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Exceptions -(1) Noting in section 3 shall apply to – (i) consumption or possession of – (a) foreign liquor by members of Defence Services within the premises of defence establishment. (b) foreign liquor by foreign nationals holding passport and holding permits issued by the Excise Commissioner or any other officer empowered by him in this behalf. (c) foreign liquor by persons holding permits issued on grounds of health by the Excise Commissioner or any other officer empowered by him in this behalf. (d) home-brewed pachwai by members of the scheduled tribes for domestic consumption. Provided that no such person shall possess or consume such pachwai in a public place except on social or religious occassions. (e) any intoxicants for industrial, scientific, educational medicinal or religious purposes. Provided that when any intoxicant is required in that form for medicinal or religious purposes by any person other than a licensee the limit of possession of such intoxicant shall be as may be prescribed by the Board of Revenue: (f) denatured spirit of non potable domestic use other than human consumed upto such limits as may be prescribed under the Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915 (Bihar and Orissa Act II of 1915) (ii) Possession of – (a) any intoxicant by travellers travelling through or staying in transit in any area of the State for not more than forty-eight hours; (b) any intoxicant by any person holding a license, pass or permit under the Bihar and Orissa Excise Act, 1915 (Bihar and Orissa Act II of 1915) or any other law for the time being in force and (c) any intoxicant in transit consigned by rail, road, air or water from to or through Bihar under permits issued by the Excise Commissioner or any officer authorized by him in this behalf. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-clause (a), (b) and (c) of clause (i) of sub-section (1) no person shall drink any intoxicant lawfully possessed by him in a public place. (3) Possession of intoxicants under sub-clause (a), (b) and (c) of clause (i) and sub- clause (a) of clause (ii) of sub-section (1) shall be subject of such limits as may be prescribed by the Board of Revenue.