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No. Puducherry Friday 19th September 2025
(28 Bhadra 1947)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT (EXCISE)
No. 1704-1/DCE/S1/IMFL/2025.
Puducherry, dated 19th September 2025.
NOTIFICATION
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 70 of the Puducherry Excise Act, 1970 (No. 12 of 1970), the Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, hereby makes the following rules to further amend the Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970, the draft of the same having been previously published in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 44, Part - II, dated the 28th May 2025, as required by sub-section (1) of section 70 of the said Act, inviting
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objections or suggestions from all the persons likely to be affected thereby, within ten days from the date of publication of the said Notification in the Official Gazette;
AND WHEREAS, the objections received in response to the said
notification have been carefully considered by the Government;
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 hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Puducherry Excise Rules, 1970, namely:-
RULES
1. Short title and commencement.— (1) These rules may be called
the Puducherry Excise (Amendment) Rules, 2025.
(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, for the words 'seven rupees', the words 'ten rupees', shall be substituted.
3. Amendment of rule 5B.— In the said rules, in rule 5B, for the
entries " 3.50", the entries " 5.00" shall be substituted.
4. Amendment of rule 28.— In the said rules, for rule 28, the
following rule shall be substituted,namely :-
"28. Licence fee.- The fee for the grant of licence or for renewal of
a licence shall be as follows:-
(i) Distilleries/Liquor Manufacturing Units/IMFL : 40 lakhs
Blending and Bottling Units having production per year up to 20 lakhs proof litre per year.
(ii) For every additional production of one lakh : 2 lakhs proof litre or part thereof in excess of 20 lakhs per year" proof litre in a year.
(i) in the entries against item (a), for the letters, words and figures, "F.L.1 Licence - 15 lakhs per year", the letters, words and figures "F.L.1 Licence - 30 lakhs per year", shall be substituted.
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(ii) in the entries against item (b), for the letters, words and figures "Additional licence fee for retail counter run by the F.L.1 licensee (without
permission to serve liquor for consumption in the premises) - 7 lakhs per year", the letters, words and figures "Additional licence fee for retail
counter run by the F.L.1 licensee (without permission to serve liquor for consumption in the premises) - 14 lakhs per year", shall be substituted.
(iii) in the entries against item (d), for the letters, words and figures "F.L.2 licence (with permission to serve liquor for consumption
within the licensed premises) excepting tourism category hotels/ restaurants - 10 lakhs per year", the letters, words and figures "F.L.2
licence (with permission to serve liquor for consumption within the licensed premises) excepting tourism category hotels/restaurants - 20 lakhs
per year", shall be substituted.
(iv) in the entries against item (e), for the letters, words and
figures "F.L.2 licence (without permission to serve liquor for consumption within the licensed premises) - 7 lakhs per year", the letters, words and
figures "F.L.2 licence (without permission to serve liquor for consumption within the licensed premises) - 14 lakhs per year", shall be substituted.
(v) in the entries against item (f), for the letters, words and figures "F.L.2 licence for tourism category hotels/restaurants to serve liquor for
consumption only in the restaurant (without permission for having retail counter and retail sale) - 6 lakhs per year", the letters, words and figures
"F.L.2 licence for tourism category hotels/restaurants to serve liquor for consumption only in the restaurant (without permission for having retail
counter and retail sale) - 7 lakhs per year", shall be substituted.
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7. Amendment of rule 249.— In the said rules, for rule 249, the
following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
"249. Fee for grant or renewal of licence.— The fee for grant of
a licence or for renewal of a licence shall be as follows:-
(i) Breweries having production up to 200 lakhs : 40 lakhs
bulk litre per year.
per year
(ii) For every additional production of one bulk : 1.00
litre in excess of 200 lakhs bulk litre per year. : per year"
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
M. MATHEW FRANCIS, Under Secretary to Government (Revenue).
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