(1)

The State Government may make rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act or any other law for the time being in force relating to excise revenues.

(2)

In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions the State Government may make rules,—

(a) regulating the delegation of any powers by the Commissioner , by Collector or by any other prohibition Officer;

(b) regulating the import, export, transport, collection , sale, purchase, bottling , consumption, use or possession of any intoxicant, denatured spirituous preparation or hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses;

(c) regulating the manufacture of any intoxicant or denatured spirituous preparation ;

(d) regulating the cultivation and collection of hemp;

(e) regulating the tapping of toddy-producing trees and drawing of toddy therefrom;

(f) regulating the grant, suspension or cancellation of licences, permits, passes or authorizations for the import, export, transport, collection, sale, purchase , possession, manufacture, bottling , consumption, use or cultivation of any of the above articles mentioned in clause (b) and for the matters specified in clause (e) ;

(g) regulating the periods and localities for which the licences may be granted for the wholesale or retail vend of any of the above articles mentioned in clause (b);

(h) providing for the consulting of public opinion and prescribing the procedure to be followed and the matters to be ascertained before any licence, permit, pass or authorization for the vend, consumption or use of any of the above articles mentioned in clause (b) is granted to any person or in any locality;

(h1) prescribing the restrictions under which and the conditions on which any licence, permit, pass or authorization may be granted including—

(h2) declaring the processes by which spirits shall be denatured in particular areas, or for particular purposes;

(i) prohibiting and regulating the employment by the licence-holder of any person or classes of persons to assist him in his business in any capacity whatsoever;

(j) prescribing the manner in which the juice from a coconut, barb, date or any kind of palm trees is to be treated for the purpose of preventing fermention;

(k) prescribing the persons or classes of persons to whom any intoxicant, denatured spirituous preparation, hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses may or may not be sold or who may or may not be allowed to sell, purchase or use any of these articles;

(l) for the prevention of drunkenness, gambling or disorderly conduct in or near any licensed premises and the meeting and remaining of persons of bad character on such premises;

(l1) prescribing the occasions on which special orders may be granted for the sale by retail of larger quantities or liquor or intoxicating drugs, or opium than those which are prescribed in any notification issued under this Act and the conditions on which such sales may be made;

(l2) prescribing the amount of security to be deposited by the holder of any licence, permit, pass or authorization for the performance of the conditions for the same;

(l3) providing for the maintenance by the holders of licences, permits, passes or authorizations of the registers of sales, purchases, possession, consumption or use and the particulars to be entered in the register;

(m) regulating the grant of rewards or expenses to officers, informants, or persons giving information or assistance in the detection or investigation of offences under this Act, and of compensation to persons charged with offences punishable under this Act and acquitted;

(n) regulating the printing, publishing or otherwise displaying or distributing any advertisement or other matter soliciting the use of, or offering any intoxicant or hemp or calculated to encourage or incite any individual or class of individuals or the public generally to commit an offence under this Act or to commit a breach or evade the provisions of any rule or order made thereunder or the conditions of any licence, permit, pass or authorization issued thereunder;

(o) regulating within the State the circulation, distribution or sale of newspaper, news sheet, book, leaflet, booklet or other publication printed and published outside the State containg any advertisement or matter which solicits the use of, or offers any intoxicant, or hemp ;

(p) imposing restrictions and conditions on buyers of intoxicant, denatured spirituous preparation, hemp, mhowra flowers or molasses or any article the purchase of which is regulated by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 139 including provision for compelling them to sign entries pertaing to the purchase by them of any of these articles ;

(r) regulating the taking of samples of molasses;

(r1) prescribing the constitution of Committees, Boards and Medical Boards or panels thereof and the procedure regarding their work ;

(s) prescribing the powers, functions and duties of Prohibition Officers, boards, Committees and Medical Boards or panels thereof and the fees and allowances payable to the members of the, boards, Committees and Medical Boards or panels thereof ;

(t) prescribing the procedure regarding the work of the Board of Experts;

(t1) prescribing conditions of through transport under section 29 ;

(u) prescribing the fees including rent or consideration payable in respect of any privilege, licence, permit, pass or authorization granted or issued under this Act;

(uu) prescribing the other persons, other institutions or the circumstances under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 66 ;

(v) prescribing the period within which and the form in which a declaration under section 107A shall be submitted and the account shall be maintained ;

(w) prescribing the manner of collecting and forwarding blood and prescribing the form of certificates, and the other particulars required to be stated therein under sub-section (2) of section 129A .

(3)

The power to make rules under this section shall be subject to the condition of previous publication :

Provided that any such rules may be made without previous publication if State Government considers that they should be brought into force at once.

(4)

All rules made under this Act shall be laid for not less than thirty days before each House of the State Legislature as soon as may be after they are made, and shall be subject to such modifications as the State Legislature may make during the session in which they are so laid or the session immediately following.