The Punjab Liquor Licence Rules, 1956 Published vide Punjab Notification No. 938-XP-(R) dated 2nd April 1956 A. - Class of licenses and authorities empowered to grant and renew There shall be the following class of licenses. Their mode of grant and the authorities to grant and renew them shall be as noted against each :- Authority empowered to Form Nature Mode of grant Grant Renew 1 2 3 4 5 Foreign liquor [L-1 Wholesale and retail vend of foreign liquor to the trade only Fixed fee Collector with the prior approval of the Excise Commissioner Collector with prior approval of the Excise Commissioner.]
[L-1A A Wholesale vend of Indian Made Foreign, Imported Foreign Liquor including BIO Brands, Beer, Ready to drink beverages and Wine to the trade only, authorized to purchase and import liquor from any other State and from any foreign country.
Fixed fee Collector with the prior approval of the Excise Commissioner Collector] [L-1B]Wholesale and retail vend exclusively of imported foreign liquor including wine and beer to the trade only.
Fixed fee Collector Collector";
[L-1C] Licence for export of foreign liquor to other countries by a person other than distilleries, breweries, wineries, bottling plants and licensees holding licence in Form L-1.
Fixed fee Excise Commissioner and Excise Commissioner [L-2] Whole sales and retail vend of foreign liquor.
Fixed fee Collector Not renewable [L-2A]Whole sales and retail vend of Beer (supplementary to form L- 14A) Fixed fee Collector Not renewable [L-2B Retail vend of imported Foreign Liquor (bottled in origin), Beer and Wine imported from abroad (bottled in origin), for consumption off the premises.
Fixed fee Collector with the prior approval of the State Government.
Collector] [L-2C License for the sales of Imported Liquor/IMFL/Beer/Wines/Spirits.
Fixed fee Collector Collector] [L-2D Retail vend of wine and beer, for consumption off the premises.
Fixed fee Collector Collector; and] [L-2E (Model Shop) Whole sale and retail vend of foreign liquor, No fee Collector Not renewable] [L-3] Retail vend of foreign liquor including beer, wine and ready to drink beverages in a hotel Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector L-3A Retail vend of beer, wine and ready to drink beverages in a hotel Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector [L-4] Retail vend of foreign liquor including beer, wine and ready to drink beverages in a restaurant or in the lawns attached to that restaurant or in a multiplex or in a Shopping Mall.
Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector [L-4A]Retail vend of beer, wine and ready to drink beverages in a restaurant or in the lawns attaches to that restaurant or in a multiplex or in a shopping mall Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector [L-5] Retail vend of foreign liquor including beer, wine and ready to drink beverages in a bar attached to a restaurant or in a multiplex or in a Shopping Mall.
(Supplementary to Form L-4).
Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector [L-5A]Retail vend of beer, wine and ready to drink beverages in a bar attached to a restaurant or in a multiplex or in a shopping mall. (supplementary to Form L- 4A).
Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector [L-5B] Retail vend of draught beer, wine and ready to drink beverages independent or in a bar attached to a restaurant or in a multiplex or in a shopping mall.
Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector";
L-5C Additional retail vend of foreign liquor including beer, wind and ready to drink beverages in hotel of 3-star and above category (supplementary to Form L-3, L-4 & L-5).
Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector L-5D License for allowing consumption of liquor on special occasion in a marriage palace or a banquet hall.
[Fixed fee and assessed fee] Collector Collector] [L-5E License for the sale of draught beer and wine attached to L-2 vends.
Fixed fee Collector Collector; and] L-6. Retail vend of foreign liquor in railway refreshment room.
Assessed fee Collector Collector L-7 Retail vend of foreign liquor in railway dining car.
Ditto Excise Commissioner Excise Commissioner L-8. Retail vend of foreign liquor on the premises (Supplementary to Nos. L- 3, L-4, L-6 and L-7.
Ditto Collector except when supplementary to L.7 which shall be granted by the Excise Commissioner Excise Commissioner Collector except when supplementary to L.7 which shall be renewed by the Excise Commissioner [L-9. Retail vend of foreign liquor in a military canteen or Border Security Force Canteen including unit run military canteen or those run regimentally on club lines or by the Central reserve Police Force and Indo-Tibetan Board Police.
No fee Collector with the consent of the Commanding Officer or the Commandant of the Battalion or Central Reserve Police Force or Indo- Tibetan Border Police authorities as the case may be] L-10 Retail vend of beer for consumption on and off the premises.
Auction Collector Not renewable.
L-
10B.
Retail vend of beer for Consumption off the premises.
Fixed fee Collector renewable [L-
10C.
Retail vend of beer manufactured in the premises of Micro Brewery or Brewery Pub, for consumption, in lounges or Brewery Pub situated in the said premises.
Fixed fee Collector Collector] L-11. Bottling of foreign liquor Fixed fee Collector Collector L-12 Vend of medicated wines Ditto Do Do L-12A Temporary licence for the retail sale of foreign liquor at bar in a theatre or cinema or in any other temporary place of recreation.
Ditto Do Do L-
12B.
Licence for the retail vend of foreign liquor at a bar attached permanently to a theatre or cinema or other such place of entertainment.
Assessed fee (plus fixed fee in case of cinema) Collector Collector [L- 12C] License for the retail vend of foreign liquor including beer, wine and ready to drink beverages at club or in the lawns attached to that club.
Fixed fee and assessed fee Collector Collector L-12D Licence for manufacture and possession of Sacramental wine for use on special occasion Fee Do Do [L- 12E Licence for the retail vend of foreign liquor including beer and wine at Farm Tourist Resorts, covered under the farm Tourism Scheme of the Government of Punjab, Department of Tourism, for consumption on the premises.
Fixed fee Collector Collector.]
II Country spirit [L-13 Whole sale and retail vend of all types of Country Liquor (including Rum/Gin/Whisky of 650and 750 to the L-14A licenses) Fixed fee Collector Collector] [L-14] Retail vend of country spirit for consumption on and off the premises.
Auction or negotiation or at a predetermined license fee when attached with another Unit being auctioned.
Collector Not renewable [L14- A Retail vend of all types of PML (including Rum/Gin/Whisky of 650 and 750) Fixed fee Collector Not renewable."] [L- 14AA] Retail sub-vend of country spirit for consumption on the premises Fixed fee Collector Not renewable L- Retail vend of country spirit at Ditto Collector Collector
14B. fair or on a special occasion L-15. Bottling of country spirit Fixed fee Do Collector L-16 Reduction of country spirit Free Do Ditto III Denatured Spirit L-17 Vend of denatured spirit wholesale and/or retail Fixed and assessed fee Do Collector [L- 17A] Wholesale vend of denatured spirit.
Fixed fee Collector with the prior approval of the Excise Commissioner" Collector.
IV-Rectified Spirit L-19. Vend of rectified spirit wholesale and/or retail Fixed fee Collector Collector V-Country fermented liquor L-20 Vend of Tari Not determined Collector Collector L-
20B.
Manufacture of retail vend of country fermented liquor Auction Do Not renewable L-20C Manufacture and possession country fermented liquor for home consumption Fixed fee Do Collector L-20DManufacture and possession of country fermented liquor of use on special occasions Ditto Do Do VI-Special L-21 Extension of hours during which sale is permitted Fixed fee Collector Collector Substituted by Punjab Notification No. G.S.R. 3/P.A.1/14/Sections 59/Amd. (114)/2007 dated
16.1.2007.
[Provided that the licenses in Forms L-3, L-3A, L-4, L-4A, L-5, L-5A, L-5B, L-5C and L-12C, shall however, be granted by the Collector with the prior approval of the Excise Commissioner. On application made by the licensee, these licenses may be renewed by the Collector for a period of three years but the renewal fee shall be deposited annually by the licensee.]
B. - Regulations governing the grant and renewal licences
2. The authority given by these rules to grant and renew licences is in each case, subject to the restrictions contained in the Punjab Intoxicants Licence and Sale Orders as to the localities in which licences may be granted and the number of licences which may be granted in any local are and to such reservations from the general superintendence of the Financial Commissioner as the State Government shall notify under section 8 of the Punjab Excise Act.
3. Every licence shall be granted to a certain licensee in respect of certain premises.
4. A licence may only be granted to -
(a) an individual;
(b) a body incorporated under the Indian Companies Act;
(c) a society registered under the Punjab Co-operative Societies Act, 1961 (Punjab Act No. 25 of 1961);
(d) a partnership of firm
(e) Hindu undivided family.
(f) Government Department [-]
5. When a licence is granted to a Company or Society or Hindu undivided family or Government department referred to in clause (b), (c), (e) and (f) of rule 4, it must show the name of an individual as agent acting on behalf of the licensee, who is amendable in full to the Criminal Courts in India. On the application of the Company or Society of Hindu undivided family or the Government Department, the representative licensee may be changed by the authority competent to grant the licence.
6. When a licence is granted to a partnership or firm not incorporated under any Act, all the individuals comprising the partnership or firm should be specified on the licence.
7. On the application in writing of all the original partners, a partner may at any time be added, in case of renewable licences, by the authority competent to renew the licence and in case of licences granted by auction, by the Collector, provided the proposed partner is eligible under the Punjab Intoxicants Licenses and Sale Orders or these rules, in which case he shall be responsible for the obligations incurred or to be incurred under the licence during the period of its currency as if it had originally been granted or renewed in his name.
8. On the application in writing of all the original partners, a partner, may at any time be removed, in case of renewable licences, by the authority competent to renew the licence and in case of licences granted by auction, by the Collector.
9. A licence granted to partnership is determined by the dissolution of the partnership, subject to the liability of the partners jointly and severally for any loss caused to Government thereby and for the performance of all obligations to the Government incurred by partnership.
10. A licence is said to be renewed when it is continued after the period of its expiry to the same licensees in respect of the same premises and whenever a licence has determined by reason of surrender, cancellation or order of non-renewal or other causes, or where it is proposed to issue a licence in respect of premises or persons not previously licensed, a new licence is required; provided -
(a) a new licence is not required on account of the addition of or removal of a partner on the application of all the partners of the change of a representative of a company or society;
(b) a licence continued to the legal representative of a deceased licensee for the remaining period of the licensee shall not be deemed to be a new license;
(c) if the premises of a licensee are changed during the period of its currency, the authority competent to grant the licence may direct that the licence may be continued for the remaining period of the term on the existing fee;
(d) a licence may be transferred by the authority competent to grant it for th remainder of its currency to a new licensee.
[11. All applications for the grant, extension or renewal of licences, which require the orders of the Excise Commissioner under the Punjab Intoxicants License and Sale Orders or these rules should be received through proper channel in the Excise Commissioner's office before the end of October, in each year:]
[Provided that the applications for the grant of licenses in forms L-3, L-3A, L-4, L-4A, L-5, L-5A, L-5B or L-12C may be submitted at any time in the financial year. However, an application for the renewal of the existing licenses shall be submitted by the 31st day of January of each financial year.]
