HIMACHAL PRADESH EXCISE ACT, 2011

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Preliminary (ACT NO. 33 OF 2012) 1

S.1 Short title

S.2 Definitions

S.3 Country liquor and foreign liquor

S.4 Power to limit application of notifications, license etc. issued

S.5 Financial Commissioner and Collector

S.6 Other classes of Excise Officers and their powers and jurisdiction

S.7 Persons appointed under this Act to be public servants

S.8 Power to enter and inspect

S.9 Power to investigate

S.10 Powers of Excise Officer to search, seize etc

S.11 Powers of Magistrate to issue warrant for search or arrest

S.12 Powers of Excise Officers to obtain information

S.13 Police Officers to aid Excise Officers etc. and to take charge of articles seized

S.14 Power to close liquor vends

S.15 Prohibition of manufacture of liquor except under this Act

S.16 Establishment or licensing of distilleries, breweries winery or warehouse

S.17 Prohibition of removal of liquor manufactured or stored in a distillery, brewery or warehouse etc.

S.18 Prohibition of possession of liquor

S.19 Possession of unused and printed labels, corks, etc. by certain person to be punishable

S.20 Prohibition of possession of liquor un-lawfully manufactured, imported, transported etc.

S.21 Prohibition of import, export or transport of liquor

S.22 Power of the State Government to prohibit or permit import, export or transport of liquor

S.23 Prohibition of sale etc. of liquor

S.24 Prohibition of sale etc. of adulterate liquor

S.25 Power of the State Government to declare limit of sale of liquor by retail and by whole sale

S.26 Prohibition of sale to minor or his employment

S.27 Grant of leases of manufacture, sale etc.

S.28 Fees and other conditions for grant of licenses, permits and passes

S.29 Power to cancel or suspend licenses etc.

S.30 Power to cancel any other license and to recover fee.

S.31 No compensation or refund claimable for cancellation or suspension of license etc.

S.32 Power to withdraw license etc.

S.33 Technical irregularities in license etc.

S.34 No claim in consequence of refusal to renew a license etc.

S.35 Surrender of license

S.36 Excise duty and countervailing duty

S.37 Manner in which duty be levied

S.38 Payment for grant of leases

S.39 Penalty for unlawful production, manufacture, possession, import, export, transport, sale etc.

S.40 Penalty for rendering or attempting to render denatured spirit fit for human consumption

S.41 Penalty for mixing noxious substance with liquor

S.42 Payment of compensation

S.43 Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servant

S.44 Penalty for fraud by licensed manufacturer or vendor or his servant

S.45 Penalty for consumption of liquor in chemist's shop

S.46 Penalty for consumption of liquor in public places

S.47 Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for

S.48 Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another

S.49 Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction

S.50 Attempt to commit or abet offences punishable

S.51 Procedure relating to arrests, searches etc.

S.52 Report by investigating officer for institution of proceedings

S.53 Offences to be bailable etc.

S.54 Security for appearance in case of arrest without warrant

S.55 Cognizance of offences

S.56 Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases

S.57 Liability of employer for offence committed by the employee or agent

S.58 Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances

S.59 Penalty for any excise officer making vexatious search, seizure, detention or arrest

S.60 Confiscation of article in respect of which offence committed

S.61 Inspection and seizure of vehicle, conveyance and liquor liable to confiscation

S.62 Confiscation of vehicle or conveyance by Excise Officer in certain cases

S.63 Issue of show cause notice before confiscation under section 62

S.64 Penalty in lieu of confiscation

S.65 Disposal of seized liquor during the pendency of trial

S.66 Composition of offences by the Collector

S.67 Composition of certain other offences

S.68 Appeal

S.69 Revision

S.70 Bar of certain proceedings

S.71 Power to recover license fee etc.

S.72 Power of Collector to take grants under his management or resell and recover deficiency

S.73 Excise revenue to be first charge and recoverable as arrears of land revenue

S.74 Measures, weights and testing instruments

S.75 Power to exempt

S.76 Delegation of powers

S.77 Power to regulate advertisement

S.78 Establishment of check posts or barriers

S.79 Protection of action taken in good faith

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