The Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968

Preamble

THE ANDHRA PRADESH EXCISE ACT, 1968 ACT 17 OF 1968 ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS SECTIONS CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement 2. Definitions CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTROL 3. Appointment of Commissioner 4. General control of Commissioner over Collector 5. Appointment of regional officers 6. Appointment of Excise superintendents and Excise Assistant Superintendents 7. Appointment of other subordinate staff 8. Delegation CHAPTER In Code IMPORT, EXPORT AND TRANSPORT 9. Import of Intoxicant 10. Export of Intoxicant Ind 11. Regulations of transport of intoxicants 12. Permits for transport of intoxicants CHAPTER IV MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION AND SALE 13. Manufacture etc., of excisable articles prohibited except under a licence 14. Possession of excisable articles in excess of the quantity prescribed 15. Sale or buying of excisable article without license prohibited 16. Establishment of distilleries and warehouses 17. Grant of exclusive privilege of manufacture, etc., 18. Duties of licences with regard to measurement and testing 19. Prohibition of employment of children and of persons suffering from contagious diseases 20. Closing of shops for preservation of public peace CHAPTER V EXCISE DUTY, COUNTERVAILING DUTY, ADDITIONAL EXCISE DUTY AND ADDITIONAL COUNTERVAILING DUTY 21. Excise duty or countervailing duty or additional excise duty or additional countervailing duty on excisable articles 22. Modes of levying duties 23. Payment for exclusive privilege 23.A- Payment by the Corporation 23.B- Payment by the Corporation from dated 21.07.1993 24. Owner or other person in possession of excise trees to give intimation of unwillingness to tap excise trees etc. 25. Recovery of duty under this Act from persons other than the licensee in certain cases 26. Rent to which the owner or person in possession of excise trees is entitled 27. Prohibition of cutting down or destroying excise trees CHAPTER VI LICENCES AND PERMITS 28. Forms and conditions of licence etc. 29. Power to take security and counterpart agreement 30. Technical defects, irregularities and omissions 31. Power to cancel or suspend licence etc. 32. Power to withdraw licence 33. Surrender of licence CHAPTER VII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES code 34. Penalties for illegal import, export etc., 35. Penalty for rendering denatured spirit fit for human consumption 36. Penalty for misconduct of licensees, etc., 37. Penalty for adulteration etc., by licensed vendor or manufacturer 37.A- Penalty for adulteration resulting in death etc., - 37.B Order to pay compensation 38. Penalty for consumption in chemist's shop 39. Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another 40. Penalty for cutting down or destroying excise trees 40.A- Penalty for false statement made in declaration or affidavit 41. Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for 42. Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases 43. Criminal liability of the licensee for the acts of servants 43. A- Punishment for allowing premises etc., to be used for Commission of an offence 44. Enhanced punishment after previous conviction 45. Liability of certain things to confiscation 46. Confiscation by Prohibition and Excise Officers in certain cases 46A. Issue of show cause notice 46B. Order of confiscation in the absence of offender 46C. Appeal 46D. Order of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments 46E. Bar of jurisdiction 46F. Property confiscated when to vest in Government 47. Compounding of offences 47-A. Special powers of the Commissioner in regard to compounding of offences 48. Penalty for vexatious delay 49. Penalty for Prohibition and Excise Officer refusing to do duty 50. Penalty for abetment 50.A - Penalty for assault 50.B - Penalty for Criminal Conspiracy CHAPTER VIII DETECTION, INVESTIGATION AND TRIAL OF OFFENCES 51. Landholders, officers and others to give information 52. Power to enter and inspect places of manufacture and sale 53. Power to arrest without warrant, to seiz

Sections

Type to filter. 74 sections.

1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
2. 2Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, -
3. 3
4. 4
5. 5
6. 6
7. 7
8. 8
9. 9Import of intoxicant
10. 10Export of intoxicant
11. 11
12. 12
13. 13Manufacture, etc., of excisable article prohibited except under a licence
14. 14Possession of excisable articles in excess of the quantity prescribed
15. 15Sale or buying of excisable article without licence prohibited
16. 16Establishment of distillers and warehouses
17. 18
18. 19Prohibition of employment of children and of persons suffering from contagious diseases
19. 20Closing of shops for preservation of public peace
20. 21
21. 22
22. 24
23. 25
24. 26
25. 27
26. 28Form and conditions of licence, etc
27. 29
28. 30Technical defects, irregularities and omissions
29. 31Power to cancel or suspend licence, etc
30. 32Power to withdraw licence
31. 33Surrender of licence
32. 35
33. 36Penalty for misconduct of licensees, etc
34. 37
35. 38Penalty for consumption in chemist's shop
36. 39Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another
37. 41
38. 42
39. 43
40. 44
41. 45
42. 46A
43. 46B
44. 46C
45. 46D
46. 46E
47. 46F
48. 47Compounding of offences
49. 48
50. 49
51. 50
52. 51Landholders, officers and others to give information
53. 52
54. 53
55. 54
56. 55
57. 56
58. 57
59. 58
60. 59
61. 60Security for appearance in case of arrest without warrant
62. 61
63. 62
64. 63Appeals
65. 64
66. 65
67. 66
68. 67
69. 68
70. 69
71. 70
72. 71Offences by companies, etc
73. 72Power to make rules
74. 73