11A. [Omitted by Punjab Legislative Supplement Part III dated 17.3.1982.]
[11B. Every application for the grant of licence in form L-17, L-17A shall be submitted to the Collector through the Excise Officer incharge of the district with an advance copy to the Collector, on or before the 31st January preceding the financial year for which the licence is applied for;]
Provided that for the year 1973-74, the last date for the receipt of such application will be 31st March, 1973].
11C. [Omitted by L.S. Part III dated 15.3.1983.]
[11D. Every application for the grant of a licence in form L.10B shall be submitted to the Collector through the Excise Officer incharge of the district at any time during the currency of he financial year for which the licence is to be granted. Every application for renewal of such a licence shall, however, be submitted to the Collector on or before the thirty-first day of January every year preceding that for which application for renewal of the licence is made.]
[12. (a) No person to whom a licence has been granted shall be entitled to claim as of right renewal thereof and no claim shall lie for damages or otherwise in consequence of any refusal to renew a licence on the expiry of the period for which it was granted.]
(b) Every application for renewal of a licence, other than a licence governed by rule 11, shall be submitted to the Excise Officer incharge of the district by the 31st day of January, each year. The Excise Officer incharge of the district shall lay before the Collector by the 10th day of February each year a list of all licences requiring renewal. The list shall be accompanied in the case of licences on the assessed fee, by a certificate of sales required by rule 30; in the case of bottling licence by a similar certificate showing proof litres bottled up to 31st day of December. Except with the special sanction of the Excise Commissioner no order for renewal or non-renewal shall be made after [30th day of March] in respect of licences for the following financial year.
13. No licence under these rules except a licence for the vend of medicated wines, denatured and rectified spirit in forms L-12, L-17 and L-19, respectively, shall be combined with any licence for any dealings with any dangerous drug as defined in section 2(h) of the Dangerous Drugs Act, II of 1930, without the sanction of the Collector.
14. No licence shown in column 1 of the subjoined table may be held by persons holding or in any way connected in interest with the persons holding any of the licences shown against them in column 2 :- This table was substituted vide Punjab Liquor License (Second Amendment) Rules, 1977.
Licence in form May not be held in conjunction with 1 2 *L-1 A licence in forms L-2B,L-3,L-3A,L-4, L-4A, L-5, L-5A, L-5B, L- 5C, L-6, L-7, L-8, L-9, L-12A, L-12B, L-12C, L-12D, L-15, L-16, L- 17, L-17A and L-19 except with the special sanction of the Excise Commissioner.
L-1B A license in Forms L-2B, L-3, L-3A, L-4, L-4A, L-5, L-5A, L- 5B, L-5C, L-6, L-7, L-8, L-9, L-12A, L-12B, L-12C, L-12D, L-15, L- 16, L-17, L-17A and L-19 except with the special sanction of the Excise Commissioner.
**L-2 A licence in forms. L-3,L-3A,L-4,L-4A,L-5,L- 6,L-7,L-8,L-9,L-12,L- 12A L-3,L-4,L-5,L-8 or L-12B or L-12C for the vend of foreign liquor in a hotel, restaurant or club A licence in form L-1 except with the special sanction of the Excise Commissioner, or a licence in form L-2 or a licence for any dealing in country liquor.
L-3A,L-4A,L-5A for the vend of beer in hotel, restaurant or club A licence in form L-1 except with special sanction of the Excise Commissioner or a licence in form L-2 or a licence in form L-10B or a licence for any dealing in country liquor.
L-9 for the sale of foreign liquor in a Military Canteen or Border Security Force Canteen A licence in Forms L-2,L-3,L-3A,L-4,L-4A,L-5,L- 5A,L- 6,L-7,L- 8,L-10,L-10A,L-10B,L-12A,L-12B or L-12C.
**L-13,L-14,L-14A or L-14B for the wholesale or retail vend of country liquor A licence for any dealing in rectified spirit or denatured spirit except in form L-17 for the vend of denatured spirit A licence for any dealing in country liquor or foreign liquor.
*Substituted vide Punjab Government Notification No. G.S.R. 23/P.A. 1/14/Sections 31, 32 and 58/Amd. (160)/2004 dated 29.3.2004.
**See Punjab Legislative Supplement Part III dated 13.3.1987.
#Added by Punjab Notification No.G.S.R.11/P.A.1/1914/Section 58/ Amd(110)/2005. dated
17.3.2005.
15. No person holding a license for a distillery or winery shall hold any licence under these rules, except -
(a) a licence in Form L-1 for whole sale and retail vend of foreign liquor to the trade only ; and
(b) a licence in form L-2 for wholesale and retail vend of foreign liquor to the public only.
[Provided that the holder of licence in form B-1 under the Punjab Breweries Rules, 1956 may also hold a licence Form L-10B of the retail sale of beer for consumption off the premises.]
16. The licences shown in column 1 of the following statement may only be granted to the person shown against them in column 2 :- A licence in form : May only be granted to :
L-2A Omitted by by Punjab Government Notification No.
G.S.R.7/PA1/14/Section 59/Amd.(112)/2006. dated
24.3.2006.
[L-2B Retail vend of imported Foreign Liquor (bottled in origin), Beer and Wine imported from abroad (bottled in origin), for consumption off the premises.
Departmental Store or such like store in a Mall or Multiplex] [L-2C Retail vend for the sale of Imported Liquor/IMFL/Beer/Wines/Spirits.
The holder of a license in Form L-2C shall be allowed to sell imported liquor/IMFL/Beer/Wines/Spirits.]
[L-2D Retail vend of wine and beer, for consumption off the premises.
The holder of a license in Form L-2D shall be allowed to sell wine of all types upto 13.5% v/v and Beer imported from abroad (bottled on origin) only.]
[L-2E (Model Shop)'-
(i) Whole sale and retail vend of foreign liquor for consumption off the premises.
(ii) Draught beer for consumption on the premises only.
The holder of license of licensing units in Zone/Group of Municipal Corporation and 'A' class Municipal Committee.]
L-5 for the retail vend of foreign liquor in a bar The holder of a licence in form L-4 for the retail vend of foreign liquor in a restaurant (only the most superior establishment shall be so licensed). Holders of L-3 licence shall not be granted L-5 licences unless they are also in possession of L-5 licences.
L-5A for the retail vend of beer in a bar The holder of a licence in form L- 4A for retail vend of beer in a restaurant (only the most superior establishment shall be so licensed). Holders of a licence in form L-3A shall not be granted licence in form L-5A unless he is also in possession of a licence in form L-4A.
L-5C retail vend of foreign liquor including beer, wine and ready to drink beverages.
The holder of licenses in L-3, L-4 and L-5, one or more additional Hard Bar license shall be allowed in the premises of otel of 3-star or above category.
[L-5D. License for allowing consumption of liquor on special occasion in a marriage palace or a banquet hall The holder of licenses Form L-5D shall be allowed to consume liquor on Special occasion in a marriage palace or a banquet hall.]
[L-5E retail vend of draught beer and wine attached to L-2 vends The holder of licenses in Form L-2 shall be allowed to sell draught beer and wine.]
L-8 Supplementary for the retail vend of foreign liquor off the premises The holder of a licence in forms L-3,L-4,L-6 and L-7 for the retail vend of foreign liquor in a hotel, restaurant, railway refreshment-room or dinning car.
*L-10A for retail vend of beer containing alcoholic contents exceeding 3.25 per cent but not exceeding 5.25 per cent for consumption off the premises The holder of a licence in form L-14A for retail vend of country spirit for consumption off premises,in rural areas only.
L-10B for retail vend of beer for consumption off the premises.
The holder of a licence in form B-1 under the Punjab Breweries Rules L-11 for bottling foreign liquor The holder of a licence in form L-1 and or L-2,for the vend of foreign liquor to the trade or public or to the holder of a licence in form B.W.H. 2 to run an excise bonded warehouse.
L-12 for the sale of medicated wine A chemist or druggist of good standing.
[L-12E. retail vend of foreign liquor including beer and wine at Farm Tourism Scheme of the Government of Punjab, Department of Tourism, for consumption on the premises.
The holder of a license in Form L-12E shall be allowed to sell foreign liquor including beer and wine] Fixed fee Collector Collector.]
**L-13A Rum Gin and Whisky of the strength of 35 degree under proof The holder of a licence in Form L-13 L-15 for the bottling of country spirit To the holder of a licence in form B.W.H. 2 to run an excise bonded warehouse.
L-16 for the reduction of country spirit The holder of a licence in form B.W.H. 2 to run an excise bonded warehouse.
L-19 for the vend of rectified spirit A person holding a licence in form L-12 or L-17 or chemist or a druggist of good standing.
L-21 for the extension of hours A person holding a licence for the retail sale of foreign liquor or country spirit in forms L-2,L-10,L-10A,L- 10B,L-14 and L-14A in urban area.
*G.S.R. 14/P.A.I./14/Section 59/Amd (71)/85 dated 1.4.1983 **Legislative Supplement Part III dated 27.3.1993.
#Added vide Punjab Government Notification No. G.S.R. 24/P.A. 1/14/Sections 31, 32 and 58/Amd.
(160)/2004 dated 29.3.2004.
Substituted by Punjab Notification No. No. G.S.R. 3/P.A.1/14/Sections 59/Amd. (114)/2007 dated
16.1.2007.
[17.] A list of all licences in Forms L-1, L-1B, L-2, L-2A, L-3, L-3A, L-4, L-5B, [L-5C, L5- D] and L-4A, shall be drawn up in each district in April each year and supplied to the managers of the distilleries and breweries in Punjab.
[18. A Licence in form L-9 may be granted with the permission of the competent military authority or Border Security Force authority for the sale of foreign liquor only in military or Border Security Force Units. All canteens including unit military canteens or those run regimentally on club lines shall be required to take out this licence]
19. A special licence in form L-12A may be granted for the retail vend of foreign liquor are required.
Note. - At private or public functions at which a paid contractor sublies liquor for which he is paid, he must take out a licence in the form L-12A, whether he is paid by each consumer or not. At private functions at which no paid contractor supplies liquor on payment, no licence is required. If a recognised club at such a function supplies liquor to non-members on payment by non-members, it occupies the position of a contractor and a licence must be taken out in form L-12A.
The maximum period of such licences will not, except with the special permission of the Excise Commissioner, exceed one month, i.e. from the first day of the validity of the licence to the date immediately preceding that date in the succeeding month. If a licence is granted for two or more days excluding an intervening day or days (e.g., a Sunday), no fee shall be charged for the intervening day or days.
19A. A licence in form L-12D shall be granted to Church Authorities only.
