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The words substituted by the Act No. 5 of 1997, section 6. (b) 1[possesses, collects, buys, 2[sells, transports,] produces or manufactures any liquor other than arrack except in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 (Act 17 of 1968) or the terms of any rule, notification, order, licence or permit issued thereunder] shall be punished,- 3[(i) with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than six months but which may extend upto 4[eight years] and with fine which shall not be less than rupees two lakhs for the first offence and which shall not be less than rupees five lakhs for the second offence”;] 5[6[(ii)] where the commission of any offence either 7[under sub- sub-clause (i)] is a betted, the abettor shall be liable for punishment with imprisonment and with fine of either description as provided therein.] (c) having obtained a license or permit granted under the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 (Act 17 of 1968), 8[sells any liquor other than arrack] otherwise than in accordance with the provisions of this Act or terms of any rule, notification, order, license or permit issued there under shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto six months or with fine which may extend upto rupees one thousand or with both; (d) allow consumption of 9[arrack] upon premises in his immediate possession shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend upto 10[three years or with fine which may extend upto ten thousand rupees] or with both. 11[(e) contravenes the provisions of section 7A shall on conviction be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year but which may extend upto 12[eight years] and with fine which shall not be less than 13[rupees two lakhs for the first offence and which shall not be less than rupees five lakhs for the second offence.]] 14[8-A. Penalty for manufacture or storage of illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor:- whoever in contravention of Section 7-B of this Act indulges in the manufacture or storage of illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than three years but which may extend upto eight years and with fine which shall not be less than rupees two lakhs for the first offence and which shall not be less than rupees five lakhs for the second offence; 8-B. Penalty for sale, export, import and transport of alcoholic liquor manufactured illegally and clandestinely:- whoever in contravention of section 7-B of this Act indulges in sale, export, import or transport of illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor shall on conviction be liable for imprisonment for a