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In this Act unless there is anything e nant in the subject or context— 1) “Liquor” has the meaning assigned to it § Punj(alz Excise Act, 1914. 10 the L (2) “Foreign liquor” means— 1oy, (a) all liquor imported by sea into *[the whole of India except Part B States] other than rectified spirit, denatured spirit and per- fumed spirit ; (b) all beer manufactured in India. (3) “Local body” means a district board establish- ed under the Punjab District Boards Act, 1883, or g XX« municipal committee or notified area committee esta- blished or appointed under the Punjab Municipal Act, X « 1911, or a small town committee established under the 1w Punjab Small Towns Act, 1921. . i) (4) “Empowered local body” means a local body concerning which a declaration has been made under 1fiec(:ition 3 that it may exercise the powers therein speci- ed. (5) “Sale” includes any transfer other than by way of gift. (6) “Licensed shop” means the business premises of a person licensed to sell liquor by retail under the v Punjab Excise Act, 1914, as specified in the license, but o does not include any of the following places in which _only foreign liquor is sold, namely :— (i) a club, (i4) a hotel, (iii) a restaurant bar, hat (i) a railway refreshment room except tha kept for Hindus and Muhammadans, (v) a railway restaurant car. - Pug. IThe Act came into force on st April, 1924, see Punjab Ggzetté: Part I, page 116. g . aws 2Substituted for the word “Provincial” by the Adaptation of I Order, 1950, ords e 3Substituted by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950. Tamee‘}rndlfl ‘all the Provinces” were substituted for “British India” by (Adaptation of Existing Indian Laws) Order, 1947. - N 1923 : Ph. Aet V.] LocAL orrion 687 bod (/l) “Locall area” means the area over which a local Yy has authority.