In these rules unless the context otherwise requires:-
(a) “Act” means the Jharkhand Excise Act;
(b) “Government” means the Government of Jharkhand;
(c) “Board” means the Board of Revenue, Jharkhand;
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(d) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Excise, Jharkhand;
(e) “Collector” means Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate of a district.
(f) “District Excise Officer” means Superintendent of Excise/Assistant Commissioner of Excise of the district;
(g) “Section” means a section of the Act;
(h) “Year” means the year beginning from the 1st of April and ending on the 31st of March of the next following year.
(i) “Micro Brewery” means small brewery situated in a place on the premises of Bar or Club license issued under the Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915 where Draught Beer is manufactured and same as serve to their customer within the premises, with an installed capacity of not more than 1000 liter’s per day.
This beer is preservative free and a variety of them can be produced from the same plant, Lagers, Ales, Porters, Stouts, Fruit flavored.
3. Grant of license for Micro Brewery –
(i) Any person, firm, company, society who hold Bar or Club license under Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915 and desirous of obtaining a license for Micro Brewery shall apply to the Excise Commissioner in the form prescribed with this rule through the Deputy Commissioner of this district. The application shall be acompanied by a treasury challan for having credited the fee specified in this rule and full description of the premises, utensils and installed capacity of the plant per day. The detail in the application shall be checked either by the Deputy Commissioner or some other officer duly authorized by him in this behalf, who shall certify to the fact if he finds it correct and forward it to the Commissioner of Excise.
The Commissioner of Excise may grant Micro Brewery license in Excise Form No. 18 A.
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(ii) While applying for the license of Micro Brewery appropriate clearance certificate must be obtained from the following board/department like –
(a) Pollution Control Board
(b) Fire safety certificate
(c) Water testing/used certificate from competent authority.