(1) The licence issued under these Rules shall be in the following forms; namely:- Any person or institution - desiring to possess and sell rectified spirit or absolute alcohol shall obtain a licence in Form RL.I Any registered medical practitioner desiring to possess and use rectified spirit, malt spirit, tapioca spirit or absolute alcohol for bonafide clinical purposes or any person or institution desiring to possess and use rectified spirit, malt spirit, and tapioca spirit or absolute alcohol for bonafide dispensary, scientific, educational, research and laboratory purposes shall obtain a licence in Form RL.2.
Any person or institution desiring to possess and use of rectified spirit, neutral spirit or silent spirit, grape spirit, malt spirit or tapioca spirit for the manufacture of Indian Made Foreign Spirits products by the holders of licence under the Tamil Nadu Indian-Made Foreign Spirits (Manufacture) Rules, 1981 and for the manufacture of wine by the holders of licence under the Tamil Nadu Wine (manufacture) Rules 2006, and use of rectified spirit by the holders of licence issued under the Medicinal and Toilet Preparations (Excise Duties) Rules, 1956 and by the holders of licence in Form EL.I issued under the provision of the Tamil Nadu Spirituous Essences Rules, 1972 shall obtain a licence in Form RL.3.
Any person or institution desiring to possess and use rectified spirit or absolute alcohol for Industrial purposes (i.e.) non-potable purposes and other purposes except the purposes covered under RL.2 and RL.3 shall obtain a licence in Form RL.4.
(2) In the case of persons or institutions desiring to apply for the grant of licence in Form RL.4 for the possession and use of rectified spirit or absolute alcohol for industrial purposes, the prospective applicant shall satisfy the Commissioner, before making an application, in Form RL -4 about the purpose of licence and the necessity of rectified spirit or absolute alcohol. For this purpose, the prospective applicant shall make a written requisition to the Commissioner together with a detailed project report and other supporting documents. The prospective applicant shall also submit any other record or detail required in this regard by the Commissioner. The Commissioner shall decide the eligibility of such person or institution for making application for the grant of licence in Form RL.4 by following the procedure detailed herein:-
(i) The Commissioner shall ensure that the prospective applicant or institution has furnished all the required details;
(ii) The Commissioner shall place the application together with other materials before a Technical Committee, consisting of the following Members:-
(1) Joint Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise Chairman/Convener
(2) Director, Tamil Nadu Forensic Sciences Laboratory Mylapore, Chennai – 600 004.
Member
(3) Joint Director (Chemicals) or Deputy Director (Chemicals), Directorate of Industries and Commerce, Chepauk, Chennai – 600 005.
Member
(4) Professor of Chemistry, Presidency College, Chennai – 600 005 Member
(5) The Drugs Controller or his nominee Member Four persons shall form a quorum for transaction of the business of the Technical Committee. The Technical Committee shall examine and recommend to the Commissioner whether the end products proposed to be manufactured by the respective applicant or institution can be manufactured by the use of denatured spirit and to specify the name and limit of denaturants or by the use of rectified spirit or absolute alcohol.
(iii) The Technical Committee shall meet as often as necessary for disposal of the applications placed before it;
(iv) Upon the receipt of the recommendation of the Technical Committee, the Commissioner shall pass final orders on the eligibility or otherwise of the applicant to apply for a licence in Form RL.4, subject to obtaining prior approval of the Government and subject to such conditions as may be specified by him from time to time;
Provided that if it has been decided to reject the applicant‘s request for eligibility to make an application for the grant of RL.4 licence, such order shall be passed only after giving a reasonable of hearing to the applicant.
(3) The licences in Forms RL.1 and RL.2 shall be issued by the Collector on payment of the fees as specified in the Table below subject to obtaining prior approval of the Government if quantity exceeds 50 litres per annum.
THE TABLE Serial Number Category of licences Rate of licence fees
(1) (2) (3)
1. RL.1 Rs.5000/- (Rupees five thousand only)
2. RL.2. Rs.1000/- (Rupees one thousand only)
(4) The licence in Forms RL3. and RL4 shall be issued by the Commissioner on payment of the fee as specified in the Table below, subject to obtaining prior approval of the Government.
1 [THE TABLE Item Number Category of licences Rate of licence fees
(1) (2) (3)
(1) RL.3 Less than 10,000 litres Rs.10,000/- 10,000 litres to 1,00,000 litres Rs.50,000/- 1,00,001 litres to 5,00,000 litres Rs.2,50,000/- 5,00,001 litres to 6,00,000 litres Rs.5,00,000/- 6,00,001 litres to 10,00,000 litres Rs.7,50,000/- 10,00,001 litres and above Rs.10,00,000/-
(2) RL.4 Less than 10,000 litres Rs.10,000/- 10,001 litres to 1,00,000 litres Rs.50,000/- 1,00,001 litres to 5,00,000 litres Rs.2,50,000/- 5,00,001 litres to 6,00,000 litres Rs.5,00,000/- 6,00,001 litres to 10,00,000 litres Rs.7,50,000/- 10,00,001 litres and above Rs.10,00,000/- ] 1
1. Submitted by G.O. Ms No.24, P&E (VI) Department, dated.
21.06.2012
(5) In respect of persons and institutions in the Appendix I is exempted from taking out licence under Rule 15, the Collector shall issue fly-leaf in Form RL.F, when such persons and institutions apply for fly leaf
(6) The permit issued for export or import or transport of rectified spirit or absolute alcohol or neutral or silent spirit, grape spirit, malt spirit or tapioca spirit shall, respectively, be in form R.Ex., R.I.M.P. and R.T.P.