The Karnataka Prohibition Act, 1961
State Act of Karnataka · Act 17 of 1962128 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the promotion and enforcement of and carrying out the policy of prohibition in the State of Karnataka |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 17 of 1962 |
| Year | 1962 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Karnataka |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 128 |
| Subjects | health |
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- Section 1 Short title, extent and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Prohibition Commissioner
- Section 4 Deputy Commissioner
- Section 5 Subordinate officers
- Section 6 Investing officers of other departments with powers and duties under this Act
- Section 7 Board of Experts
- Section 8 Committees
- Section 9 Medical Boards
- Section 10 Control of Commissioner over Prohibition Officers and other Officers
- Section 11 Delegation
- Section 12 Prohibition of the manufacture of, traffic in and consumption of liquors and intoxicating drugs
- Section 13 Alterations of denatured spirit or denatured spirituous preparations
- Section 14 Prohibition of soliciting use of intoxicant or hemp or doing any kind of action calculating to incite or encourage member of public to commit offence
- Section 15 Prohibition of publication of advertisements relating to intoxicants, etc
- Section 16 This Chapter not to apply to certain articles
- Section 17 Power to notify exemptions
- Section 18 Establishment of distilleries and warehouses for intoxicants or licensing manufacture of intoxicants
- Section 19 Intoxicating drug or hemp not to be removed from warehouse
- Section 20 Passes for import, etc
- Section 21 Passes for through consignments
- Section 22 Licences for possession of denatured spirit, rectified spirit and alcohol for industrial or medicinal purposes
- Section 23 Licences for bona fide medicinal or other purposes
- Section 24 Licence for purchase, etc., of liquor for manufacture of articles mentioned in section 16
- Section 25 Licence for tapping for neera
- Section 26 Licences for tapping toddy in specified areas
- Section 27 Trade and import licences
- Section 28 Vendors’ licences
- Section 29 Licences to ship companies and to masters of ships
- Section 30 Permission to use or consume foreign liquor on war ships, troop ships and in messes and canteens of Armed Forces
- Section 31 Permits to foreigners residing temporarily in India
- Section 32 Health permits
- Section 33 Emergency permits
- Section 34 Special permits to foreign sovereigns, etc
- Section 35 Permits to be non-transferable
- Section 36 Authorisation for sacramental purposes
- Section 37 Tourists’ Permits
- Section 38 Interim Permits
- Section 39 Regulation of use or consumption of foreign liquor by certain Permit-holders
- Section 40 Licence for consumption or use of intoxicating drugs
- Section 41 Regulation of sale, etc., of ware housed intoxicants or hemp
- Section 42 Regulation of import, export, etc., of mhowra flowers
- Section 43 Control and export, etc., of molasses
- Section 44 General conditions regarding licences, etc
- Section 45 Power to cancel or suspend licences and permits
- Section 46 Holder of licence, etc., not entitled to compensation or refund of fee, for cancellation or suspension
- Section 47 Cancellation for other reasons
- Section 48 Right to title or interest under licence not liable to be sold or attached in execution
- Section 49 Control and regulation of articles mentioned in section 16 to prevent their use as intoxicating liquor
- Section 50 Analysis of articles mentioned in section 16
- Section 51 Excise duties
- Section 52 Manner of levying excise duties
- Section 53 Power to exempt, remit or refund excise duty
- Section 54 Declaration of stock of articles mentioned in section 16
- Section 55 Power to obtain information and to search and seize excisable articles
- Section 57 Recovery of duties, etc
- Section 58 Penalty for illegal import, etc., of intoxicants or hemp
- Section 59 Penalty for illegal cultivation and collection of hemp and other matters
- Section 60 Penalty for alteration or attempt to alter denatured spirit or denatured spirituous preparation
- Section 61 Penalty for manufacture of articles mentioned in section 16 in contravention of provisions of section 49
- Section 62 Penalty for failure to satisfy the Commissioner under sub-section (1) or to comply with a requisition under sub-section (2) of section 50
- Section 63 Penalty for illegal import, etc., of mhowra flowers
- Section 64 Penalty for illegal import, etc., of molasses
- Section 65 Penalty for printing or publishing advertisement relating to intoxicants or circulating newspapers, etc., containing such advertisements
- Section 66 Penalty for inciting or encouraging certain acts
- Section 67 Penalty for non-compliance with order made under section 55
- Section 68 Penalty for import, etc., of intoxicant without payment of duty
- Section 70 Penalty for misconduct by licensed vendor or manufacturer
- Section 71 Liability of licensee for acts of servants
- Section 72 Import, export, etc., of intoxicant by any person on account of another
- Section 73 Penalty for attempt or abetment
- Section 74 Breach of licence, permit, etc., to be an offence
- Section 75 Penalty for conspiracy
- Section 76 Penalty for being drunk and for disorderly behaviour
- Section 77 Penalty for allowing any premises to be used for the purpose of committing an offence under this Act
- Section 78 Penalty for chemist, druggist, etc., for allowing his premises to be used for the purpose of consumption of liquor
- Section 79 Penalty for issuing false prescriptions
- Section 80 Penalty for maliciously giving false information
- Section 81 Punishment for vexatious search, seizure or arrest
- Section 82 Punishment for vexatious delay
- Section 83 Punishment for abetment of escape of persons arrested
- Section 84 Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for
- Section 85 Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases
- Section 86 Documents or reports of registered medical practitioners, etc., as evidence
- Section 87 Procedure to be followed by Magistrates
- Section 88 Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
- Section 89 Compounding of offences
- Section 90 The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, and section 562 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, not to apply to persons convicted under this Act
- Section 91 Demand for security for abstaining from commission of certain offences
- Section 92 Demand for security for good behaviour
- Section 93 Execution of bonds in respect of minors
- Section 94 Things liable to confiscation
- Section 95 Return to bona fide owners
- Section 96 Procedure in confiscation
- Section 97 Power to order sale or destruction
- Section 98 Forfeiture of publication containing prohibited advertisements
- Section 99 Powers of entry and inspection
- Section 100 Power to open packages, etc
- Section 101 Power to require production of licence, etc
- Section 102 Power to obtain information
- Section 103 Power to seize intoxicant, etc
- Section 104 Arrest of offender and seizure of contraband article
- Section 105 Arrest without warrant
- Section 106 Arrest of offenders failing to give names
- Section 107 Issue of warrant
- Section 108 Prohibition officers may be empowered to investigate offences
- Section 109 Power to require person to submit to medical examination, etc
- Section 110 Arrested person or thing seized to be sent to nearest Police Station
- Section 111 Bail by a Prohibition Officer
- Section 112 Articles seized
- Section 113 Landlords and others to give information
- Section 114 Offence to be reported
- Section 115 Appeals and Revisions
- Section 116 Revision
- Section 117 Officers and persons acting under this Act to be public servants
- Section 118 Bar of proceedings
- Section 119 Prohibition Officer deemed Police Officer for purposes of section 125 of Evidence Act
- Section 120 Proceeding in case of default of person admitted on bail to appear before Prohibition Officer
- Section 121 Employment of additional Police
- Section 122 Closing of shops
- Section 123 General powers of State Government in respect of licences, etc
- Section 124 Power of State Government to make rules
- Section 125 Rules, regulations, etc., to be laid before State Legislature
- Section 126 Commissioner’s powers to make regulations
- Section 127 This Act not applicable to import or export across customs frontier
- Section 128 Offences by companies, etc
- Section 129 Repeal and savings
- Section 130 Power to remove difficulties
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