Kerala Abkari Act, 1077

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Preliminary (Kerala Act No. 1 of 1077)

S.1 Short title.

S.2 Repeal of Enactments.

S.3 Interpretation.

S.4 [The Government may, by notification in the Gazette.]

S.5(a) Power of the Government to authorise officers to admit persons arrested to bail.

S.5 The Government may, from time to time, make rules.

S.6 Import of liquor or intoxicating drug.

S.7 Export of liquor or intoxicating drug.

S.8 Prohibition of manufacture, import, export, transport, transit, possession, storage, sales, etc., of arrack.

S.9 Prohibition of the transport of liquor.

S.10 Transporting of liquor or intoxicating drug.

S.11 Permits for transport.

S.12(a) Manufacture of preparations containing liquor or intoxicating drug.

S.12 Manufacture of liquor or intoxicating drug prohibited except under the provisions of this Act.

S.12(b) Utilisation of liquor or intoxicating drug in the manufacture, and limit of possession, of certain preparations.

S.12(c) Prohibition of counterfeiting, selling, buying, receiving, possessing, etc of any forged or counterfeit label or security sticker.

S.13 Possession of liquor or intoxicating drugs in excess of the quantity prescribed by the Government prohibited.

S.13(a) Power to prohibit possession of liquor or drugs.

S.14 Establishment and control of distilleries breweries, warehouses, etc.

S.15(a) Consumption or use of liquor by persons under the age of [23 years] prohibited.

S.15(c) Consumption of liquor in public places.

S.15(b) Sale of liquor to person under [23 years] of age prohibited.

S.15 Sale of liquor or intoxicating drug without licence prohibited, Power to exempt toddy.

S.16 [x x x x ]

S.17 Duty on liquor or intoxicating drugs.

S.18 [How duty or countervailing duty may be imposed.]

S.18(a) Grant of exclusive or other privilege of manufacture, etc., on payment of rentals.

S.19 Tax for tapping unlicensed trees from whom leviable.

S.20 Duties may be farmed.

S.21 Toddy farmer may grant license.

S.22 Farmer may let or assign.

S.23 Recovery by farmer of rents due to him.

S.24 Forms and conditions of licenses, etc.

S.25 Counterpart agreement to be executed by licensee.

S.26 Power to recall licenses, etc.

S.27 Certain licensees required to keep instruments for testing, etc.

S.28 Recovery of duties.

S.29 Power to make rules.

S.30(a) Abkari officers to have similai powers of police officers for the purpose of investigation of offences.

S.30 Magistrate may issue a search warrant on application.

S.31 Power to certain Abkari and Police Officers to search houses, etc., without warrant.

S.32 Power to enter and Inspect place of manufacture and sale.

S.33 In case of resistence entry may be made by force, etc.

S.34 Offenders may be arrested and contraband liquor, vehicles, etc. seized without warrant.

S.35 Arrest of persons refusing to give name or giving false name.

S.36 Searches how to be made.

S.37 Officers of certain Departments bound to assist.

S.38 Offences to be reported, etc.

S.39 Land holders and others to give information.

S.40 Procedure on arrest and seizure.

S.41 Disposal of persons arrested.

S.41(a) Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable.

S.42 Bond of accused and Sureties.

S.43 Procedure in case of default of persons admitted to bail to appear before Abkari Inspector.

S.44 Abkari Officers may Summon witnesses.

S.45 Terms of summons.

S.46 Examination of witnesses by Abkari Inspectors.

S.47 When attendance of witnesses to be dispensed with, and procedure in such cases.

S.48 Abkari Inspector may summon persons suspected of offenses against Abkari laws.

S.49 Law relating to criminal Courts as to Summoning of witnesses to apply.

S.50 Report of Abkari Officer gives jurisdiction to a competent Magistrate.

S.50(a) Procedure to be adopted on receipt of report.

S.51 Powers of Abkari Inspector to cause attendance of witnesses before Magistrate.

S.52 Accused not to be detained in custody for a longer period than twenty four hours without special authority.

S.53 Police to take charge of articles seized.

S.53(a) Disposal of seized liquor, intoxicating drugs or articles.

S.53(b) Jurisdiction of courts on cuticles seized.

S.54 Closing of shop for the sake of public peace.

S.54(a) Bar of Certain Proceedings.

S.55(a) [x x x ]

S.55(i) Penalty for showing scene of liquor or consumption or exhibition of liquor in cinemas exhibited in theatres without warning.

S.55(d) Penalty for criminal conspiracy.

S.55 For illegal import, etc.

S.55(h) Penalty for unlawful advertisement.

S.55(e) Penalty for false mat king of property or use of false property mark.

S.55(c) Penalty for counterfeiting, selling, etc of label or security sticker.

S.55(f) Penalty for possession of things described in section 55E.

S.55(b) Penalty for rendering or attempting to render denatured Sprit fit for human consumption.

S.55(g) Penalty for making or using of false document.