20. The maximum number of licences for the wholesale vend of country spirit in form L-13 fixed for each district shall not be exceeded without the sanction of the Financial Commissioner.
The names of the licensees shall be reported to the Excise Commissioner and a list supplied to the managers of distilleries in Punjab by the 15th April.
21. Omitted on 7th January, 1969 vide 2nd Amendment Rule 1969.
22. A licence in Form 20-A to sell tari may be issued by the Collector if in any locality there is a demand for such licence.
23. A licence in Form 14-B may be granted for the vend of country spirit on special occasions, subject to the following conditions :-
(i) No special liquor licence shall be granted for any fair where such a licence has hitherto not been granted, or where having in the past been granted, it has now been discontinued. If a new fair is inaugurated the Collector shall not grant a special liquor licence without the consent of the Excise Commissioner.
(ii) In the case of fairs for which the special liquor licences have hitherto been granted, the Collector may continue to grant such licences. He should, however, take cognizance of any bonafide movement favouring prohibition, and he may, without further sanction, decline to grant the special liquor licence if, on testing local opinion as provided in the Punjab Intoxicants License and Sale Order, he is thoroughly satisfied that the discontinuance of such a licence would be a measure approved by the unquestioned voice of the local opinion, and that such local opinion is free from any suspicion or connivance at illicit distillation.
(iii) License for recurring fairs of importance at which it is permissible under these rules to provide for the sale of country liquor should be included in the list of shops to be auctioned.
C-Fees
24. The fees payable in respect of licences under these rules are of the following kind:-
(a) fixed fee;
(b) assessed fees ; and
(c) fees fixed by auction; and
(d) tender fee;
Fixed Fees [25. (1) The amount of annual license fee and security in respect of different kinds of licenses, granted under these rules, shall be as follows:- Serial No.
Kind of License Rate of annual license fee (Rs.)
Rate of security (Rs.)
1 2 3 4 1 L-1 5000000 15000/- 2 L-2A (Urban & Rural) 1000 0 3 L-2B 1200000 0 4 L-2C Minimum Guaranteed Revenue including Fixed license fee equivalent to one unit of Ludhiana Corporation.
15 percent of the amount of fixed License fee 5 L-2D 75000 6 L-3, L-4 & L-5
(i) For hotels having 4 or 5 star category certificate 7,00,000 10,000/-
(ii) For hotels in Municipal Corporations of Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, Bathinda and Mohali 3,25,000 10,000/-
(iii) For hotels in Municipal Corporations other than those mentioned at (iia) above, in Municipal Committees and other areas 2,25,000 10,000/-
(iv) For Additional place of Bar fifty percent (50%) in case of 4 star or 5 star category Hotels and one third of the license fee of other bar licenses.
7 L-3A, L-4A & L-5A
(i) For towns with population of one Lac or more 175000 0
(ii) For other towns 125000 0 8 L-5B (Pub License)
(a) Independent License 50000 10000/-
(b) Supplementary License (with L-5, L- 5A, L-5C and L-12C).
50000 0 9 L-5C 65000 0 10 L-5D :-
(i) Annual registration fee of Commercial Places viz Marriage palaces, banquet halls or community centre, Dharamshala etc charging upto Rs. 1,00,000/- per function.
25000 0
(ii) Annual registration fee of Commercial Places viz Marriage palaces, banquet halls or community centre, Dharamshala etc charging above Rs.
1,00,000/- per function.
50000 0 11 L-5E :-
(i) Corporation cities and areas. 55000 0
(ii) All types of Municipal Committees and other areas 30000 0 12 L-10C (Micro Brewery) 450000 0 13 L-12A (Temporary license)
(a) Minimum fee 1000 per license per day 0
(b) Maximum fee 1,00,000 per license per day 0 14 L-12C
(i) Members upto 2000 300000 0
(ii) Members above 2000 900000 0 15 L-12E 15000 1000/- 16 L-13 50000 1000/- 17 L-17:-
(i) Denatured Spirit (upto 500 BL) 5000 2000/-
(ii) Exceeding 500 BL 10 per BL 3000/- 18 L-50 :-
(i) For One Year 2500 0
(ii) For Life Time 12000 0 19 L-50A :-
(i) Serving liquor in Commercial Places viz Marriage palaces, banquet halls or community centre, Dharamshala etc.
charging upto Rs. 1,00,000/- per function.
5000/- per day per function 0
(ii) Serving liquor in Commercial Places viz Marriage palaces, banquet halls or community centre, Dharamshala etc.
charging above Rs. 1,00,000/- per function.
7500/- per day per function 0
(iii) Serving liquor in Commercial Places not registered with the Excise and Taxation department (not more than 5 licenses shall be issued in one month) 10000/- per day per function 0
(iv) Serving liquor in a function at a private place 2000/- per day per function 0 20 L-52 (Ihatas) :-
(i) PML
(a) Urban 30000 0
(b) Rural 6000 0
(ii) IMFL
(a) Corporation Area 40000 0
(b) Other Urban Area 30000 0
(c) Rural 8000 0 Note: The State Government reserves the right to change nomenclature of Fixed License Fee or other levies, levied under the Punjab Excise Act,1914 and relevant rules.
(2) In addition to the fixed license fee, as stated in sub-rule (1), the Special License Fee at the rate of five rupees per proof litre on Punjab Medium Liquor and Indian made Foreign Liquor shall also be charged.; Special License Fee shall be charged from L-14A, L-2, licensees at the time of issue of permits. The proceeds of Special License Fee shall be utilized by the State Government ;-
(a) for upkeeping of Cows in urban areas;
(b) for the welfare of livestock, Health, agriculture and Swachhta Abhiyan in Rural Areas.
(3) The L-2 and L-14A licensee shall deposit all duties/levies on his minimum guaranteed quota by the end of each month, irrespective of whether the quota is lifted or not. In case the licensee has not lifted the minimum guaranteed quota prescribed for the previous month and has paid full levies and in the next month, after lifting more than prescribed percentage of the minimum guaranteed quota for that month, he can get his deposited levies for un-lifted quota of previous month adjusted.]
25A. A licence in form L-12D for manufacture and possession of sacramontal wine for use on special occasion is granted fee of fee.
26. Licence in form L-16 for the reduction of country liquor may be granted without any fee.
Fixed and Assessed Fees
27.(1). Licence in form L-17 for vend of denatured spirit will be granted on fixed fees in addition to the fees assessed according to the scale thereunder. The following are the rates of fixed fees.
(i) [Five thousand] per annum for a licence for one year to possess a quantity not exceeding 500 bulk litres of denatured spirit at one time.
[(ii) Rs. 10 per B.L. per annum shall be charged for the denatured spirit when monthly purchase limit is allowed beyond 500 B.L. by the Excise Commissioner.]
(2) The assessment shall be based on the following scale :- Rs. 1000/- per bulk litre.
The fixed fee is payable in advance and the assessed fee shall be recovered at the time of issue of the permit in form L-32.
Provided that no assessment fee shall be charged on the quantity of denatured spirit, on which such fee has already been recovered in Punjab.
(3) Any person who is granted a licence in form L-17 or whose licence in form L-17 is renewed shall furnish a security in cash or in the form of saving certificates [or in the shape of a bank guarantee of a Scheduled Bank] duly pledged in favour of the Collector within seven days of such grant or renewal, at the following rates :-
(i) For licence with possession limit not exceeding 500 bulk litres at a time., Rs. 2000/-
(ii) For a licence with possession limit exceeding 500 litres at a time, Rs. 3,000/- [(4) (a) A license in Form L-17A for vend of wholesale denatured spirit will be granted by charging a fixed fee of rupees ten thousand per annum;
[(b) Any person who is granted a license in Form L-17A or whose license in Form L-17A is renewed, shall furnish a security of rupees five thousand in cash or in the form of saving certificates or in the shape of a bank guarantee of a Scheduled Bank duly pledged in favour of the Collector within a period of seven days of such grant or renewal.]
27A. [Omitted by Legislative Supplement Part III dated 15.3.82]
28. Omitted.
[29. ***] [30. The fixed fee for license in form L-3, L-3A, L-4, L-4A, L-5, L-5A, L- 5B, L-5C, L-6, L-7, L-8, L-10C, L-1 (Canteen Store Depot), L-2B and L-12C, shall be as under:-
(a) For a license in forms L-3, L-4 and L-5
(a) Seven lac rupees for hotels, having 4 or 5 Star category certificate;,
(b) three lac twenty five thousand rupees for hotel in Municipal Corporations of Ludhiana, jalandhar, Amritsar, Patiala, Bathinda and mohali:
(c) two lac twenty five thousand rupees for hotels other then those mentioned above , in Municipal committees and others areas.
In addition to this fee, a security of rupees ten thousand in the shape of National Savings Certificates, duly pledged in favour of the collector shall also be furnished within a period of seven days from the grant or renewal of the license;
(d) for Additional place of Bar fifty percent (50%) in case of a 4 star or 5 star category Hotels and one third of the license fee of other bar liceneses.
(b) For a license in Forms L-3A, L- 4A and L-5A
(i) for town with population of one lac or more: and
(i) one lac seventy five thousand rupees
(ii) one lac twenty five thousand rupees
(ii) for other towns not covered by item above
(c) For a license in Form L-5B Fifty thousand rupees and in addition to the fee, a security of ten thousand rupees in the shape of National Saving Certificates, duly pledged in favour of the Collector, shall also be furnished within seven days of the grant or renewal of such license;
(i) independent pub license fee
(ii) Supplementary license (with L-5, L-5A, L-5C and L-12C).
(d) For a license in Form L-12C Three lac rupee having capacity upto 2000 members; and Nine lac rupee having capacity above 2000 members
(e) For a license in Form L-2B twelve lac rupees;
(f) For a license in Form L-5C Sixty Five thousand rupees for each license;
(g) L-1 Canteen Store Depot Fifty Lac rupees
(h) For a license in Form L-10C Four Lac-fifty thousand only:
Provided that in addition to annual license fee, assessed fee, as specified in rule 31, shall also be payable by such license holders. The assessed fee shall be payable at the time of issue of permits to such licensees.]
