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R.N.I.No. TELMUL/2016/73158
HSE No. 1051/2017-19.
RULES SUPPLEMENT TO PART-II
EXTRAORDINARY
OF
THE TELANGANA GAZETTE
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 07 ] HYDERABAD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2019.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT ––––x––––
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
(Excise-II)
AMENDMENTS TO THE TELANGANA EXCISE (REGULATION OF
DRAWAL AND SALES OF NEERA) RULES, 1969.
[G.O.Ms. No. 116, Revenue (Excise-II), 28th October, 2019.]
In exercise of the power conferred under Section 72 of the Telangana Excise Act, 1968 (Act No. 17 of 1968), the Governor of Telangana hereby makes the following amendments to the Telangana Excise (Regulation of Drawal and Sales of Neera) Rules, 1969 issued in the Government Memo.No. 434/T-I/70, Revenue Department, Dated 13th May, 1970 and as amended subsequently from time to time:-
AMENDMENTS
In the said Rules:
(1) In rule 4 for sub-rule (1) and (2), the following shall be substituted
namely,-
[ 1 ]
G-481.
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"(1) No excise tree shall be tapped for drawing Neera without a licence and no person shall possess or undertake any process for its conversion into any other form of intoxicant without such licence.
The licence granted to Goud/Eediga community who are the members of TFT/TCS/Co-operative palm jaggery society / Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha or any other society of Goud/ Eediga community permitted by the Government for sale of Neera for a peridod of ten years, such licence may be renewed after expiry of the period of licence for a further period of ten years as prescribed by Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise. No Neera licence can be converted into toddy licence for sale of toddy.
(2) Every application for the grant of licence for tapping of excise trees for drawing Neera by TFT/TCS/Co-operative palm Jaggery Society/Khadi and Village Industries Board in Co-operative sector/ Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha who belongs to Goud/Eediga community or any other society of Goud/ Eediga community permitted by the Government shall be in Form No.3 and affixed with a court fee stamp of Rs.10/- (Rupees ten only) and shall not transferable."
(2) In rule 5, for sub-rule (2) and (3), the following shall be substituted namely,-
"(2) Neera may also be sold to the industries set up by the Telangana Khadi and Village Industries Board in co-operative sector/Co- operative Palm Jaggery Societies/BC Corporation/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha or any other society permitted by the Government for the prupose of use as a raw material for preparation of non-alcoholic beverages and by- products.
(3) Neera may also be sold as soft drink in retail by licensee at the counters/established Neera parlours shall be permitted by the Commissioner or Officers authorized in manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise within notified area of the TFT/TCS/Co-operative Palm Jaggery Society/Telangana Khadi and Village Industries Board in Co-operative sector / BC Corporation/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha/any other society permitted by the Government. TFT/ TCS/Co-operative palm jaggery society/Telangana Khadi and October 28, 2019] RULES SUPPLEMENT 3
Village Industries Board in co-operative sector/ BC Corporation / Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha/ any other society permitted by the Government may set up Neera Parlours at any other specified places within the limits of any municipal areas/notified tourism places as prescribed by Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise."
(3) For rule 6, the following shall be substituted namely,-
"6. Manufacture of palm jaggery, palm sugar or any other similar
products:-
(1) Any TFT/TCS/Co-operative palm jaggery society or any palm sugar factory set up by the Telangana Khadi and Village Industries Board/ BC Corporation/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema Samstha/any other society permitted by the Government may apply to the Officers authorized by Commissioner having jurisdiction for permission to manufacture palm jaggery, palm sugar or any other similar product from Neera with prior approval of the Commissioner of Prohibition & Excise to grant such permission.
(2) Every application for grant of permission referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be in Form No. 1 and affixed with a court fee stamp of Rs.10/- (Rupees ten only)."
(4) rule 7 shall be deleted.
(5) for rule 9, the following shall be substituted namely,-
"9. Reservation and allotment of trees for tapping:-
(1) Commissioner or any Officer authorized by him in this behalf may permit TFT/TCS within allotted and notified topes of excise trees or reserve tope for drawal of Neera and allot such reserve topes to co-operative palm jaggery society/Telangana Khadi and Village Industries Board/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshmema Samstha / any other society permitted by the Government.
(2) Each TFT/TCS/Palm Jaggery Society/Telangana Geetha Parishramika Aarthika Sankshema samstha / any other society permitted by the Government holding permission for the drawal 4 TELANGANA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY [Part-II
of Neera shall be attached to tap from such number of trees as the Commissioner/authorized Officer deems necessary out of the topes referred to in sub-rule (1). The allotment of trees in respect of each such shall be fixed with reference to the members in each society, the production and marketing of palm Jaggery and its annual turnover, Excise trees to any such society may, as far as possible, be allotted in the area lying in its close proximity."
(6) In rule 11, for sub-rule (2), the following shall be substituted namely,-
"(2) Neera shall be drawn before Sunrise and after Sunset."
(7) rule 12 shall be deleted.
(8) In rule 15, for sub-rules (1), (2) & (3) the following shall be substituted namely,-
"(1) The licence is liable for suspension or cancellation in the event of breach of conditions or the rules or the commisison of any offence under the Act either by the licensee or any other person in his employment or working on his behalf and the licensee or such other person shall also be liable for prosecution under the Act.
(2) (A) Adulteration is prohibited:- Neera which is sold under the licence shall not be adulterated with any substances as defined in Excise Act and toddy rules and the licensee shall not keep any material injurious to health within the premises of the shop;
(B) Cancellation of licence:- In case licencee of Neera found indulging in adulteration, action will be initiated as per Excise Act & toddy rules in vogue."
SOMESH KUMAR, Special Chief Secretary to Government.
Printed and Published by the Commissioner of Printing, Government of Telangana at Government Central Press, Chanchalguda, Hyderabad.