Regd. No. NW/CH-22 Regd. No. CHD/0092/2018-2020 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), SEPTEMBER 16, 2020
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EXTRAORDINARY
Published by Authority
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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part - I Acts
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Part - II Ordinances
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Part - III Delegated Legislation
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1. Notification No. G.S.R. 70/P.A.1/1914/ Ss. 21 and 59/Amd.(68)/2020, dated the 11th September, 2020, containing amendment in the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932.
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2. Notification No. G.S.R. 71/P.A.1/1914/ Ss. 22 and 59/Amd.(27)/2020, dated the 11th September, 2020, containing amendment in the Punjab Excise Bonded Warehouse Rules, 1957.
Part - IV Correction Slips, Republications and
Replacements
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PART III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
OFFICE OF EXCISE COMMISSIONER PUNJAB, PATIALA
NOTIFICATION
The 11th September, 2020
No. G.S.R. 70/P.A.1/1914/Ss.21 and 59/Amd. (68)/2020.– In exercise
of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sections 21 and 59 of the Punjab
Excise Act, 1914 (Punjab Act No. 1 of 1914), read with the Government of
Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation, Notification No. S.O.25/P.A.1/
1914/S.9/2020, dated the 4th August, 2020, and all other powers enabling me
in this behalf, I, Rajat Agarwal, I.A.S., Excise Commissioner, exercising the
powers of Financial Commissioner, make the following rules further to amend
the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932, namely: –
RULES
1. (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Distillery (Second
Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of
their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932, in rule 5, in the last line, for the
words, letters and figures "on payment of a fee equivalent to the fee for grant
of new license in Form BWH-2", the words, bracket and figures "on payment
of a minimum fee as specified in sub-rule (1) of rule 4 of the Punjab Bonded
Warehouse Rules, 1957." shall be substituted.
RAJAT AGARWAL,
Excise Commissioner, Punjab.
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PART III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
OFFICE OF EXCISE COMMISSIONER PUNJAB, PATIALA
NOTIFICATION
The 11th September, 2020
No. G.S.R. 71/P.A.1/1914/Ss. 22 and 59/ Amd.(27)/2020.– In exercise
of the powers conferred by sections 22 and 59 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914
(Punjab Act No. 1 of 1914), read with the Government of Punjab, Department
of Excise and Taxation, Notification No. S.O.25/P.A.1/1914/S.9/2020 dated
the 4th August, 2020, and all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, Rajat
Agarwal , I.A.S, Excise Commissioner, exercising the powers of Financial
Commissioner, make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Excise
Bonded Warehouse Rules, 1957, namely:-
RULES
1. (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Excise Bonded Warehouse
(Second Amendment) Rules, 2020.
(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of
their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Punjab Excise Bonded Warehouse Rules, 1957 (hereinafter
referred to as the said rules), in rule 4, in sub-rule (3), for the
second proviso, the following shall be substituted, namely :-
"Provided further that the Excise Commissioner may on the
request of the licensee, allow a lease of part of the licensed
premises. For this purpose, a license in Form B.W.H. 2A shall be
issued to the applicant on the following conditions, namely:-
(a) The license in Form B.W.H. 2A shall be granted by the Excise
Commissioner with prior approval of the State Government;
(b) The licensee shall have to pay an annual licensee fee of rupees
three lakh;
(c) Minimum number of lines for lease allowable shall be two or one-
third of the total bottling lines, whichever is more;
(d) An additional license fee shall be levied on B.W.H.2A at the rate
of rupees two lakh per month per bottling line. This additional license
fee shall stand exempted if the licensee produces alcoholic liquor
equal to or more than 6000 cases per month per bottling line;
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cases of alcoholic liquor on one of his bottling line in a month, he
shall be liable to pay an additional license fee of rupees two lakh;
(e) The additional license fee, if payable, shall be paid every month by
the 7th day of next month:
Provided that the existing lease holders shall be allowed to
continue their bottling operations, subject to the condition that they
shall apply afresh for the B.W.H.2A license and an undertaking
shall have to be submitted that they shall be bound by the conditions
of B.W.H. 2A license;
(f) The lessee shall have to deposit a revolving security equal to four
months of additional license fee. The amount of additional license
fee, if payable, shall be deducted from this security. The lessee
shall have to recoup the minimum balance of security equal to four
months of additional license fee by seventh day of every month."
In the said rules, after Form BWH-2, the following form shall be
inserted, namely:-
"FORM-B.W.H.2A
[See rule 4(3)]
"A license is hereby granted to_____________ under section 22 of the
Punjab Excise Act, 1914 to take on lease ________ number of bottling lines
and having a capacity of _____________ cases in the premises of
___________ BWH-2 licensee. The said licensee shall have to follow and
abide by the conditions of license laid down in Form B.W.H.2 as per the
Punjab Bonded Warehouse Rules, 1957.
Sd/-
Dated: Excise Commissioner, Punjab."
RAJAT AGARWAL,
Excise Commissioner,Punjab.