Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
In this Act, context, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, (1) “authorization” means an authorization granted under section 45 for the use of liquor for sacramental purposes ; (2) “to bottle” with its various grammatical variations, means to transfer any article from a cask or other vessel to a bottle, jar, fl ask, pot or similar receptacle for the purpose of sale, whether any process of manufacture be employed or not bottling includes re-bottling ; 7[ * * * * ] 8[(4) “Collector” includes an offi cer appointed by the State Government to exercise all or any of the powers and to perform all or any of the duties or functions of a Collector under this Act ; (5) “Director” means an offi cer appointed as the Director of Prohibition and Excise under section 3, and includes any offi cer on whom the State Government may confer all or any of the powers of the Director under this Act;] (6) “committee 9[ or board ]” means 10[ a committee or board ] appointed by the 11[ State ] Government under section 7 ; (7) “common drinking house” means a place where the drinking of liquor or consumption of any intoxicating drug is allowed for the profi t or gain of the person owning, occupying, using, keeping or having the care or management or control of such place whether by way of charge for the use of the place or for drinking facilities provided, or otherwise howsoever and includes the premises of a club or any other place which is habitually used for the purpose of drinking liqour or consuming any intoxicating drug by more than one person without a licence granted under this Act ; (8) “country liquor” includes all liquor produced or manufactured in India;