[31. The assessed fee shall be levied on the following rates per bulk litre for Beer, Wine and Ready to drink beverages and per proof litre for Indian Made Foreign Liquor, Imported Foreign Liquor including Bottled In Origin brands and Rum, namely :- Kind of Licenses] Kind of liquor L-1 L-1 Impor t L-2B L- 2D L-6 L-7 and L-8 L-3, L-4 and L-5C L-3A, L-4A and L-5A L- 5B L- (Cantee n Store Deport), L-1 CRPF and L-1 ITBP L-10C (Micro Brewery/Brewer y Pub) L- 12C Suppl y from L-1 Suppl y from L-2 Suppl y from L-1 Suppl y from L-2 Indian Made Foreign Liquor - - - - 6.2 0 465/- 117/- - - 410/- - 465/ - (L- 1) 117/ - (L- 2) Imported Foreign Liquor (Bottled in Origin) - 300/- 425/ - - 8.8 0 465/- 117/- - - 410/- - 465/ - (L- 1) 117/ - (L- 2) Wine - 5/- - 12/ -
1.8 0 25/- 10/- - 20/ - 20/- - 25/- (L-1) 10/- (L-2) Indian Made Beer Light - 60/- - - 0.1 0 60/- 15/- 60/- 15/- - 85/- - 60/- (L-1) 15/- (L-2) Strong - 60/- - - 0.1 0 60/- 15/- 60/- 15/- - 85/- - 60/- (L-1) 15/- (L-2) Canned light - 60/- - 60/- 15/- 60/- 15/- Canned strong - 60/- 60/- 15/- 60/- 15/- Imported Beer (Bottled in origin) Light - 60/- 42/- 18/ -
0.3 5 60/- 15/- 60/- 15/- - 85/- - 60/- (L-1) 15/- (L-2) Strong - 60/- 42/- 18/ -
0.3 5 60/- 15/- 60/- 15/- - 85/- - 60/- (L-1) 15/- (L-2) Cider 5.50 per bottl e - 0.1 0
5.00/- per BL
3.00/- per BL - - 3/- per BL - 5/- (L-1) 3/- (L-2) Rum - - 0.3 5 - - - 140/- - - Draught Beer (Strong and Light) - - - - - 85/ - - - - Supplied by Micro brewery (L-10 C) - - - - - 20/ - - 70/- - Ready to drink beverage s 20/- 20/- - - 30/- 5/- 30/- 5/- 25/ - 22/- - 30/- (L-1) 5/- (L-2) Sweet and wines upto
13.5% v/v
4.50/ - 20/- 12/ - - 25/- 10/- - - - - -
32. If in any case the Collector considers that for special reasons a fee lower than the proper fee should be sanctioned, because the licence will not be used throughout the whole year, although in the previous year it has been so used, he may recommend that a specially reduced fee should be sanctioned by the Excise Commissioner.
33. If a licence which has not been in force for 12 months is to be renewed, the Collector will make an approximate estimate of the sales which would probably have been made if the licence had been in force for twelve months and shall forward the estimate for the orders of the Excise Commissioner as to the fees to be assessed for the ensuing year.
It there were no sales at all at any vend during twelve months the fee shall be proposed by the Collector taking into consideration the sales made during any of the previous three years, if he considers the renewal of the licence necessary. The Collector shall forward his proposals to the Excise commissioner for orders.
[34. The fixed fee for grant and renewal of a license other than L-14A and L-2 shall be payable within a period of seven days of the grant/renewal of relevant license. The licenses shall be operative after the deposit of the prescribed fee:
Provided that in the case of licences [except licenses L-1 and L-1 (Import)] granted, extended or renewed for any period less than one year, the fixed fee for each period shall be worked out proportionately on monthly basis and a fraction of a month shall be counted as a month for this purpose.]
[35. (1) Minimum guaranteed revenue. - The Minimum Guaranteed Revenue, shall include the fixed license fee, the Excise duty leviable on the Minimum Guaranteed quota (at L-14A, L-2, L-13 and L-1 stage) and Special License Fee. The following licenses may be granted on minimum guaranteed revenue by inviting applications for a Licensing Unit/group/zone, namely:-
(i) A license in Form L-2, for the wholesale and retail sale of foreign liquor, for consumption, off the premises; and
(ii) A license in Form L-14A for retail sale of country liquor (also called the Punjab Medium Liquor), for consumption, off the premises.
(2) (i) The Punjab Medium Liquor and Indian Made Foreign Liquor vends shall be disposed off as licensing units. A Licensing Unit in urban areas shall consist of one L-14A vend and one L-2 vend under one roof. In rural areas, a licensing unit may consist either of a single L-14A vend or a L-14A vend and L-2 vend. The group of licensing units shall be formed by the Collector cum Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner with prior approval of The Excise Commissioner, Punjab. The maximum value of the minimum guaranteed revenue of the group shall be approximately Rs. five crores (5.00 Cr). However, if for any reason, this limit of minimum guaranteed revenue of Rs. five crores (5.00 Cr) is to be increased beyond 25 percent, then the Excise Commissioner shall get approval of the Addl.
Chief Secretary (Taxation), Punjab. The minimum guaranteed revenue shall include the fixed license fee and the Excise duty leviable on the Minimum Guaranteed quota (at L-14A, L-2, L-13 and L-1 stage) and Special License Fee. The groups/ zones of the above licensing units shall be formed by the Collector cum Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioners on the advice of the Asstt. Excise & Taxation Commissioners and with the approval of Excise Commissioner. The minimum guaranteed revenue of a group or a zone shall be equal to the sum of minimum guaranteed revenue of the constituent licensing units of that group/ zone. The groups/zones would be allotted to the successful applicants on the basis of draw of lots as under:
(a) If the number of applications for a licensing unit/group is more than one then allottment shall be made by way of draw of lots; or
(b) Urban areas could be divided into one or more zones. The applications may be invited for the whole city or one zone. If the number of applications are more than the groups to be allotted, then the allotment shall be made by draw of lots. The group/zone number of successful allottee shall be made by another draw. The number of successful allottees shall be equal to the number of groups in each zone in that particular area of the city. Successful allottee shall open his prescribed numbers of vends (licensing units) anywhere in his allotted zone, as per the Excise Rules. Where cities have grown outside the municipal boundaries the collector-cum-Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner, at his discretion, in order to safeguard Government revenue, can attach such populated area as a part of zone of the city. or;
(c) Any combination of the procedure mentioned in (a) and (b) above
Explanation. - To safeguard the revenue or to make the groups more balanced, the Collector-cum DETC can also attach any rural or urban vend to a zone/group of the city. The attached vend/licensing unit need not to be contiguous with the city.
Once an applicant is declared successful, a draw for allotting a zone to him would be made simultaneously. The next draw would take place after deposit of required fixed license fee by the successful allottee.
After depositing the fee as specified in sub-rule (6) of rule 36, if any successful applicant/allottee fails to deposit the balance amount of fixed license fee, then his allotment shall be deemed to be cancelled and his fixed license fee so deposited shall be forfeited. The person in the waiting list shall be given a chance. If there is no other person in the waiting list and the number of successful allottees are less than the number of units/zones of that particular area, then in that scenario the same procedure as mentioned above shall be followed. Apart from this, in case where the vends/licensing units/groups are closed due to non-deposit of minimum guaranteed revenue, the above mentioned procedure shall be followed.
(ii) Re allotment of group/zone. - If some groups/zones remain unalloted after the process of draw of lots, re-allotment of such unalloted groups/zones, shall be made by inviting fresh applications as per the same procedure. If some groups/ zones remain un-allotted even after this, the sealed quotations for those groups/ zones shall be called by reducing the fixed license fee by five percent (5%) and a proportionate reduction in the maximum guaranteed quota, after giving three days public notice. If any group/zone remains unalloted even after this, the Government reserves its right to run it on its own or through a Government agency or through its employees. There shall be no minimum guaranteed quota if the Government runs the group/zone itself or through its agencies. The Chief Minister shall be competent to allow any other procedure, different from those mentioned above for disposal of un-allotted group.
(iii) If any successful allottee requires to shift his vend within his prescribed zone, he shall submit an application alongwith a fee of Rs.25,000/- to the Collector-cum-Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioner upto 31st May. He shall exercise this option only once for a vend ; or
(3) The quota of Punjab Medium Liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Beer for each licensing unit and the minimum guaranteed revenue payable by such unit shall be fixed by the collector cum DETC.
No minimum guaranteed quota of Wine and RTD shall be fixed. The purchase of such types of liquor shall be in addition to the quota fixed for IMFL,PML and Beer. Imported Foreign Liquor (BIO brands) shall not be a part of the minimum guaranteed quota.]
[35A. [-] [35B.]
[36. Procedure to grant the license. - The following procedure is prescribed for the grant of liquor licenses, referred to in Rule 35, namely :-]
(1) The applications shall be in the prescribed form;
[(2) The application form for the grant of liquor vends shall be available in the office of the Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner (hereinafter referred to as AETC), In-charge of the district. The application Forms can also be downloaded from the website of the department (www.pextax.com).
In addition, these application forms shall also be available in various bank branches authorized by the department for receipt of application forms. The applicant can submit his application for any Licensing Unit/Group/ Zone of any district in any of the bank branches. The cost of application forms shall be Rs. eighteen thousand (18,000/-) (inclusive of GST, if any) for one application. This amont shall be non-refundable.
If the first or any subsequent allotment procedure is cancelled by the department or, any application form is rejected by the department being invalid and not put to draw of lots, then the amount of application fee shall be refunded to the concerned applicant, after deducting two thousand rupees per application as processing fee. Out of the total proceeds from the sale of application forms, fifty percent shall be deposited in the Development Fund constituted under the Punjab Development Fund Act, 2014 (Punjab Act No. 1 of 2015).
The application forms shall be serially numbered at three places, i.e. in the application form, in the slip of draw of lots and on the receipt, issued to the applicant.]
[(3) At the time of submission of applications for allotment of vends, at various authorized branches of the banks and in the office of concerned Assistant Excise and taxation Commissioner the applicant shall be required to pay the application fee, as provided in sub-rule (2).
(4) Each application received by various authorized branches of the banks and office of the Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner shall be assigned a unique number. The receipt of each application to be given to the applicant and the slip of draw of lots shall carry the same unique number, as assigned to the application.]
(5) An applicant may apply for any number of Licensing Units [or a group of licensing units];
Provided that he shall have to apply separately for each such Unit.
[(6)(a) The grant of licenses L-14A and L-2 shall be made out of those applications, which may be found to be complete in all respects. In case, the number of applications for a licensing unit/group is more than one, the allotment shall be made by a draw of lots. This would entail two draws, one for successful allotte and other for allotment of zone. Once an applicant is declared successful, a draw for allotting a zone to him would be made simultaneously.
A successful applicant shall be required to pay 25% fixed license fee immediately on the draw of his lot. This payment may be made by bank deposit slips or through demand draft, banker's cheque, pay order or other pre paid Bank instruments.
(b) The next draw shall be made only after the successful applicant has deposited the amount of fixed license fee . Failure to deposit fixed license fee shall lead to cancellation of allotment and the allotment done/to be done in his favour in any other district of the State shall also stand cancelled.
After the deposit of required fixed license fee, the successful allottee shall come under the obligations of contract and he shall be liable to comply with all the conditions of the license, such as deposit of minimum guaranteed revenue of the license, lifting of minimum guaranteed quota etc.]
