[ 57. Every person who owns or occupies any land or building and the agent of such owner or occupier, on or in which there has been any unlawful manufacture of any intoxicant, or any unlawful cultivation or collection of any plants from which an intoxicating drug can be produced, and every owner of a vessel or vehicle in which any intoxicant is manufactured contrary to the provisions of this Act, and every Lekhpal or village policeman in whose jurisdiction such land or building is situate or vessel or vehicle is found, shall, in the absence of reasonable excuse, be bound to give notice of the same to a Magistrate or to an officer of the excise, police or land revenue department immediately the same comes to his knowledge.]
Section 57: Duty of owner, occupier, Lekhpal or village policeman to report certain matters
The United Provinces Excise Act 1910State Act of Uttar Pradesh · Act 4 of 1910
Where this provision sits
| Act | The United Provinces Excise Act 1910 |
|---|---|
| Section | 57 |
| Marginal note | Duty of owner, occupier, Lekhpal or village policeman to report certain matters |
| Jurisdiction | State of Uttar Pradesh |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
Taken from the footnotes printed with the provision by the source. Where a footnote names the amending instrument, it is quoted as printed.
- substituted. . Subs. by sec. 3 of U. P. Act no. 23 of 1970.
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