NOTIFICATION

Whereas, the proposal for amendment of the Puducherry Excise

Rules, 1970 was published as required under sub-section (1) of section 70

of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), in the Department

of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Puducherry

no tificatio n issued und er No.1 3 2 7 9 /DC(E)/S1/2 0 1 2 , dated

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Gazette No. 23, dated 29th September 2014 inviting objections and

suggestions from all the persons likely to be affected thereby within

seven days from the date of publication of the said notification in the

Official Gazette of Puducherry;

And whereas, the said Gazette notification was made available to

the general public on the 29th day of September 2014;

And whereas, no objections or suggestions have been received

within the abovesaid stipulated time and therefore, the Government have

decided to confirm the preliminary notification issued in respect of the

proposal for amendment of the Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970;

Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by

section 70 of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), the

Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is hereby pleased to make further rules

to amend the Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called

the Puducherry Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2014.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication

in the official gazette.

2. Amendment of rule 113.— In Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970, in

rule 113, in sub-rule (2), for the existing clause (i), the following shall

be substituted, namely:—

“(i) No shop shall be established in Municipal areas within a

distance of 50 (fifty) meters and in other areas 100 (hundred)

meters from any place of worship or educational institution:

Provided that the distance restriction shall not apply in areas

designated as “Commercial” or “Industrial” by the Town

Planning Authorities:

Provided further that if any place of worship or educational

institution comes into existence subsequent to the establishment

of the shop, the distance restrictions specified in this rule shall

not apply.

Explanation.—For the purposes of this rule–

(a) “Place of worship” means a ‘temple’ as defined in the

Puducherry Hindu Religious Institutions Act, 1972, a Mosque/

Dargah registered with the Wakf Board, a Church and includes such

other religious institutions as the State Government may by order

specify in this behalf.

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(b) “Educational institution” means any pre-primary, primary,

middle or high school or higher secondary school or any other

institution imparting education or training, recognised by the State

Government or Central Government, or any college affiliated to any

University established by law.

(c) Calculation of distance for the purpose of this rule will be

the shortest pathway/lane/street/road generally used by the public

and the same shall be measured from gate to gate.

(d) The distance restrictions specified in this rule does not

apply to licenses issued to hotels and restaurants under the

Tourism Category.”.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

S. ABEL ROZARIO,

Under Secretary to Government (Revenue).

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