[(7) The application form shall be completely filled up by the applicant. It shall be accompanied by two recent passport size photographs of the applicant or applicants. The applicant shall submit any other information, if required, by the department at the time of scrutiny of applications before the allotment of license.]
(8) The Excise Inspector of the respective excise circle shall examine each application and verify all the documents appended to that application. It shall then be countersigned by the Excise and Taxation Officer (Excise) and the AETC before the grant of license. A list of valid and invalid applications shall be displayed at a prominent place in the office of the AETC.
(9) The grant of licenses L-14A and L-2 shall be made out of those applications, which may be found to be complete in all respects. In case, the number of applications for a licensing Unit is more than one, the allotment shall be made by a draw of lots. The draw of lots shall be conducted under the supervision of a Committee, comprising the AETC as Chairman, the Excise and Taxation Officer (Excise) of the respective district and the concerned Excise Inspector or Excise and Taxation Inspector as members. The Committee would make its recommendations to the Collector for the grant of licenses to the successful applicants in respect of the licensing Units [or a group of licensing units]. On receipt of such recommendations, the Collector shall approve the recommendations within two days and issue the requisite licenses. In the revenue districts of Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar, where there are more than one Excise Districts, the AETC of district-I in the revenue districts, shall be the Chairman for the draw of lots pertaining to licensing units falling within the Corporation limits. For the draw of lots pertaining to other licensing units, the AETC of the concerned Excise District shall be the Chairman. A representative of the Deputy Commissioner of the revenue district concerned may also be present as Observer at the evenue, fixed for draw of lots :
Provided that the Excise Commissioner may authorize any other officer of the Excise and Taxation Department to be the Chairman of the Committee for the draw of lots in any district in place of the concerned AETC.
(10) A successful applicant shall furnish an affidavit, about his eligibility to hold the licenses as required under Order 7 of the Punjab Intoxicants License and Sale Orders, 1956, on a non-judicial stamp paper of the value of Rs. 15/- before starting the business. Any failure to furnish the requisite affidavit or furnishing of a false affidavit, could result in the cancellation of the license.
[(11) The complete record of the applications submitted for grant of license, shall be maintained in a register, duly page-marked, and attested by the AETC, incharge of the district containing the following information, namely :-
(a) serial Number;
(b) application Number;
(c) Father's name;
(d) name and code of group applied for;
(e) unique reference number, of the application; and
(f) amount of application money.]
(12) The list of the applications, received by the last date and time fixed for such receipt, shall be prepared Licensing-Unit [or a group of licensing units]wise and shall be displayed at a prominent place in the office of the concerned AETC.
[(13) If any successful applicant fails to deposit the amount of fixed license fee in time, or refuses to accept the license, his allotment shall be deemed to have been cancelled automatically, and the amount of fixed license fee deposited, shall be forfeited and the license shall be re-allotted as per the provisions of these rules.
(14) A successful applicant shall have to deposit fixed license fee which shall be divided amongst all groups according to their potential by the Collector cum DETC. A successful allottee shall deposit fixed license fee as per following schedule:- Serial No.
Stage %age of fixed license fee 1 At the time of draw of lots 25% 2 Within 48 Hours of draw of lots 25% 3 Upto 31 March 2018 50% Out of the above mentioned 50%, (at sr, no. 3), the successful applicant can deposit 35% fixed license fee by 7th April 2018, and the balance 15% by 15th April, 2018 with the prior approval of Collector cum Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner of Division concerned, alongwth an interest @1.5% per month (to be calculated on daily basis).
If any successful allottee, after depositing the first or second installment of fixed license fee, does not deposit the next installment, his fixed license fee earlier deposited shall be forfeited and his allotment shall stand cancelled.
[(14A) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (14), the entire fifteen per cent security shall have to be deposited by 31st day of March, in case the period of forty-eight hours or ninety-six hours, as the case may be, is completed after the 31st day of March.]
(15) After depositing the amount of fixed license fee, the licensee is required to pay the amount of minimum guaranteed revenue fixed for the month as specified in sub rule (1) of Rule 35 payable by the close of last working day of each month. In case of late payment of any installment, an interest @1.5%, per month, (to be calculated on daily basis), shall be charged. If the due amount of the month is not paid by 15th day of the next month, then the license shall be deemed to be suspended and the vend(s) shall be closed. The license shall be restored only after the payment of the balance amount and interest. If full due amount is not paid by 20th day of the month, the suspended license shall stand cancelled, the fixed license fee deposited by the licensee shall be forfeited and the reallotment process shall be initiated as per law. During re-allotment, if any loss of Government revenue occurs, the original allottee shall be responsible to make up for that loss.
(16) In the Minimum Guaranteed Revenue, the fixed license fee and the Excise duty leviable on the Minimum Guaranteed quota (at L-14A, L-2, L-13 and L-1 stage) and Special License Fee shall be included. If the licensee fails to lift required minimum guaranteed quota as per conditions of license at the end of each month, he shall be liable to deposit an amount equal to the sum of excise duty and duty payable at the L-13 stage on un-lifted quota of PML. For un-lifted quota of IMFL, he shall be liable to deposit an amount equal to the sum of excise duty and duty (as per minimum slab) payable at L-1 stage. Similarly for un-lifted quota of Beer, the licensee shall be liable to deposit an amount equal to the sum of excise duty and duty (as per minimum slab) payable at L-1 stage.
(17) The settlement of minimum guaranteed revenue by the licensee shall be done on monthly basis.]
[(18) ***]
(19) In the event of cancellation of the license of a retail outlet, the Collector may re-allot it in accordance with the procedure, laid down in these rules at the risk and cost of the licensee, whose license has been cancelled. [The licensee to whom the license of the retail outlet has been reallotted by the collector, such a licensee may, either opt to open his vends, as the case may be, at the licensed premises from where the license was earlier cancelled or he may open the same in an area with in the radius of fifty meters of the premises from where the previous license was cancelled.]
(20) The allotment of licensing unit(s) [or a group of licensing units] and the draw of lots shall be done in an open and transparent manner in full public view. A transparent jar shall be used for the draw of lots, so as to ensure that the slips that are put into the jar, are visible to the public.
(21) The draw of lots shall not be made by any officer or official directly or indirectly connected with the process of allotment of licensing units. These draws shall be drawn by a person randomly called from the public.
(22) In a rural area, all the applications for a particular licensing Unit shall be put into the Jar. The applicant whose slip, is first drawn, shall have the right for allotment of that licensing Unit. The applicant whose slip is drawn, shall be declared as an 'allottee in waiting', who shall have the claim to allotment of the respective retail outlet, in case the first allottee defaults or is debarred. In the event, of the 'allottee in waiting' also getting defaulted or getting debarred, the application for the retail outlet shall be invited afresh, and the whole process shall be repeated again.
(23) In an urban or any other area where more than one licensing Unit [or a group of licensing units] is to be allotted, all the valid applications meant for that location, shall be put into the Jar.
Slips shall be drawn equal in number to the number of licensing Units [or a group of licensing units] one by one. Applicants, whose slips are selected, shall have the right for allotment of one of such Units. In addition to this, the slips for the 'allottee(s) in waiting' would also be selected in the following ratio:- Serial No.
No. of licensing units No. of allottee(s) in waiting Remarks
(i) Up to 10 Fifty per cent While calculating percentage, fraction of a number shall be taken as one number.
(ii) Beyond 10 Twenty five per cent (But not less than five)
(24) The name of the successful applicants and the 'allottee(s) in waiting' shall be announced then and there.
(25) If the number of applicants are equal to the number of licensing units available in a particular place, all such applicants shall be declared as allottees, after the approval of the concerned Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner.
(26) If at the end of the draw of lots, some licensing units [or a group of licensing units] remain unallotted, the un-successful applicants pertaining to a particular revenue district shall be allowed to participate in allotment of such Units. For this purpose, option of such un-successful applicants shall be taken on the spot and the un-allotted Units shall be allotted by following the aforesaid procedure.
For the purpose, the 'allottee(s) in waiting" shall also be treated as an un-successful applicants [:]
[Provided that the licensing units remaining unsold on the first day of allotment may also be sold by way of inviting tenders with prior approval of the Excise Commissioner.]
(27) The allotment by draw of lots shall be made on the day or days fixed for this purpose.
[(28) The licensee shall make his own arrangements for opening of the retail outlet, for which the department undertakes no responsibility. The licensee shall be required to open his vend on or before 15th day of April [2016]. In case, he fails to do so, the AETC of the district concerned may extend the said period upto 30th day of April [2017] on payment of late fee of Rs. 25, 000/- in respect of the area falling within the jurisdiction of a Municipal Corporation, and Rs. 10,000/- in other areas.]
(29) No license shall be granted in villages, in respect of which a Panchayat resolution has been passed regarding closure of a liquor vend and which has been accepted by the Excise Commissioner, Punjab.
(30) In case, at the end of the allotment proceedings, any licensing unit [or a group of licensing units] remains unallotted, the names and locations of such licensing units and the corresponding retail outlets, their annual license fee and annual quota shall be displayed prominently in the office of the concerned AETC :
[Provided that licensing unit, or a group of licensing units, which may unallotted after first day of April, [2017], shall be allotted to the applicants, by proportioning quota of PML/IMFL and the license fee for the remaining part of the year by seeking fresh applications thereof.]
[Provided Further that the successful allottee or licensee, shall have the option to get the allotment of complete zone or group or licensing unit as the case may be, as a whole transferred before or after the grant of license on the following terms and conditions, namely:-
(i) the successful allottee or licensee shall be required to deposit one per cent of the license fee of the said licensing unit as transfer fee;
(ii) the successful allottee or licensee should not be a defaulter for causing revenue loss to the State revenue in any manner at the time of transfer of licensee;
(iii) only one transfer will be allowed during the financial year;
(iv) before transfer of the license of the said zone or group or licensing unit, the transfree, shall submit all the documents, prescribed under the Excise Policy or the Act or the Rules; and
(v) the request made by the successful allottee or licensee, for the transfer of license, shall be subject to the approval by the Collector.]
(31) A report of unallotted licensing units [or a group of licensing units] shall be made separately to the Excise Commissioner, Punjab on the next day. Applications for such retail outlets shall then be invited again at the time and date, to be notified and the procedure detailed heretofore shall be followed afresh.
(32) Every successful allottee shall be required to furnish two sets of surety bond in Form M-75 before the commencement of business.
(33) No sub-vends shall be allowed.
(34) The application forms shall be supplied by the office of the Excise Commissioner, Punjab to the concerned A.E.T.C. of the districts. The A.E.T.C. shall maintain a complete account of the application forms received, issued, balance in stock and the total application fee.
