The MP Excise Act
madhya-pradesh · 1915
- S. 1Short title, extent and commencement
- S. 2Definitions
- S. 3—
- S. 4Power to declare what shall be deemed to be “country liquor” and “foreign liquor”, respectively
- S. 5Definition of retail and wholesale sale
- S. 6Saving of enactment
- S. 7Section 7 of the MP Excise Act authorizes the State Government to appoint and delegate various excise-related roles and powers.
- S. 8Power to prohibit import, export or transport
- S. 9Restriction on import, export or transport
- S. 10Section 10 mandates a pass for importing, exporting, or transporting intoxicants above a quantity specified by the State Government.
- S. 11Passes for import, export or transport
- S. 12Passes issued by other authorities may be deemed pass es granted under this Act
- S. 13Licence required for manufacture, etc
- S. 14Establishment or licensing of distilleries and warehouses
- S. 15Section 15 mandates that no intoxicant can be removed from a distillery or storage without paying applicable duty or providing a bond.
- S. 16Section 16 regulates possession limits and exceptions for intoxicants in Madhya Pradesh under state government authority.
- S. 17Licence required for sale of intoxicant
- S. 18Power to grant lease of right to manufacture, etc
- S. 19Lessee’s permission to draw tari
- S. 20Manufacture and sale of liquor in Military Cantonments
- S. 21Section 21 mandates licensees to maintain prescribed measures and comply with Excise Officer's measurement and testing requests for intoxicants.
- S. 22Section prohibits licensed sellers from employing males under 21 or women in areas where alcohol is consumed by the public.
- S. 23Section 23 of the MP Excise Act prohibits selling liquor to anyone under 21 and restricts liquor advertisements.
- S. 24Closing of shops for the sake of public peace
- S. 25Duty on excisable articles
- S. 26Ways of levying such duty
- S. 27Payment for grant of leases
- S. 28Form and conditions of licence etc
- S. 29Power to take security from licensee
- S. 30Section 30 states that technical defects, irregularities, or omissions in licenses do not invalidate them, and the Excise Commissioner's decision is final.
- S. 31Power to canncel or suspend licence, etc
- S. 32Power to withdraw licences
- S. 33Surrender of licences
- S. 34—
- S. 35Section penalizes altering denatured spirits, illegal possession, operating common drinking houses, and related offenses.
- S. 36Penalty for illegal possession
- S. 36ASection 36A penalizes operating or managing common drinking houses in Madhya Pradesh under the MP Excise Act.
- S. 37Section 37 imposes penalties for violations of the MP Excise Act not specifically addressed elsewhere, up to six months' imprisonment or a fine of up to ₹1,000.
- S. 38Penalty for certain unlawful acts of licensed vendors
- S. 39Penalty for misconduct by licensees, etc
- S. 40Penalty for allowing consumption in chemist’s shop, etc
- S. 41Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another
- S. 42Attempts to commit, and abatement of offences
- S. 43Presumption as to commission of offences in certain cases
- S. 44Criminal liability of licensee for acts of servants
- S. 45Enhanced punishment after previous conviction
- S. 46Liability of certain things to confiscation
- S. 47Order of confiscation
- S. 48Power of compound offences and impose penalty
- S. 49Penalty on officers making vexatious search, seizure, detention or arrest
- S. 50Section 50 mandates land-holders and village officials to report illegal intoxicant or hemp plant manufacturing to relevant authorities.
- S. 51Power to enter and inspect places of manufacture and sale
- S. 52Power to arrest without warrant to seize article liable to confiscation and to make searches
- S. 53Power of Magistrate to issue a warrant
- S. 54Power to search without a warrant
- S. 55Power of Excise Officers in matters of investigation
- S. 56Report by investigating officer
- S. 57Report by Excise Officer
- S. 58Arrests, searches etc
- S. 59Security for appearance in case of arrests without warrant
- S. 60—
- S. 61Limitation of prosecutions
- S. 62Power to make rules
- S. 63Publication of rules and notifications
- S. 64Recovery of Government dues
- S. 65Government lien on property of defaulters
- S. 66Power of State Government to exempt persons or intoxicants from the provisions of the Act
- S. 67Protection to persons acting under this Act
- S. 68Limitation of suits
- S. 69Repeal of enactments SCHEDULE 7 THE MADHYA PRADESH EXCISE ACT, 1915 [Act No
- S. 1906The whole