PUNJAB GOVT GAZ. (EXTRA.), MARCH 18, 2011 125 (PHGN 27, 1932 SAKA) GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB EXCISE AND TAXATION COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE, PUNJAB, PATIALA Notification The 18th March, 2011 No. GS.R. 20/P.A.1/1914/Ss.21 and $9/Amd, (56 )/2011.—In exercise iof the powers conferred by clause (d) of section 21 and section 59 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (Punjab Act No. 1 of 1914), read with Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation, Notification No. $.0.1°7/PA.1/14/S.9/2007, dated the 24if April, 2007, and all other powers enabling me in this behalf, I, A.
Venu Prasad, .A.S., Excise Commissioner, exercising the powers of Financial Commissioner, make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932,; namely :— RULES
1. (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Distillery (Second Amendment) Rules, 201).
(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the first day of April, 2011.
2. In the Punjab Distiliery Rules, {932 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), ain rule 4, in clause (a), for the words "ten lac rupees”, the words “twenty lac yupees " shall be substituted.
3. Inthe said rules, in rule 3, for the words, letter and figure “equivalent to the fee for grant of license in Form D-2", the words "of rupees ten lac" shall be substituted...
4. In the said rules, in rule 7, for sub-rule (1), excepting the proviso, the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely :-— "(1) A license granted under these rules, shall be valid for a period of one year from the date of issue, unless it is cancelled, determined or surrendered earlier, and shall be renewable by the Excise Commissioner with prior approval of the Financial Commissioner on an application made by the licensee after a period of three years. Although, the license is renewable after a period of three years, yet a fee of rupees twenty lac shall be deposited by the licensee annually.”.
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5. Inthe said rules, for rule 35, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:— | | "35 (1) The licensee shall, if there is a demand upon his distillery | for such a quantity, produce during each caléndar year at least ' 90 per cent of the out tum of plain and spiced country spirit, which his stills are capable of producing according to the |, estimate of their charge capacity entered in his license. The - out turn of a distillery shall be calculated annually on the basis of the following figures : -—
(i) Minimum fermentation efficiency 84% of fermentable sugar present in ' barley, wheat, maize, rice (Nakku), Bajra, Jowar or other grains ;
(ii) Minimum distillation efficiency 97% of alcohol present in the wash ;
and
(iii) Minimum fecovery of alcohol 52.47 litres df 100% alcohol per quintal of fermentable sugar present in the barley, wheat, maize, Rice (Nakku), Bajra, Jowar or other grain, consumed for production of alcohol.
(4). If the licensee fails to maintain the figures 4s specified in subrule (1), he shall be liable to recovery of differential loss inthe form of excise revenue besifies cancellation of license.and forfeiture of security.".
6. Inithe said rules, for rule 37, the following rule shall be substituted, namely — "7. The licensee shall always have in stock, gur, molasses or mahua,- or fermentative base cane, juice, barley, wheat, maize, Rice (Nakku), bajra, jowar, int a store to be provided by him and approved by the Excise Commissioner, a quantity of gur, molasses or mahua, or fermentative base cane, juice, barley, wheat, maize, Rice (Nakku), bajra, jowar sufficient for the preparation of wash for full working of all his stills, calculated upon the data set forth im rule 35 for 10 full working days in the month from Ist October to 31st March and seven and half full working days from Ist April to 30th September. The licensee shall report on Ist and 16th of the every month to the concerned Excise Officer! Inspector, the quantity then in stock and shall permit the Excise Officer/ Inspector to verify the quantity, ifthe desires to\do so”.
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7. Inj the said rules, in rule 93,—
(i) for clause (kk), the following clause shall be substituted, namely :— "(kk) Brand registration fee shall be as under :-—
(i) Punjab Medium Liquor ; Rs. 10,000/-
(ii) Wine and cider ; Nil
(iii) Indian made Foreign Rs. 56,000/- Liquor, Beer and Ready to Drink beverages
(iv) Imported Foreign Liquor Rs. 25,000/- (bottled in origin) ;
(v) Subsequent change Rs. 1,000/- in the approved label during the year ; and
(vi) Brand Registration fee Rs, 2,000/- for hotels of 3-star and above category in respect of liquor imported from abroad of which brands are not already approved by the Excise Commissioner.
No separate fee for pints and nips shall be charged where fee has been paid for quarts :
Provided that a licensee, shall be required to pay full brand registration fee as specified above, for approval of labels for export of brand in other States in case such brand is not approved for sale in the State of Punjab :
Provided further that for export of any brand out of India no brand registration fee shall be charged :
Provided further that a licensee will be required to submit an Authority Letfer of the company producing imported foreign fiquor (BIO) brands, at the time of registration of labels.
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Provided further that the distilleries or breweries or bottling plants mantfacturing PML, [MFL and beer, shall not imitate name, design and colour scheme of the brands of others such manufacturers, The Excise Commissioner, may refuse to grant approval for the registration of a parti¢ular brand, if it is found that there is even.a minor similarity of the name, design and colour scheme of other ; and
(ii) in clause (s), for the figures "2010-2011", the figures "2011-2012" shal! be substituted.
| 8. In the jsaid rules, after rule 122, the following mules shall be inserted, hamely :— "122-A. The licensee shall be required ty install CCTV cameras in the distillery at such locations, as may be specified by the Excise Commissioner for the purpose of monitoring the functioning in the distillery. The specification of such cameras and the technical requirements for their monitoring at the central level shall also be fixed by the Excise Commissioner, The entire cost for installation of cameras and their monitoring shall be borne by the licensee.".
122-B. All liquor bottles of Punjab Medium Liquor, Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Imported Foreign Liquor sold in the State of ‘Punjab, shall be affixed with the Intaglio Printed Security Labels with Hologram at the cost of the licensee. However this provision shall not be applicable for liquor to be sold te and by the Canteen Store Depot (CSD).", A. VENU PRASAD, Excise Commissioner, Punjab,