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The United Provinces Excise Act 1910
Act ID: 1910
The United Provinces Excise Act 1910
"THE UNITED PROVINCES EXCISE ACT 1910"
Table of Contents
98 Sections
Ch.
Sections
S.1
Short title and extent
S.2
Repeal of enactments
S.3
Interpretation
S.4
Power of State Government to declare what is to be deemed liquor
S.5
Country liquor and foreign liquor
S.6
Power of State Government to declare limit of sale by retail
S.7
Possession of intoxicant by wife, clerk servant
S.8
Saving of enactments
S.9
Administration of Excise
S.10
Department in districts
S.11
Appeal and revision
S.12
Import of intoxicants
S.13
Export and transport of intoxicants
S.14
Omitted
S.15
Passes necessary for import, export and transport
S.16
Grant of passes for import, export and transport
S.17
Manufacture of intoxicants prohibited except under the provision of this Act
S.18
Establishment or licensing of distilleries and warehouses
S.19
Removal of intoxicants from distillery, etc
S.20
Possession of intoxicants in excess of the quantity prescribed by State Government prohibited except under permit
S.20A
Omitted
S.20B
Omitted
S.21
Sale of intoxicants without license prohibited
S.22
Prohibition of sale to persons under the age of “twenty-one years”
S.23
Prohibition of employment of persons under the age of 9 twenty-one years and of women
S.24
Grants of exclusive privilege of manufacture, etc
S.24A
Grant of exclusive or other privilege in respect of foreign liquor
S.24AA
Added of sec 24AA
S.24B
Removal of doubts
S.25
Manufacture and sale of liquor in military cantonments
S.26
Grantee of exclusive privilege may let or assign
S.27
Recovery by grantee of exclusive privilege of sums due to him
S.28
Duty on excisable articles
S.28A
Imposition of additional duty in certain cases
S.29
Manner in which duty may be levied
S.30
Payment for exclusive privileges
S.30A
Saving for duties being levied at commen-cement of the Constitution
S.31
Form and conditions of licenses, etc
S.32
Saving of licenses force at the commen-cement of this Act
S.33
Power of authority granting license to require execution of counterpart agreement, etc
S.34
Power to cancel or suspend licenses, etc
S.35
Further power to cancel licenses
S.36
Surrender of license to sell by retail
S.36A
Bar to right of renewal and compen-sation
S.37
Technical irregularities in license, etc
S.37A
Prohibition of import, export, transport, possession or consumption of intoxicants
S.38
Measures, weights and testing instruments
S.38A
Interest on arrears of excise revenue
S.39
Recovery of excise revenue
S.40
Power of State Government to make rules
S.41
Power of Excise Commissioner to make rules
S.42
Manufacture of tari
S.43
Sale of tari
S.44
Power of State Government to exempt from provisions of sections 42, area in which exclusive privilege for manufacture etc. for tari has been granted
S.45
Grant of license by grantee of exclusive privilege of manufac-turing tari
S.46
Duty on tari
S.47
Power to make rules
S.48
Power to enter and inspect places of manufacture and sale
S.49
Power of certain officers to investigate into offences punishable under this Act
S.50
Power of arrest, seizure and detention
S.51
Power of Collector to issue warrant of arrest
S.52
Power of Collector or magistrate to issue search warrant
S.53
Power of Collector or officer of the Excise department to search without warrant
S.54
procedure relating to arrest, searches, etc
S.55
Offence to be bailable
S.56
Duty of officers of certain departments to report offences and to assist officers of the excise Department
S.57
Duty of owner, occupier, Lekhpal or village policeman to report certain matters
S.58
Duty of officer in charge of police station to take charge of articles seized
S.59
Power to close shops for the sake of public peace
S.60
Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc
S.60A
Penalty for mixing noxious substance with intoxicant and selling of noxious substance under the garb of intoxicant
S.60B
Omitted
S.61
Penalty for unlawful selling to persons under twenty-one, or employing persons under twenty-one or women
S.62
Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption
S.63
-Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc
S.64
Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servant
S.64A
Penalty for adulteration etc. by licenced vendor or manufacturer
S.65
Penalty for consumption in chemists shop
S.66
Penalty for excise of refusing to do
S.67
Penalty for excise officer making vexatious search, etc
S.68
Penalty for offence not otherwise provided
S.69
- Enhanced punishment after previous conviction
S.69A
Demand for security for abstaining from commission of certain offences
S.69B
Penalty for abetment
S.69C
Offence by companies
S.70
Cognizance of offence
S.71
Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases
S.71A
Provisions regarding pardon, etc. to apply Offences under the Act
S.72
What things are liable to confiscation
S.73
Further provisions for confiscation
S.73A
Order for destroying confiscated intoxicant
S.74
Compounding of offences
S.74A
Imposition of penalty
S.75
Exception of medicated articles
S.76
Power of State Government to exempt persons and intoxicants from the provisions of this Act
S.77
Publication of rules and notifications
S.78
- Bar of certain suits
S.79
Power of Excise Commissioner, exercisable from time to time
The United Provinces Excise Act 1910
Act ID: 1910
The United Provinces Excise Act 1910
"THE UNITED PROVINCES EXCISE ACT 1910"
Table of Contents
98 Sections
Ch.
