The Himachal Pradesh Excise Act, 2011
State Act of Himachal Pradesh · Act 33 of 201279 provisions
The enactment
| Type | Act |
|---|---|
| Citation | Act 33 of 2012 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Himachal Pradesh |
| Ministry | Excise and Taxation |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 79 |
| Subjects | taxation |
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- Section 1 Short title
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Country liquor and foreign liquor
- Section 4 Power to limit application of notifications, license etc. issued
- Section 5 Financial Commissioner and Collector
- Section 7 Persons appointed under this Act to be public servants
- Section 8 Power to enter and inspect
- Section 9 Power to investigate
- Section 10 Powers of Excise Officer to search, seize etc
- Section 11 Powers of Magistrate to issue warrant for search or arrest
- Section 12 Powers of Excise Officers to obtain information
- Section 13 Police Officers to aid Excise Officers etc. and to take charge of articles seized
- Section 14 Power to close liquor vends
- Section 15 Prohibition of manufacture of liquor except under this Act
- Section 16 Establishment or licensing of distilleries, breweries winery or warehouse
- Section 17 Prohibition of removal of liquor manufactured or stored in a distillery, brewery or warehouse etc
- Section 18 Prohibition of possession of liquor
- Section 19 Possession of unused and printed labels, corks, etc. by certain person to be punishable
- Section 20 Prohibition of possession of liquor un-lawfully manufactured, imported, transported etc
- Section 21 Prohibition of import, export or transport of liquor
- Section 22 Power of the State Government to prohibit or permit import, export or transport of liquor
- Section 23 Prohibition of sale etc. of liquor
- Section 24 Prohibition of sale etc. of adulterate liquor
- Section 25 Power of the State Government to declare limit of sale of liquor by retail and by whole sale
- Section 26 Prohibition of sale to minor or his employment
- Section 27 Grant of leases of manufacture, sale etc
- Section 28 Fees and other conditions for grant of licenses, permits and passes
- Section 29 Power to cancel or suspend licenses etc
- Section 30 Power to cancel any other license and to recover fee
- Section 31 No compensation or refund claimable for cancellation or suspension of license etc
- Section 32 Power to withdraw license etc
- Section 33 Technical irregularities in license etc
- Section 34 No claim in consequence of refusal to renew a license etc
- Section 35 Surrender of license
- Section 36 Excise duty and countervailing duty
- Section 37 Manner in which duty be levied
- Section 38 Payment for grant of leases
- Section 39 Penalty for unlawful production, manufacture, possession, import, export, transport, sale etc
- Section 40 Penalty for rendering or attempting to render denatured spirit fit for human consumption
- Section 41 Penalty for mixing noxious substance with liquor
- Section 42 Payment of compensation
- Section 43 Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servant
- Section 44 Penalty for fraud by licensed manufacturer or vendor or his servant
- Section 45 Penalty for consumption of liquor in chemist’s shop
- Section 46 Penalty for consumption of liquor in public places
- Section 47 Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for
- Section 48 Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another
- Section 49 Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
- Section 50 Attempt to commit or abet offences punishable
- Section 51 Procedure relating to arrests, searches etc
- Section 52 Report by investigating officer for institution of proceedings
- Section 53 Offences to be bailable etc
- Section 54 Security for appearance in case of arrest without warrant
- Section 55 Cognizance of offences
- Section 56 Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases
- Section 57 Liability of employer for offence committed by the employee or agent
- Section 58 Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances
- Section 59 Penalty for any excise officer making vexatious search, seizure, detention or arrest
- Section 60 Confiscation of article in respect of which offence committed
- Section 61 Inspection and seizure of vehicle, conveyance and liquor liable to confiscation
- Section 62 Confiscation of vehicle or conveyance by Excise Officer in certain cases
- Section 64 Penalty in lieu of confiscation
- Section 65 Disposal of seized liquor during the pendency of trial
- Section 66 Composition of offences by the Collector
- Section 67 Composition of certain other offences
- Section 68 Appeal
- Section 69 Revision
- Section 71 Power to recover license fee etc
- Section 72 Power of Collector to take grants under his management or resell and recover deficiency
- Section 73 Excise revenue to be first charge and recoverable as arrears of land revenue
- Section 74 Measures, weights and testing instruments
- Section 75 Power to exempt
- Section 76 Delegation of powers
- Section 77 Power to regulate advertisement
- Section 78 Establishment of check posts or barriers
- Section 79 Protection of action taken in good faith
- Section 80 Powers of the State Government to make rules
- Section 81 Powers of Financial Commissioner to make rules
- Section 82 Repeal and savings
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