Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Section 17 with marginal heading substituted by Act No.10 of 1984 and subsequently by Act No.35 of 2005. Grant of exclusive privilege of manufacture etc. 18 [Act No. 17 of 1968] (v) of selling by shop; or (vi) of selling by Bar; or (vii) of selling by in-house; or (viii) of selling or using for bonafide purpose as may be specified any liquor or other intoxicant or material as may be specified in the said order. (2) It shall be lawful for the Government to prescribe from time to time different methods of selection for grant of exclusive privilege for different purposes under sub-section (1). (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), a lease or licence or both in respect of „Shop‟ may be granted 28[for a period not exceeding two years at a time]. (4) No grantee of any privilege under sub-section (1) or sub-section (3) shall exercise the same unless the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, or any officer authorized in this behalf issues a licence. (5) The Government may confer on any officer all or any of the powers mentioned in sub-sections (1) and (3). (6) The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, may after due enquiry as he may deem fit, permit a licence holder in respect of manufacture of any liquor or intoxicant to sub-let such a privilege and grant a licence to the person who holds the sub-lease, on collection of such fee as may be prescribed.]