(i) Lunatics;
(ii) Persons known or believed to be in a State of drunkenness;
(iii) Persons about whom it is known or suspected that they are likely to participate in the commission of sedition, insurrection, breach of peace or any other similar offence threatening public and tranquility;
(iv) Employees of the police, Prohibition & Excise and Railway Departments or Chauffeurs of motor vehicles while engaged in discharging their duties;
(v) Persons below (21) years of age.
17. Certain acts prohibited in the licensed premises- Not withstanding any permit licence granted by any authority, gambling, dancing, any other acts of disorderliness or obscenity within the licensed premises shall be strictly prohibited.
18. Officers authorized to inspect premises- Any officer not below the rank of an Excise Sub-Inspector may enter and inspect the licensed premises during the working hours and inspect and verify all the accounts, registers and stocks. It shall be competent for such inspecting officer to take such samples as might be necessary, or to take charge of such records and registers as might be necessary, and it shall be incumbent on the licensee to offer reasonable assistance for such inspecting officers to inspect, verify and to take samples. For any records removed from the premises, the Prohibition & Excise Officer should give a receipt of it and alternatively make an entry in the inspection book in this regard.
19. Inspection book to be maintained- An inspection book having machine numbered pages certified by Excise Superintendent shall be kept in the shop for the use of the inspecting officers, and the licensee shall be responsible for the safe custody of it. The inspection book shall be the property of the Government and shall be handed over to the Excise Officer concerned on expiry of the period of license.
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20. License to be surrendered to the licensing authority on expiry- Every license granted under these rules, either jointly or severally to the licensee (S) named therein shall on its expiry be deemed to have been surrendered by the licensee to the licensing authority.