Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Establishment of distilleries and warehouses.- (1) The Excise Commissioner may, with the previous sanction of the State Government,- (a) establish a distillery, in which spirit may be manufactured under licence granted under section 13 on such conditions as the State Government may impose; (b) discontinue any distillery so established; (c) licence, on such conditions as the State Government deems fit to impose, the construction and working of a distillery or brewery; (d) licence a private bonded warehouse; (e) establish or licence a warehouse wherein intoxicants may be deposited and kept without payment of duty; and, (f) discontinue any warehouse so established. (2) A warehouse established under sub-section (1), shall be for general accommodation to warehouse intoxicants subject to duty pending removal for local consumption or for export. (3) Without the sanction of the State Government no intoxicants shall be removed from any distillery, brewery, warehouse or other place of storage established or licenced under this Act, unless the duty, if any, imposed under this Act has been paid or a bond has been executed for the payment thereof. 1[16A. Prohibition on grant or renewal of licence for manufacture, bottle or manufacture and bottle Arrack for sale etc.,- (1) 1966: KAR. ACT 21] Excise 381 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder, no licence to,- (a) manufacture; or (b) bottle; or (c) manufacture and bottle; arrack for sale shall be granted or renewed to any person with effect from the 1st day of July, 2007. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder or in any judgement, decree or order of any court, every licence granted to,- (a) manufacture; or (b) bottle; or (c)manufacture and bottle; arrack for sale shall be ceased to be valid on the expiry of 30th day of June 2007: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall affect any obligation or liability in respect of such licence granted before the 1st day of July, 2007.” 1.Substituted by Act 27 of 2007 w.e.f. 1-7-2007. 1[16B. Prohibition on grant or renewal of lease or licence to sell arrack.- (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder, no lease of right, the exclusive or other right,- (a) of manufacturing or supplying by wholesale or of both; or (b) of selling by wholesale or by retail; or (c) of manufacturing or supplying by wholesale or of both and of selling by retail of arrack shall be granted or renewed with effect from the 1st day of July 2007. (2) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or rules made thereunder, or in any judgement, decree or order of any court, every lease of right, the exclusive or other right,- (a) of manufacturing or supplying by wholesale or of both; or (b) of selling by wholesale or by retail; or (c) of manufacturing or supplying by wholesale or of both and of selling by retail of arrack shall be ceased to be valid on the expiry of 30th day of June 2007: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall affect any obligation or liability in respect of such lease of right the exclusive or other right.]1