Sections
S.1
Short title and extent
S.2
Repeal of enactments
S.3
Interpretation
S.4
Power of State Government to declare what is to be deemed liquor
S.5
Country liquor and foreign liquor
S.6
Power of State Government to declare limit of sale by retail
S.7
Possession of intoxicant by wife, clerk servant
S.8
Saving of enactments
S.9
Administration of Excise
S.10
Department in districts
S.11
Appeal and revision
S.12
Import of intoxicants
S.13
Export and transport of intoxicants
S.14
Omitted
S.15
Passes necessary for import, export and transport
S.16
Grant of passes for import, export and transport
S.17
Manufacture of intoxicants prohibited except under the provision of this Act
S.18
Establishment or licensing of distilleries and warehouses
S.19
Removal of intoxicants from distillery, etc
S.20
Possession of intoxicants in excess of the quantity prescribed by State Government prohibited except under permit
S.20A
Omitted
S.20B
Omitted
S.21
Sale of intoxicants without license prohibited
S.22
Prohibition of sale to persons under the age of “twenty-one years”
S.23
Prohibition of employment of persons under the age of 9 twenty-one years and of women
S.24
Grants of exclusive privilege of manufacture, etc
S.24A
Grant of exclusive or other privilege in respect of foreign liquor
S.24AA
Added of sec 24AA
S.24B
Removal of doubts
S.25
Manufacture and sale of liquor in military cantonments
S.26
Grantee of exclusive privilege may let or assign
S.27
Recovery by grantee of exclusive privilege of sums due to him
S.28
Duty on excisable articles
S.28A
Imposition of additional duty in certain cases
S.29
Manner in which duty may be levied
S.30
Payment for exclusive privileges
S.30A
Saving for duties being levied at commen-cement of the Constitution
S.31
Form and conditions of licenses, etc
S.32
Saving of licenses force at the commen-cement of this Act
S.33
Power of authority granting license to require execution of counterpart agreement, etc
S.34
Power to cancel or suspend licenses, etc
S.35
Further power to cancel licenses
S.36
Surrender of license to sell by retail
S.36A
Bar to right of renewal and compen-sation
S.37
Technical irregularities in license, etc
S.37A
Prohibition of import, export, transport, possession or consumption of intoxicants
S.38
Measures, weights and testing instruments
S.38A
Interest on arrears of excise revenue
S.39
Recovery of excise revenue
S.40
Power of State Government to make rules
S.41
Power of Excise Commissioner to make rules
S.42
Manufacture of tari
S.43
Sale of tari
S.44
Power of State Government to exempt from provisions of sections 42, area in which exclusive privilege for manufacture etc. for tari has been granted
S.45
Grant of license by grantee of exclusive privilege of manufac-turing tari
S.46
Duty on tari
S.47
Power to make rules
S.48
Power to enter and inspect places of manufacture and sale
S.49
Power of certain officers to investigate into offences punishable under this Act
S.50
Power of arrest, seizure and detention
S.51
Power of Collector to issue warrant of arrest
S.52
Power of Collector or magistrate to issue search warrant
S.53
Power of Collector or officer of the Excise department to search without warrant
S.54
procedure relating to arrest, searches, etc
S.55
Offence to be bailable
S.56
Duty of officers of certain departments to report offences and to assist officers of the excise Department
S.57
Duty of owner, occupier, Lekhpal or village policeman to report certain matters
S.58
Duty of officer in charge of police station to take charge of articles seized
S.59
Power to close shops for the sake of public peace
S.60
Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport manufacture, possession, sale, etc
S.60A
Penalty for mixing noxious substance with intoxicant and selling of noxious substance under the garb of intoxicant
S.60B
Omitted
S.61
Penalty for unlawful selling to persons under twenty-one, or employing persons under twenty-one or women
S.62
Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption
S.63
-Penalty for unlawful import o intoxicant and transport or possession of unlawfully imported intoxicant etc
S.64
Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servant
S.64A
Penalty for adulteration etc. by licenced vendor or manufacturer
S.65
Penalty for consumption in chemists shop
S.66
Penalty for excise of refusing to do
S.67
Penalty for excise officer making vexatious search, etc
S.68
Penalty for offence not otherwise provided
S.69
- Enhanced punishment after previous conviction
S.69A
Demand for security for abstaining from commission of certain offences
S.69B
Penalty for abetment
S.69C
Offence by companies
S.70
Cognizance of offence
S.71
Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases
S.71A
Provisions regarding pardon, etc. to apply Offences under the Act
S.72
What things are liable to confiscation
S.73
Further provisions for confiscation
S.73A
Order for destroying confiscated intoxicant
S.74
Compounding of offences
S.74A
Imposition of penalty
S.75
Exception of medicated articles
S.76
Power of State Government to exempt persons and intoxicants from the provisions of this Act
S.77
Publication of rules and notifications
S.78
- Bar of certain suits
S.79
Power of Excise Commissioner, exercisable from time to time