“54. Unlawful possession in certain cases. Whoever without lawful authority has in his possession any quantity of any intoxicant knowing the same to have been unlawfully imported, exported, transported or manufactured, and knowing that the prescribed duty has not been paid thereon, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend to three years and with fine which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees but which may extend to five lakh rupees and the convicting Magistrate shall direct the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of fine for a term which may extend to one year and such imprisonment shall be in addition to any other imprisonment to which he may have been sentenced.” THE ASSAM GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, MARCH 22, 2018 749 Substitution of section 55 Amendment of section 58 Insertion of new section 58-A
Section 6: In the principal Act, for the existing section 54, the following shall be substituted, namely
The Assam Excise Act, 2018State Act of Assam · Act 4 of 2018
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Assam Excise Act, 2018 |
|---|---|
| Section | 6 |
| Marginal note | In the principal Act, for the existing section 54, the following shall be substituted, namely |
| Jurisdiction | State of Assam |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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