The Punjab Excise Act, 1914 As Applicable to Haryana
haryana · 1914
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- S. 1Substituted by Haryana Act 22 of 1996, by Haryana Act 20 of 1998, H
- S. 2Inserted by Haryana Act 4 of 2020
- S. 3Inserted by Haryana Act 5 of 1967 and substituted by Haryana Act 10 of 1976
- S. 4Omitted by Haryana Act 10 of 1976
- S. 5Substituted by the Government of India (Adaptation of Indian Laws) Order, 1937, for “excisable article”
- S. 6Substituted by ibid
- S. 7Inserted by Haryana Act 4 of 2001
- S. 8Substituted by Haryana Act 15 of 2021 (w
- S. 9Substituted by Haryana Act 22 of 1996
- S. 10For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Haryana Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated the 4
- S. 11The section allows the state government to appoint non-excise officers to perform excise functions.
- S. 12Section 12 outlines the jurisdiction of financial and excise commissioners in Haryana and their respective divisions and districts.
- S. 13Section 13 allows the state government to delegate certain powers under the act to the Financial Commissioner or Commissioner, except for specific sections.
- S. 14Section 14 allows the Excise Commissioner to review excise officer decisions and the Financial Commissioner to correct legal errors.
- S. 15Revision
- S. 16Section 16 regulates the import, export, and transport of intoxicants under excise duties and state government conditions.
- S. 17This Act came into force on the 1st August, 1925―vide notification No
- S. 18Section 18 regulates the import, export, and transport of intoxicants, requiring passes unless duty-paid foreign liquor is involved.
- S. 19Section 19 regulates the issuance of passes for import, export, and transport of intoxicants by the Collector or Financial Commissioner.
- S. 20Manufacture of intoxicants prohibited except under the provisions of the Act
- S. 21Section 21 authorizes the Financial Commissioner to establish, discontinue, and regulate distilleries and breweries under state government conditions.
- S. 22Section 22 allows the Financial Commissioner to establish or license duty-free warehouses for intoxicants, subject to state government conditions.
- S. 23Section 23 regulates the removal of intoxicants from licensed premises, requiring duty payment or bond.
- S. 24Possession of intoxicants, exceptions, restrictions and prohibitions
- S. 25Section prohibits possession of intoxicants illegally produced, transported, or manufactured without paying required duty.
- S. 26Section 26 regulates the sale of liquor and intoxicants in Punjab Excise Act, requiring licenses except for specific exceptions.
- S. 27Grant of lease of manufacture, etc
- S. 28Section 28 prohibits liquor licenses and leases in military cantonments without Commanding Officer's consent.
- S. 29Section 29 prohibits licensed vendors from selling liquor to individuals under 21 years old.
- S. 30Prohibition of employment of men under the age of 25 years and of women
- S. 31Section 31 imposes excise or countervailing duty on imported, licensed-manufactured, or licensed-cultivated excisable articles as directed by the State Government.
- S. 32Section 32 details the rates and methods for levying excise duty on various excisable goods under the Punjab Excise Act.
- S. 33The section allows the government to charge a fee for leasing rights under section 27 and continue existing duties until Parliament changes it.
- S. 34Section 34 outlines the conditions, fees, and security requirements for licenses, permits, and passes under the Punjab Excise Act.
- S. 35Section 35 authorizes the Collector to grant liquor sale licenses, with special measures for new premises and multi-district licenses managed by the Financial Commissioner.
- S. 36Section 36 allows the cancellation or suspension of licenses if not transferred without permission, unpaid duties, breaches of terms, or conviction of an offense.
- S. 37Section 37 allows cancellation of other licenses if a person's excise license is cancelled under specified grounds.
- S. 38Section allows recovery of excise fee for the remaining license period if a license is canceled or suspended.
- S. 39Section 39 allows the Collector to take over or resell defaulting licensee's or lessee's grant to recover any price and expenses.
- S. 40Section 40 states that license cancellations or suspensions under specified sections do not entitle the holder to compensation or fee refunds.
- S. 41Section 41 allows the withdrawal of excise licenses or permits with or without notice, and provides for refund of fees and compensation if applicable.
- S. 42Section 42 states that technical defects in licenses are not invalidating and the Financial Commissioner's decision is final.
