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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part - I Acts
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Part - II Ordinances
Nil
Part - III Delegated Legislation
Notification No. G.S.R. 52/P.A.1/1914/
S.58/Amd.(3)/2021, dated the 3rd June,
2021, containing amendment in the Punjab
Intoxicants Confiscation Rules, 1955.
1035-1036
Part - IV Correction Slips, Republications and
Replacements
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PART III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF EXCISE AND TAXATION
(EXCISE AND TAXATION BRANCH-II)
NOTIFICATION
The 3rd June,2021
No. G.S.R. 52/P.A.1/1914/S.58/Amd.(3)/2021.– In exercise of the
powers conferred by section 58 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (Punjab Act
No. 1 of 1914), and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor
of Punjab is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Punjab
Intoxicants Confiscation Rules, 1955, namely:-
RULES
1. These rules may be called the Punjab Intoxicants Confiscation (First
Amendment) Rules, 2021.
2. In the Punjab Intoxicants Confiscation Rules, 1955, in rule 3,-
(a) for item (ii) , the following shall be substituted, namely:-
"(ii) Liquor contained in sealed bottles (along with the bottles),
shall be sold by a committee as notified by the State Government
headed by the Collector, Incharge of the zone, through e-auction
to the distilleries only for re-distillation of spirit in liquor. The
reserve sale price shall not be less than by fifty percent of the
issue price of Extra Neutral Alcohol. Issue price of Extra
Neutral Alcohol shall be determined by taking mean of average then in second attempt the reserve price shall be reduced by
fifty percent i.e. reduced to twenty five percent of the issue in second attempt, then in the third and last attempt, there
shall be no restriction of reserve price.
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Explanation.- The value of the Extra Neutral Alcohol shall be
determined by the quantity of Extra Neutral Alcohol in
each case of liquor as derived from its strength."; and
(b) for item (iv), the following shall be substituted,namely:-
"(iv) If the seized or confiscated liquor or intoxicant is not disposed
of by way of auction as specified in item (ii), the Committee
can recommend its destruction after taking permission from
the District Magistrate concerned. The District Magistrate
shall after satisfying himself that efforts have been made to
auction the liquor in an open and transparent manner as per
due process prescribed by rules, order such destruction.".
A.VENU PRASAD,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Excise and Taxation.