(35) The Collector shall forward to the Excise Commissioner, statement showing the locality of each vend, quota of PML (L-14-A) and IMFL (L-12) in proof [litres and Beer in bulk litres] during the period for which the license has been granted, the annual fixed fee, the name of the person(s) to whom the vend has been allotted. The A.E.T.C. shall forward a list of licensees and the vends allotted to the Superintendent of Police of the district concerned and to Managers of all distilleries licensed in the State of Punjab.
(36) In the event of increase in the rate of duty levied under the Punjab Excise Fiscal Orders, 1932 on foreign liquor, the difference in duty due to such increase shall be payable in the nature of fee by a licensee, holding a wholesale or a retail license or both, as the case may be, in respect of stock of foreign liquor on which the aforesaid duty stands paid at the lower rate.
(37) No entry fee shall be charged to enter the venue. The applicant shall be entitled to enter the venue where lots are to be drawn along with one companion.
[(38) (a) The Government shall fix minimum guaranteed quota for all licensing units/groups. This shall be fixed separately for PML,IMFL and BEER. However, RTD and BIO shall not be the part of quota. Thirty per cent of the total minimum guaranteed quota of PML shall be lifted by a L-14A licensee from L-13 out let of the distillery and a distillery in pipe line, specified and allocated to the districts by the Excise Commissioner and the remaining seventy per cent of the said quota, may be lifted from any distillery of his choice. In case, of open quota distillers shall be allowed to fix their price upto five percent (5%) over and above the EDP of the fixed quota. Any management of the distillery that opts for this shall inform the Excise Commissioner regarding their increased rates upto 25th of March, 2018. These rates shall remain same throughout the year. The EDP shall not be changed by the distilleries during the currency of the financial year. The licensee shall lift minimum percentage of his minimum guaranteed quota of PML, IMFL and BEER month wise as per schedule given below:- Serial No.
Month % age of PML %age of IMFL %age of Beer 1 April 7 8 7 2 May 8 7 10 3 June 9 9 10 4 July 8 8 10 5 August 9 9 9 6 September 9 9 8 7 October 9 9 8 8 November 9 9 8 9 December 10 10 8 10 January 2019 9 9 8 11 February 2019 9 9 8 12 March 2019 (upto 15th of March) 4 4 6 Total 100 100 100 In the event of non-lifting of minimum guaranteed quota by the end of each month as per the above schedule, the licensee shall be liable to deposit an amount equal to the sum of all the levies, excise duty leviable at L-1, L-2, L-13 and L- 14A stage and special license fee on the un-lifted minimum guaranteed quota.
(b) The licensee shall have the option to inter-change upto five percent of his minimum guaranteed quota of Punjab Medium Liquor to Indian Made Foreign Liquor and upto five percent (5%) of his minimum guaranteed quota of Indian Made Foreign Liquor to Punjab Medium Liquor. When this option is exercised, the duties payable shall be of the liquor which is actually lifted. The minimum guaranteed revenue of the group shall vary accordingly.
(c) The licensees having L-2 vends attached to their units may be given the option to convert ten percent of the quota of Punjab Medium Liquor to Indian Made Foreign Liquor subject to the following conditions:-
(i) This option shall not be available to Licensees who have only L-14A vend/vends in their licensing units.
(ii) This option shall be exercised by those distilleries who are producing PML and have their own registered brands of IMFL, with the condition that the EDP of brands for conversion is not more than Rs.1500/- per case.
(iii) When this option is exercised, the licensee shall be required to pay the sum of excise duty payable on PML at L-14A stage and half of the excise duty leviable at L-1 stage on the converted brands of IMFL. This duty shall be paid by L-2 licensee at the time of issuance of permits. His minimum guaranteed revenue shall be re-calculated accordingly.
(iv) The conversion from PML to IMFL shall be only from the open seventy percent (70%) quota of PML which may be lifted from any of the D-2 licensees who have their own registered IMFL brands:
Provided that the quota for a distillery in pipe line shall be applicable only in those cases where a Letter of Intent has been granted for a distillery and a bottling plant, and not for a bottling plant alone, and the work on the distillery is completed to the extent of seventy five per cent (75%). This facility shall be available up to a maximum period of six months or till a proper D-2 License is obtained, whichever is earlier. At the expiry of a period of six months, if a D-2 license is not issued in favour of the distiller, the facility of allocation of fixed quota and the open quota, shall be withdrawn without issuing any notice.
(39) A licensee shall have the option to lift additional quota after lifting the minimum guaranteed quota of PML, IMFL and Beer subject to payment of all levies, duties, fees etc as payable on the minimum guaranteed quota,-
(i) A licensee who has lifted full minimum guaranteed quota of PML can lift additional quota of PML by paying the excise duty leviable on transport permit at L-13, the excise duty on the transport permit at L-14A stage and the special license fee. The licensee can lift this additional quota from any distillery of his choice.
(ii) A licensee who has lifted full minimum guaranteed quota of IMFL can lift additional quota of IMFL by paying the excise duty leviable on transport permit at L-1 stage, and the special license fee.
(iii) A licensee who has lifted full minimum guaranteed quota of BEER can lift additional quota of BEER by paying the excise duty leviable on transport permit at L-1 stage.
However, the fixed licence fee shall not be charged again.
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(41) IT fee shall be levied on Punjab Medium Liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor at the rate of Rs.0.50/- per proof litre and on Beer Rs.0.50/- per bulk litre. This shall be leviable at the time of issuance of transport permit for transport of PML, IMFL and BEER from the manufacturer to the wholesale licensee, L-1 and L-13 as the case may be.
(43) The licensee shall not be allowed to transfer his quota from one group to another.
(44) Regarding carried forward quota/stock- Licensee can carry forward unsold quota/stock of the year 2017-18 to the year 2018-19. The unsold quota of the licensee for the year 2017-18 which is carried forward shall be adjusted in the minimum guaranteed quota. No licensee shall acquire more then his minimum guaranteed quota of April and May as carried forward quota from the unsold stock of the previous year. A licensee for the year 2017-18 can transfer his unsold quota/stock to any new licensee. No excise duty shall be leviable on carried forward quota. A transfer fee shall be charged on carried forward quota. This fee shall be @ Rs.319/-per PL on PML and Rs.385/- per PL on IMFL and Rs.65/- per BL on Beer. The licensee shall pay the required special license fee also.
The transfer fee shall also be charged on the unsold stock of the L-1 licensee of 2017-18. The rate of this fee shall be the difference of extra license fee paid on IMFL brands at L-1 stage and excise duty leviable at L-1 stage.
For Beer brands, the rate of this fee shall be the difference of assessed fee paid at L-1 stage and excise duty leviable at L-1 stage. The licensee shall give information of his unsold/carry forward quota to Assistant Excise and Taxation Commissioner of his district upto 31st March.]
[36A. Sale price, license fee and quota of PML, IMFL and Beer. - (1) The Punjab Medium Liquor of 50 degree, Rum/Gin/whisky of 65 degree and 75 degree shall be allowed to be sold at PML vends.
(2) The minimum retail sale rates per bottle in respect of Punjab Medium Liquor 50 degree, 65 degree and 75 degree shall be fixed on the basis of the following formula:- Serial No.
Type of liquor Indicative Formula for determining minimum retail Sale rates 1 PML 50 degree, 65 degree and 75 degree, except areas at Serial No. 2 below (EDP of open quota + Excise Duty payable at L-13 + VAT + L-13 expenses + Excise Duty payable at L-14A stage + Special License fee) + 21 percent margin (to be rounded off to next rupee) 2 PML 50 degree, 65 degree and 75 degree for Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala and Amritsar districts.
(EDP of open quota + Excise Duty payable at L-13 + VAT + L-13 expenses + Excise Duty payable at L-14A stage + Special License fee) + 25 percent margin (to be rounded off to next rupee) Apart from this, the maximum retail price of PML shall not exceed 12.5 percent more than its minimum retail price. In addition, it shall be obligatory for liquor vendors (L-14A/L-2 licensee) to issue cash memo / invoices for all the sales effected by them from their vends.
(3) (i) The per bottle minimum retail sale rates of Indian Made Foreign Liquor to be sold in the State of Punjab, shall be fixed according to calculation formula as under:- Serial No.
Type of liquor Indicative Formula for determining minimum retail Sale rates 1 Indian made foreign liquor (EDP + Excise Duty payable at L-1 stage + indicative L-1 margin of 5 percent of EDP + VAT + Excise Duty payable at L-2 stage + Special License fee) + 22 percent margin (to be rounded off to next rupee Liquor vendors (L-14A/L-2 licensee) shall issue cash memo / invoices for all the sales effected by them from their vends.
The minimum retail sale rate of those categories, which have not been covered in the above table, shall be fixed on the basis of the above formula. It shall be mandatory for the licensee to display the rates of popular brands on his vend prominently. The Excise Commissioner, may issue instructions from time to time for the rates of any other brands to be displayed as per requirement.
(ii) If at any stage EDP of any brand changes its minimum retail sale price, shall also be changed as per the formula. Minimum retail sale price for a different size of bottle/container, other than those mentioned above, shall be fixed proportionate to their volumes based on the minimum and maximum retail sale price fixed for 750 ml, 375 ml and 180 ml by the Excise Commissioner.
(4) The minimum retail sale price of Beer per bottle at L-14A and L-2 vends shall be fixed according to calculation formula as under:- Serial No.
Type of liquor Indicative Formula for determining minimum retail Sale rates 1 Beer (EDP + Excise Duty payable at L-1 stage + indicative L-1 margin of 5 percent of EDP + VAT + Excise Duty payable at L-2 stage) + 22 percent margin (to be rounded off to next rupee)
Provided that in case a licensee is found guilty of selling the liquor in contravention of the prices fixed as mentioned in sub-rules (2),(3),(4), he shall be liable for the following action, namely:- For 1st offence Penalty of Rs. Three lac ;
For 2nd offence Penalty of Rs. Ten lac; and For 3rd or subsequent offences Suspension of the license of licensing unit or group or zone for one week.
If any liquor on which the leviable excise duty has not been paid is detected at the licensing unit/vend, then the license of that licensing unit/vend shall be cancelled. If such liquor on which excise duties has not been paid is subsequently found at other vends/licensing units of the same group, then the whole group shall be cancelled. The fixed license fee deposited for the licensing unit/group as the case may be shall stand forfeited.
(5) L-2 licensee shall not sell liquor for the functions to be held in marriage palaces/ banquet halls against L-50A permit at a price higher than the minimum retail price of liquor:
Provided that in case a licensee is found guilty of selling the liquor in contravention of the price fixed above then, a penalty of Rupees One Lac shall be imposed upon him. In case of repeated violation, the penalty shall be double the amount imposed during the previous violation and on violation for the third time, his vend shall be closed for one month. If the vend is closed by the competent authority on account of some violation of excise law/rules or non-deposit of minimum guaranteed revenue, the licensee shall not be allowed to claim the loss on his committed minimum guaranteed revenue.
