No owner, manager or, occupier or a factory or stockist shall sell molasses at prices exceeding those prescribed in Schedules A and B to this Act during the period respectively specified therein:
Provided that the State Government may, from time to time, amend Schedule B by a notification in the Official Gazette, if such amendment is necessary by reason of any variation having occurred in the cost of storage of molasses or loading or shunting charges.
1 [8A. Imposition of administrative charges on molasses. - Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in section 8, the State Government may, in such manner and at such rates as from time to time may be prescribed, impose on any sale or supply of released molasses, charge for meeting the cost of establishment or supervision and control over such releases and such charge shall be recoverable from the person to whom such sale or supply is made:
Provided that the State Government may exempt or reduce charges in respect of released molasses to the distilleries outside the State of Bihar.
Explanation. - For the purpose of the Act, any transfer of released molasses from a sugar factory to its own distillery for captive consumption shall be deemed to be supply.
2 [8B. No stockist of molasses shall engage in the business of sale or re-sale of molasses and hold stocks for that purpose except under the terms and conditions of a licence granted by the Controller of Molasses in the form prescribed and subject to payment of licence fee as prescribed by the State Government from time to time.]
2 [8C. Funds for regulation of adequate storage facilities in respect of molasses. - (i) Every owner, occupier and manager of sugar factory shall, for the purposes of construction and maintenance, of adequate facilities for the storage of molasses, place in a separate fund such amount calculated at the rate as may be prescribed by the Government by notification:
Provided that the amount as aforesaid shall not exceed one-third of the price received in accordance with the rate prescribed in the Schedule referred to in section 8-A.
(ii) The fund referred to in sub-section (i) above shall be accounted for, maintained and operated in the manner prescribed by rule framed in that behalf.]
1. Ins. by Act 1 of 2000 (Amdt & validating)
2. Ins. by Act of 25 of 1977
3. Ins. by Act 7 of 1985