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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

Secretary to Government (Excise), Government of Puducherry,

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

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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

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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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