(6) The maximum value (minimum guaranteed revenue) of one licensing unit shall be upto four hundred Lac rupees. The minimum guaranteed revenue of more than one group/zones in Corporation and other urban area or Nagar Panchayat shall be kept equitable, with a variation of twenty percent as far as possible. The quota of PML shall be 578 lac proof litre and that of IMFL shall be 248 lac proof litre and that of Beer shall be 257 lac bulk litre. Canned Beer shall be included in the quota of Beer. However, RTD and BIO brands shall not be the part of the quota of IMFL and BEER.
Minimum guaranteed quota of PML will be distributed by the Excise Commissioner amongst the Divisions and the Collector cum Deputy Excise & Taxation Commissioners of the Divisions shall further distribute allocated quota to their respective districts, which shall further be distributed among different licensing units/group/zones.
(7) A successful allotee shall get the vend premises approved before actually operating the vend.
Approval shall be accorded automatically in respect of the vend where a vend is functioning during the year 2017-18. For any other place the approval of the department shall be required before a licensee is to operate the vend. L-2 vends shall be allowed to be operated in the premises of the L- 14A vend only and not under a separate roof. In urban areas, where there are no zones, licensee shall be allowed to open vend at any place. Where there are zones, the number of vends shall be fixed and licensee can open vend in the area of his allotted zone only. In Rural area, the vends shall be allowed to open on the basis of revenue limit of the village. The site of liquor vends which are covered by the orders passed by Courts shall not be approved on the basis of the above provision.
The licensee shall be bound to obey the orders passed by the Hon'ble High Court/ Supreme Court.
The licensee shall be bound to comply with the orders of the Hon'ble High Court in CWP No.4681 of 2014 - Market Welfare Society, Mohali Vs State of Punjab. Apart from this, the licensee shall ensure compliance of the provisions of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914.
No illegal/unauthorized branch or vend shall be allowed to be opened anywhere in the State. If a licensee opens illegal/unauthorized branch or vend , that illegal/ unauthorized vend shall be closed immediately. His approved vend shall also be closed for a period of one month.]
[36B. ***] OLD LAW 6 D - General Conditions applying to all licences
37. Every licence under these rule is granted subject to the conditions set forth in this rule.
Exceptions - The following licences are only subject to the conditions (1) and (2) of these conditions except in so far as is expressed in the special conditions prescribed for each :- 12-D--to manufacturer and possess sacramental wine.
General
(1) The licencee shall be bound to observe all rules under the Punjab Excise Act, applicable to his licence and the general and special conditions of his licence.
Conditions Dealing With Licensed Premises
(2) The licencee shall not carry on any business connected with his licence, or store any liquor to be sold or otherwise dealt with under his licence except in the premises specified in his licence, hereinafter called the licenced premises.
The Collector may, however, with the previous sanction of the Financial Commissioner, grant in an exceptional case a permit under Section 249(3) of the Punjab Excise Act to store a quantity of liquor exceeding the limit of retail sale, at a place other than the licenced premises. The permission shall be granted on payment of an extra fee of Rs. 20 per annum and only in cases where it is impossible and impracticable to carry to and stock in the licenced premises hogshead of beer a large consignment of liquor. Before the grant of the permit the Collector shall satisfy himself that the proposed place is adequately guarded and that there is no means of access to it by the public.
[Provided that in the case of licencees holding licence in form L-1, the permit to open their godown
(s) outside the municipal limits for the purpose of sale shall be granted on payment of an additional licence fee of Rs. 2000 per annum per godown].
(3) When a licencee has more licences than one, sale or other business under each licence shall be separate premises and liquor to be sold on each licence shall be stored separately and the accounts of each licence shall be kept distinct.
(b) Sales under a licence[in forms [L-5, L-5A to L-8] may be carried on, on the licenced premises of a hotel, restaurant, railway refreshment room a dining car, as the case may be, and common stocks may also be kept, but separate accounts of sales under each licence and of the common stock of liquor shall be maintained.
(c) In any other case, the special permission of the Collector may be given and endorsed on the licence to sales being carried on, on the same premises but unless the Financial Commissioner sanctions otherwise, stocks and accounts must be separate.
(4) Licenced premises shall be premises owned or leased by the licencee.
(5) In the case dining car licence, the licenced premises or every dining car authorised by the Railway administration and any other premises licenced for the purpose of storage only.
(6) The licencee shall keep his licenced premises thoroughly clean and shall comply with any orders issued to him by the Collector for the removal of defects in them.
(7) The licencee shall not exhibit at the licenced premises, picture and photographs of Mahatma Gandhi or of any person who is or who was President or the Prime Minister of India.
[***] [7(b) The licencee shall not display liquor in glass windows at the licenced premises.]
[7(c) The licence shall display anti-drinking slogans prominently as and when required by the Punjab Excise Department.]
[(8) the licensee shall maintain on the main outer door of the licensed premises a sign board exhibiting, in conspicuous painted letters.
(a) His name, class of license held by his in Hindi and Gurmukhi for country liquor license and in Hindi, Gurmukhi and English for foreign liquor license; and
(b) the words "use of alcohol" is injurious to health in Hindi, Gurmukhi, English and Urdu.
The Excise and Taxation Commissioner shall stipulate the conditions for stipulate the conditions for suitable facade and proper lighting at the liquor vends/shops.]
[(9) Conditions dealing with licenced hours-] Every licensee for the sale of liquor shall keep his shop closed on the Republic day (26th January) and on Independence Day (15th August) From 7.00 AM to 5.00 PM and from 9.00 AM to 5.00PM in case of L-2 and L-14A licensee. However he shall keep his shop closed on Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday (2nd October) from 7.00 AM to 12.00 Mid night, from 9.00 AM to 11.00 PM in case of L-2 and L-14A licensee and on such other days in a year as may be declared by the Government in this behalf. He shall observe the following working hours, hereinafter called the licensed hours, and shall not, without the sanction of the Excise Commissioner, Punjab or any other person authorized by him in this behalf, keep his shop open before or after these hours:- From 1st April to 31st March (both days inclusive) 7.00 AM to 12.00 Mid night. In respect of licenses in Forms L-2 and L-14A, the shops shall not be opened before 9.00 A.M. and after 11.00 P.M.
Provided that the District Magistrates and Police Commissions will declare dry days only with the approval of the Secretary to Govt. of Punjab-cum-Financial Commissioner, (Taxation), except in emergency and Law & order situations. A part from this, closure of liquor vends for the religious functions and Nagar Kirtans, will be only for a particular time of day and not for the complete day:
Provided further that in urban areas the collector may grant a special license in from L-21 to a license in form L-2, L-10, L-10A, L-10B, L-14, or L-14A to keep his shop open for not more than two hours after the time fixed under this license for closing the Shop. Such special license license shall be granted for important festivals only and at such fee as the collector may fix:
Provided further that in respect of L-9 licenses granted to military or border security Force Canteens, CRPF and ITBP the licensed hours shall be observed as ordered by the military, authorities, the Border security Force, CRPF and ITBP authorities from time to time.]
[(9-A) The sale of liquor within the walled city of Amritsar, Municipal limit/red line (LAL LAKIR OR DORA) of Anandpur Sahib, Kiratpur Sahib, Chamkaur Sahib (in district Ropar), Bhaini Sahib, Raian (in district Ludhiana), Khadoor Sahib (in district Amritsar), Tran Taran, within municipal limits of Sultanpur Lodhi (in district Kapurthala) and the area of Mukatsar falling within the boundaries as specified by the notification No. 5310-C-1-37- A/438/46, dated 23rd December, 1937, issued by the Department of Local Government shall be prohibited.]
[(9B) The Minimum distance of the vends from educational institutions or religious shrines will be 50 meters in urban areas and 100 meters in rural areas.]
[Provided that the educational institution should be recognized and the religious place should either be registered or recognized. If any new recognized educational or registered/recognized religious place opens during the year, then, this condition, in respect to such institution/place, shall be considered in the next financial year, and] [(9C) The licensee shall be bound to comply with the judgment dated 15.12.2016 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in Civil Appeal No. 12164-12166 of 2016 (Arising out of SLP 14911- 14913 of 2013), wherein following directions were issued:-
(i) All states and union territories shall forthwith cease and desist from granting licenses for the sale of liquor along national and state highways;
(ii) The Prohibition contained in (i) above shall extend to and include stretches of such highways which fall within the limits of a municipal corporation, city, town or local authority;
(iii) The existing licenses which have already been renewed prior to the date of this order shall continue until the term of the license expires but no later than 1 April 2017;
(iv) All signages and advertisement of the availability of liquor shall be prohibited and existing ones removed forthwith both on national and state highways;
(v) No shop for the sale of liquor shall be (i) visible from a national or state highway; (ii) directly accessible from a national or state highway and (iii) situated within a distance of 500 meters of the outer edge of the national or state highway or of a service lane along the highway.
(vi) All States and Union territories are mandated to strictly enforce the above directions. The chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police shall within one month chalk out a plan for enforcement in consultation with the state revenue and home departments. Responsibility shall be assigned intra alia to District Collectors and Superintendents of Police and other competent authorities.
Compliance shall be strictly monitored by calling for fortnightly reports on action taken.]
(10) Conditions relating to conduct of the business.-- The licencee shall not give to any customer any free dole of liquor nor shall give any customer any perquisite or dasturi on the price of liquor sold.
(11) The licencee shall not receive any wearing apparel or other effects in barter of any intoxicant, the sale which is covered by his licence.
(12) Any transaction of the nature of a gift or loan between the licencee, and an excise officer is prohibited.
(13) The licencee shall not permit any professional entertainment or dancing, or the playing of musical instruments or singing by professionals, to be carried on in his premises in such a way as to attract the general attention of his customers.
Exception. - This condition shall not apply to a hotel or restaurant licenced under [forms L.3 L.3A L.4 and L.4A,] except in so far as it is imposed by the Collector by general or special orders.
(14) Every licencee shall maintain the registers prescribed for the class of business carried on by him and on the expiry of his licence shall make them over to the [Excise Officer incharge of the district] or some other Excise Officer empowered by the latter in this behalf under valid receipt. The licencee shall submit all prescribed returns punctually and maintain true accounts of transaction from day to day in ink. He shall enter all figures in English numerals and other particulars in English, Hindi or Gurmukhi characters, unless the Collector concerned, by special order noted on the licence, permits the use of other numerals or characters.
(15) The licencee shall not permit the resort to his licenced premises of persons, whom there is reason to believe to be habitual criminals; he shall prevent gaming disorderly conduct therein, and he shall give information to the nearest magistrate or police officer of the resort to his licenced premises of any person suspected of having committed an offence, or of habitually committing offences, for which under the Criminal Procedure Code warrants would ordinarily issue, and of every irregularity committed therein tending to disturb the public peace; and he shall at all times for police purposes permit free access to the public, to all parts of his licenced premises.
