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▪ 2018 } | 19 { No. 19 Poudouchéry Jeudi 1 9 Avril 2018
No. Puducherry Thursday 19th April 2018
( 29 Chaitra 1940 )
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
No. 12366/DCE/S1/2018.
Puducherry, the 19th April 2018.
NOTIFICATION – I
The Draft of the following rules further to amend the Puducherry
Excise Rules, 1970, which the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, has
proposed to make in exercise of the powers conferred under section 70
of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), is hereby published
as required under sub-section (1) of the said section for information of
all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that
the said Draft Rules will be taken into consideration on the expiry of seven
days from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
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Any objections or suggestions which may be received from any
person by the Government of Puducherry in respect of the said Draft
Rules within the period specified above shall be considered by the
Government. The objections or suggestions shall be addressed to the
Secr etar y to Go ver nment ( Excise) , Go vernment of Pud ucher ry,
Chief Secretariat, Goubert Avenue, Puducherry.
DRAFT RULES
1. Short title and commencement.—(1) These rules may be called
the Puducherry Excise (Third Amendment) Rules, 2018.
(2) They shall come into force on and from the date of their
publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Amendment of rule 5A.— In the Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970,
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in rule 5A, the following
proviso shall be inserted, namely:—
"Provided that the import fee on Rum intended for sale by
Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Canteen(s) functioning in the
Union territory of Puducherry shall be collected at the rate of 50%
of the import fee levied under this rule, subject to the condition
that the vend of liquor shall be restricted for sale only to serving
personnel/ex-servicemen in accordance with the scales of IMFL to
be issued by CSD canteens by the Board of Central Canteen
Services, New Delhi, from time to time."
3. Amendment of rule 118.— In the said rules, in rule 118, after
sub-rule (b), the following shall be inserted, namely:–
"(bb) FL.1 Licence to Canteen . . 1% of the sum of the fees
Stores Department (CSD) payable under sub-rules (a)
Canteen. and (b) above."
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
G. JOHNSON,
Under Secretary to Government (Revenue).
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
No. 12366-A/DCE/S1/2017.
Puducherry, the 19th April 2018.
NOTIFICATION – II
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) of section 66 of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), and in supersession of the Notifications issued vide No. 5535/S1/DC(E)/ 1999-2000, dated 28th April, 1999 of the Excise Department, Government of Puducherry, save as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry is pleased to order that excise duty levied under section 21 of the said Act on Rum shall be collected at the reduced rate of 25% of the maximum rate of the Excise Duty on Spirituous liquors specified from time to time under the schedule of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970, sold by Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Canteen(s) functioning in the Union territory of Puducherry, subject to the condition that the liquor should be sold only to the serving personnel/ex-servicemen in accordance with the scales of IMFL to be issued by CSD canteens prescribed by the Central Canteen Services at New Delhi, from time to time.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
G. JOHNSON, Under Secretary to Government (Revenue).
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
No. 12366-B/DCE/S1/2017.
Puducherry, the 19th April 2018.
NOTIFICATION – III
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (i) of clause (a) and clause (b) of section 66 of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry hereby exempts 388 LA GAZETTE DE L'ETAT [PART–II
the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Canteen(s) functioning in the Union territory of Puducherry from payment of the additional excise duty for a period of five years from the 23rd day of April, 2017 for the import of not exceeding 7,000 cases of IMFL and 500 cases of Beer per annum from their own depot at Bengaluru for serving to the defence personnel and ex-servicemen.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
G. JOHNSON, Under Secretary to Government (Revenue).
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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
(G.O. Ms. No. 1/Excise, Puducherry, dated 19th April 2018)
NOTIFICATION
Whereas, it was decided on the 12th day of June, 1989 that the number of IMFL shops should be frozen at the then existing level in all the four regions of Union Territory and the grant of new licences were banned, subject to the condition that the ban is relaxable in respect of bona fide hotels and such other institutions for promoting tourism;
2. And whereas, in pursuance of the above decision, no fresh licence was issued to any private individual since 1989, however, in relaxation of the ban, fresh IMFL licences had been granted for tourism category hotels and restaurants from the year 1989 onwards;
3. And whereas, M/s. Golden Palm Canteen, Puducherry, has requested for grant of a fresh FL.1 Wholesale licence to the Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Canteen at Golden Palm Canteen (ATNK&K Area ESM Canteen), Puducherry, for import and sale of liquor to ex-servicemen;
4. And whereas, considering the merits of the request, it was decided during the Meeting of the Council of Ministers held on the 7th day of February, 2018 to grant a fresh FL.1. Wholesale licence to Canteen 389
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Stores Department (CSD) Canteen at Golden Palm Canteen (ATNK&K Area ESM Canteen), Puducherry for import and sale of liquor to ex-servicemen;
5. Now, Therefore, sanction of the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is hereby conveyed for the grant of a fresh FL.1. Wholesale licence to Canteen Stores Department (CSD) Canteen at Golden Palm Canteen (ATNK&K Area ESM Canteen), Puducherry on payment of licence fee at the rate of 1% of the sum of fees payable under sub-rules (a) and (b) of rule 118, for import and sale of liquor to ex-servicemen, under the provisions of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 and the rules made thereunder.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
G. JOHNSON, Under Secretary to Government (Revenue).
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