PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), OCTOBE R 26, 2016 901 (KRTK 4, 1938 SAKA)
PART Il GOVERNMENT OF RUNJAB OFFICE OF EXCISE AND TAXATION COMMISSIONER PUNJAB, PATIALA NOTIFICATION The 26th October, 2016 | No. GS.R.72/P.A.1/1914 /8.59/Amd.( 131)/2016.- In exercise of the powers conferred by section 59 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, (Punjab Act No. | of 1914) read with the Government of Punjab, Department of Excise and Taxation, Notification No. S.O. 4/PA.1/1914/S.9/2016 , dated the 17th March, 2016, and all other powers enabling me in this behalf, 1, Rajat Agarwal, |
1.A.S., Excise Commissioner, Punjab, exercising the powers of the Financial | Commissioner, make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Liquor | License Rules, 1956, namely:- RULES 1, (1) These rules may be called the) Punjab Liquor License (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2016.
e into force on and with effect from the date of their (2) They shall com publication in the Official Gazett ules, 1956, in rule 38, in special Ww
2. In the Punjab Liquor License Ri condition (I-A),-
(i) for clauses (b), (c) and (d), the following clauses shall be substituted, namely:- | "(b) The applicant should not be a/defaulter of excise revenue upto
30.9.2016, as on the date of application. He shall file an affidavit to this effect. The applicant means “a licensee either in his individual capacity or as a partner oF director in some other form or capacity.” The excise revenue means “arrears of L-1, L-2, L-13, L-14A or any other license granted und the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 and rules or orders made thereunder;
(c) The license shall not be granted,-
(i) to any person who has been finally convicted of any nonbailable offence by a cri inal court; or
(ii) to any person, whether a former licensee or not, who has been convicted of any offence under the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 by the court of competent jurisdiction;
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(d) The applicant should not be a a tr and must be at arms ring unit/company i.e. he should not be the promoter/Director/partnet ete. in the | iquor manufacturing length distance from the manutactu unit/company or its holding, subsidiary, closely held company fully/ partially owned/ financed /managed firm/company.".
(ii) in clause (g), the word ‘and’ occurring at the end shall be omitted and in clause (h),for the sign * . *, the sign"; ’, shall be substituted and thereafter, the following clauses shall be added, namely:- "()_alicense may be granted on ly to an individual ora body incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 ot a partnership firm, or Hindu Undivided F amily, or Government Department;
Gj) anapplication for the grant of liquor license in form L-1A shall be made in the office of Collector-cun|-Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner on the letter head of the applicant. The application shall be accompanied by the following documents, namely:-
(a) Eligibility affidavit as per conditions mentioned in clauses (b),
(c) and (d) above;
(b) Proof of ownership of the firm:
(c) Rent Deed or Rent Receipt or NOC from the landlord; and
(d) Three copies of the Site Plan of the proposed premises;
(k) incase of an existing L-1A Licensee not opting for grant of license or becoming ineligible for grant of license as per the conditions as above, proportionate fee for the remaihi ng period (from the date of his communication for discontinuation) shall be refunded forthwith without interest. In calculating the amount of refund due, the month in which a person gives an application for discontinuation shall not be counted;
(I) incase of an existing L-1A Licensee ngt opting for grant of license or becoming ineligible for grant of license as per the conditions as above, he may be given the option to transfer his stock to another L-1A or to the manufacturing company with the prior approval of the Collector of the Division. Extra license fee deposited on such transfer of stock shall be refunded to the|closing L-1A, if the stocks are transferred back to the manufacturi ng Company;
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(m) if an existing L-1A Licensee i under the conditions as above shall give an undertaking to th process the same. He shall be e license fee adjusted against the | of the current financial year; a
(n) all the applicants who fulfil the above mentioned qualification criteri may be given L-IA license. N from the manufacturing compe s eligible for grant of L-1A licens and he wishes to continue, then h at effect to the Collector, who sha ntitled to get the already paid annug L-1A license for the remaining perio nd No consent letter shall be require fay...
RAJAT AGARWAL, Excise Commissioner, Punjab.
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