- S. 43Section 43 prohibits renewal claims and refusals for damages after a license, permit, or pass expires.
- S. 44Section 44 mandates a license holder to provide a month's written notice to surrender their license and pay the remaining fee.
- S. 45Section 45 authorizes excise officers to inspect and seize false records from licensed manufacturers and sellers of intoxicants.
- S. 46Section 46 empowers the State Government to designate excise officers to investigate offenses under the Act within their jurisdiction.
- S. 47Section 47 allows specified officers to arrest without warrant and seize contraband for offenses under sections 61 and 63.
- S. 48Section 48 authorizes magistrates to issue warrants for searches and arrests related to specified excise offenses.
- S. 49Power of excise officer to search without warrant and further powers of seizure, detention search and arrest
- S. 50Section 50 makes the Code of Criminal Procedure applicable to actions under the Punjab Excise Act, allowing certain officers to investigate offenses without magistrate orders.
- S. 51Section 51 mandates police aid to excise officers, while section 52 requires local officials to report unlicensed intoxicant manufacturing or illegal imports.
- S. 52Duty of land-holders and others to give information
- S. 53Section 53 mandates police station officers to safely hold seized articles pending magistrate or authorized investigation orders.
- S. 54Power to close shops for the sake of public peace
- S. 55Section 55 mandates licensed manufacturers and sellers of intoxicants to provide prescribed measures and comply with excise officer inspections.
- S. 56Power of State Government to exempt intoxicants from the provisions of the Act
- S. 57Bar of suits
- S. 58Power of State Government to make rules, previous publications of rules
- S. 59The Financial Commissioner can create rules for regulating the manufacture, supply, storage, or sale of intoxicants.
- S. 60Recovery of dues
- S. 61Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession, sale, etc
- S. 62Section 62 penalizes licensed vendors for selling liquor to minors, employing underage staff, serving intoxicated customers, and allowing misconduct on premises.
- S. 63Penalty for rendering or attempting to render denatured spirit fit for human consumption
- S. 64Section penalizes selling or marking liquor falsely as foreign, imposing up to one year imprisonment and a fine.
- S. 65Section penalizes licensees or their employees for failing to produce required licenses on demand by excise officers.
- S. 66Penalty for consumption in chemists’ shops, etc
- S. 67Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another
- S. 69Section 69 imposes penalties for attempting or abetting offenses under the Act and allows courts to require bonds for abstaining from such offenses after conviction.
- S. 70Section penalizes excise officers for misuse of authority, imposing imprisonment or fines for unnecessary searches, seizures, or detentions.
- S. 71Report by investigating officer for instituting proceedings
- S. 72Offences to be bailable
- S. 72CSection penalizes consuming liquor in public, creating nuisance, and allowing unsocial gatherings at liquor establishments with fines and imprisonment.
- S. 72DSection penalizes advertising liquor solicitation but exempts approved consumer information ads.
- S. 72E(1) Minor offences shall be compoundable under this Act
- S. 72FSection 72F mandates that seized intoxicants, apparatus, vehicles, or materials linked to major offenses under the Act must be disposed of as prescribed.
- S. 73Section 73 allows the State Government to empower excise officers to grant bail and directs arrested individuals to be produced before an empowered officer or police station.
- S. 742[Repealed] 75
- S. 75Cognizance of offences
- S. 76Section 76 prohibits possession of equipment used for making intoxicating substances other than tari.
- S. 77Section 77 holds employers liable for offenses committed by their employees, with confiscation of related items and limited imprisonment as penalties.
- S. 78Confiscation of article in respect of which offence committed and order of confiscation
- S. 79Section 79 allows the Collector to order confiscation or sale of untraced contraband and permits payment of fines to avoid prosecution.
- S. 80Power of excise officers to compound offences
- S. 81Summary trial
- S. 82Savings
- S. 161AAllows appeal to Excise Commissioner against Collector's order under section 61(aaa)(1).
- S. 609Adaptation of Laws Order, 195010
- S. 1878Section prohibits employing individuals under 21 in premises where liquor is consumed by the public.
- S. 1894Section specifies conditions for applying the Punjab Excise Act to Haryana, intoxicants, persons, and specific periods.
- S. 1910—
- S. 19371914: Pb
- S. 1951Amended by Punjab Act 18 of 19558
- S. 19688—