(16) The licencee shall at any time produce for inspection on demand of any Excise Officer of the first or second class his licence and his account and shall allow the inspection of his registers, stock and premises by the said officer.
(17) The licencee shall maintain an inspection note-book, with the pages numbered consecutively and hand it over on demand to any Excise Officer of the first or second class on a receipt being given thereof. Any punishment or warning incurred by the licencee, without forfeiture or cancellation of his licence, shall be recorded in this book.
(18) The licencee shall furnish to the [Excise Officer incharge of the district] on his demand, a list of the persons employed or proposed to be employed, in his licenced business.
(19) Conditions relating to the sale and storage of liquor.-The licencee shall not sell or store in his licenced premises for sale or other purposes
(a) any class of liquor other than that permitted by his licence; and
(b) liquor of any character or brand forbidden by the Excise Commissioner.
[(19-A) No licensee or any other person in his employment, or acting for and on his behalf, shall sell or cause to be sold or otherwise deliver in any other manner, whatsoever, any liquor by receiving the price less than the price fixed by the Excise Commissioner, for such liquor,;]
(20) The licencee shall not sell or keep on his licenced premises, any chloral hydrate, butyl chloral hydrate or para alchyed, any caramel, or colouring matter or any essence or material used for flavouring beverages or any rectified spirit, unless he holds a lecense under forms L.12 or L.17 nor shall mix any of the above substances with any liquor sold or kept by him.
Note-This does not prevent the selling or keeping of the above substances by a chemist or druggist holding a licence under form L.12 . This also does not prevent a licencee in forms L-1 or L-2 keeping colouring matters or seences used for flavouring beverages.
(21) The licencee shall not compound, blend, colour, flavour or rectify any liquor sold by him or stored in his licenced premises.
(22) The licencee shall not reduce any liquor to be sold by him or stored in his premises, provided that the holder of a licence in forms L-1 or L-2 may reduce foreign liquor to the strength at which he is permitted to sell it if so authorised by the Excise Commissioner.
(23) The licencee shall not alter or temper with the labels and capsules on bottles containing liquor purchased by him for sale.
[(23-A) No licensee or any other person in his employment, or acting for and on his behalf, shall have in his possession any bottle of liquor bearing labels or seals other than the labels or seals approved by the Excise Commissioner.]
(24) The licencee shall not adulterate or deteriorate any liquor to be sold by him, or sell the same knowing it to have been adulterated or deteriorated, or store or permit, to be stored in his licenced premises any liquor in an adulterated or deteriorated state.
(25) No sale of liquor whether wholesale or retail shall be made by any measure other than standard stamped measures approved by the Collector. The standard measure shall be proof litre or bulk and the multiples thereof, and the licencee shall keep such stamped standard fractional measures or proof, or bulk litre as are available in the market and have been approved by the Collector.
Note-(1) Arrangements will be made for the supply of standard measures through the Collector.
(2) A peg will be construed to mean 57 millilitres while half a peg 28 millilitres (1/80th and 1/100th of a gallon)
(26) The licensee shall not allow any person to conduct sales in his behalf unless the name of such person has been previously submitted to the Collector for approval and endorsed by him on the licence.
Exception-This condition does not apply to (1) the licencee of a hotel, restaurant bar, railway refreshment room or dining car; or a chemist or druggist holding a licencee in form L-12.
(27) Subject to the provisions of these rules, every licencee, shall in respect of any articles which he is licenced to sell, meet the demand of every customer entitled to be served, who tenders payment for what is required by him and the licencee shall maintain a sufficient stock of all articles in which he is licenced to deal, to meet the probable demand. This rule does not compel a licencee to meet the demand of a customer even if accompanied by a tender of payment if the customers owe payment for article previously sold under the licence on credit in a case where a sale on credit is permissible.
(28) The licencee shall not sell spirit except at the following strength and subject to the following conditions :- [(a) in the case of license for country liquor, the strength of ordinary spiced country liquor shall be fifty degree under proof and Rum or Gin or whisky shall be thirty-five degree under proof, Punjab Medium Liquor of twenty-five degree under proof in the shape of Rum or Gin or [whisky, ready to drink up to 20 degree and] and Indian Made Foreign Liquor duly approved economy brands of any distillery in Punjab subject to the condition that all these shall be bottled in accordance with the rules for bottling framed under the Punjab Excise Act, 1914.
[-] [(b)] In the case of licence for the sale of foreign liquor except licence holding licences in Form.[L.2A L-10A and L-13A.]
(i) he shall not sell imported foreign liquor of a strength less than 25 degrees under proof in the case of brandy, whisky or rum or of spirit intended to pass as brandy, whisky or rum of strength less than 35 degrees under proof in the case of gin or a spirit intended to pass as gin;
Provided that the minimum strength of 25 degrees under proof will not be enforced in the case of various kinds of spirits which are sold at a retail price of not less than Rs. 11 per litre of Rs. 99 per dozen bottles each of the capacity of 750 millilitres:
[Provided further that all liquor bottles of Punjab Medium Liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Imported Foreign Liquor, to be sold in the State of Punjab, shall be affixed with the intaglio Printed Security Labels with Holograms at the cost of the licensee. Any un-authorized stock of Punjab Medium Liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Imported Foreign Liquor found with a licensee without security labels, shall be liable to confiscation:]
[Provided that the provisions of the preceding proviso shall be applicable for liquor to be sold to and by Canteen Store Depot, Central Reserve Police Force and Indo Tibetan Border Police.]
(ii) [he shall not sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor of any strength except 25 degree under proof in the case of Whisky, brandy, gin, rum or liquor intended to pass as whisky, brandy, gin, rum, vodka or [Punjab Medium Liquor, Rum, Gin or whisky] of 25 degree under proof of foreign brands of liquor of any degree unless otherwise permitted by the Excise Commissioner.]
[Beer containing alcoholic contents exceeding 3.25 per cent but not exceeding 8.25 per cent manufactured in Punjab or imported from other States or Union Territories shall also be sold by him but the retail sale rates of the Beer shall not exceed the rates, if any, fixed by the Excise Commissioner from time to time.]
[Provided that a person holding a licence in form L-1 shall also be eligible to sell beer containing alcoholic contents below 3.25 per cent but not exceeding 5.25 per cent to a licensee holding a licence in form Lt 10A when so authorised by the Collector.]
[(c) In the case of a licencee holding licences in Form L-2A, L-10A and L-13A for the sale of any Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Beer, the strength of Indian Made Foreign Liquor shall be 40 degrees under proof and alcoholic contents of beer shall be exceeding 3.25 per cent but not exceeding 8.25 per cent.]
[(d) except as otherwise permitted by the Excise Commissioner, every bottle of imported foreign spirit purporting in the opinion of the Collector to contain 750 millilitres, 375 millilitres or 180 millilitres and in the possession of or sold by a licencee shall, if it contains less than 750 millilitres and 375 millilitres of spirit respective type of bottles, bear label showing in conspicuous letters and figures the minimum guaranteed quantity of its contents.]
[(e) he shall not sell Indian made foreign spirit in bottles unless the bottles are of the following sizes or of any other size, which may be specifically be approved by the Excise Commissioner:-]
(i) bottles of the capacity of 750 millilitres;
(ii) bottles of the capacity of 375 millilitres;
(iii) bottles of capacity of 180 millilitres;
(iv) if the use of such bottles is permitted by the Excise Commissioner in the case of emergency, are sand-blasted non-excise bottles with the neck not suitable for sealing with crown cork, of capacities ranging between 625 millilitres and 750 millilitres and 313 millilitres and 378 millilitres and without the name and mark of the manufacturer of the bottle provided the capacities of each bottle is distinctly shown on the label affixed to it;
(f) the licencee shall not sell Indian made foreign liquor spirit at rates below the minimum price fixed by the Excise Commissioner from time to time for different brands of Indian made foreign liquor spirit].
[(28-A) All types of PML 50 degree , 65 degree and 75 degree with a capacity of 750 ML, 375 ML and 180 ML are allowed in glass bottles and pet bottles with the grammage as prescribed by the Government in the Ex-distillery Issue Price. IMFL of 75 degree with a capacity of 750 ML, 375 ML and 180 ML is allowed in glass bottles and pet bottles. The pet bottles of only food grade shall be allowed to be used.]
(29) Conditions relating to the determination of licences-If any person who has held licence under these rules shall have in his possession on the expiry or determination from any other cause of his licence, any intoxicant which he is unable to dispose of he shall at once surrender the same to the Collector. The Collector shall make such intoxicant over, in any quantity not exceeding that which the transferee is likely to sell within two months, to be incoming licensee or otherwise to any licensee within the district who is licenced to sell intoxicant of the kind surrendered;
Provided that if any such intoxicant, or any part thereof, be declared by the Civil Surgeon or other qualified Officer to be unfit for use, the Collector shall cause the same to be destroyed.
[Provided further that except the Upper deluxe brand and the above brands, and those brands, which are duly approved by the Excise Commissioner, Punjab, no other brand of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, will be allowed to be imported into the State of Punjab, and they shall be hundred per cent manufactured or bottled within the State of Punjab or AND with effect from 1st April, 2011.]
[Provided further that the Canteen Store Depot (CSD), will be allowed to import from other States only those brands of Rum, Indian Made Foreign Liquor and imported foreign liquor which are not manufactured in the State of Punjab.]
(30) A licencee to whom any intoxicant is made over in the preceding clause shall be bound to pay such price for the same as may be determined by the Collector keeping in view the actual amount spent thereon or prevailing market price.
(31) The Collector shall tender the price so paid to the outgoing licencee by whom the intoxicant was surrendered after deducting there from any amount of fee, duty or penalty, if any, recoverable from the licencee in respect of his licence, and such licencee shall not be entitled to any price, payment or compensation what-so-ever in respect of any intoxicant so made other than the sum so tendered to him by the Collector.
Provided further that in the case of increase in the rate of still- head duty, realisable on stocks tendered by the outgoing licencee, irrespective of the fact whether such stock formed part of the minimum quota fixed for the vend or of the additional quota obtained by the outgoing licencee, shall be recoverable in the nature of fee from the incoming licencee.
(32) When a sole licencee dies and the Collector does not continue the licence to the representative of the licencee or other person for the remainder of the period on the same condition, the following rules shall apply :- [(a) Licences disposed of by auction. - (i) If a successful bidder dies before he has paid more than two thousand or five thousand under rules 36 (8), his estate shall have no claim to the refund of that deposit; but it shall not be liable for any either payment.]
[(ii) If a licencee dies after havin