Act 12 of 1987

Preamble

Published in the EXTRAORDINARY ISSUE OF TRIPURA GAZETTE Agartala, Friday, September 11, 1987 A.D Bhadra 20, 1909 S. E. de ndia GOVERNMENT OF TRIPURA LAW DEPARTMENT No. F- 2(l)-LAW/LEG/87 Dated, Agartala, the 3rd August, 1987. The following Act of the Tripura Legislative Assembly received assent of the Governor on 27.6.1987 and is hereby published for general information. A. B. Paul. Deputy Secretary, Law. Tripura Act No. 12 of 1987. THE TRIPURA EXCISE ACT, 1987. AN ACT to consolidate and amend the Laws relating to duties of excise in Tripura. BE it enacted by the Tripura Legislative Assembly in the Thirty Eighth year of the Republic of India as follows :- CHAPTER-I Preliminary acode

Sections

Type to filter. 94 sections.

1. 1Short title, Extent and Commencememt
2. 2Definitions
3. 3Power to declare "country liquor" and "foreigon liquor"
4. 4Definition of retail and wholesale
5. 5Establishments, delegation and withdrawal of powers
6. 6Control, Appeal and Revision
7. 7Restriction on Import
8. 8Restriction on Export or Transport
9. 9Power to prohibit Import, Export or Transport
10. 10Pass for import, export or transport
11. 11Licence required for manufacture
12. 12Drawing of tari in notified area
13. 13Establishment of distilieries, breweries or warehouse
14. 14
15. 15Payment of duty on removal from distillery, brewery, warehouse or other place of storage
16. 16
17. 17
18. 18License required for sale
19. 19Manufacture and sale of liquor in or near cantonments
20. 20
21. 21Transfer of Exclusive privilege
22. 22
23. 23Employment of young persons or woman by licensed vendors
24. 24Power to close shops temporarily
25. 25Power to impose duty on import, export, transport and manufacture
26. 26Ways of levying such duty
27. 27
28. 28
29. 29Publication of such list
30. 30Time for preparation and publication of such list
31. 31Submission of objections and opinions to Collector
32. 32
33. 33Finality of decisions of Excise Commissioner
34. 34
35. 35Exemption of certain licenses from sections 28 to 34
36. 36
37. 37Grant of license, permit etc
38. 38Counterpart agreement by license, and security or deposit
39. 39Technical defects, irregularities and omissions
40. 40Power to cancel or suspend license, permit or pass
41. 41Power to withdraw license
42. 42Surrender of license
43. 43Bar to right of renewal and to compensation
44. 44Power of Collector to take grants under management or to transfer them
45. 45Penalty for unlawful import, export, transport, manufacture, possession, sale etc
46. 46Offences by Companies
47. 47Presumption as to offence where possession is not satisfactorily accounted for
48. 48Penalty for altering or attempting to alter any denatured spirit
49. 49
50. 50Presumption as to any spirit which contains any denaturant
51. 51Penalty for adulteration by licensed manufacturer or vendor or his servant
52. 52Penalty for fraud by licensed manufacturer or vendor or his servant
53. 53Penalty for certain unlawful acts of licensed vendors of their servants
54. 54Penalty for possession of intoxicant in respect of which an offence has been committed
55. 55Penalty for consumption in chemist's shop, etc
56. 56Penalty for certain acts by licensee or his servants
57. 57
58. 58Criminal liability of licensee for acts of servant
59. 59Imprisonment under section 54 or section 55
60. 60
61. 61Penalty for offences not otherwise punishable
62. 62Penalty for contempt of court
63. 63Penalty for attempt to commit offence
64. 64Enhanced punishment after previous conviction
65. 65What things are liable to confiscation
66. 66Confiscation by the Judicial Magistrate or Collector
67. 67Power to compound offences and to release property liable to confiscation
68. 68Power to enter and inspect, and power to test and seize measures, etc
69. 69
70. 70Power to issue warrant of arrest
71. 71Power to issue search warrant
72. 72Power of Collector or Magistrate to arrest or search without issuing a warrant
73. 73Power of Excise Officer to search without a warrant
74. 74Information and aid to Excise Officer
75. 75
76. 76Power of Collector and certain Excise officers to investigate offences
77. 77Powers and duties of Collector and certain Excise officers investigation offences
78. 78Security and bail
79. 79Production of articles seized and persons arrested
80. 80Custody by Police of articles seized
81. 81Reports of arrests, seizures and searches
82. 82Execution of Collector's warrant
83. 83Maximum period of detention
84. 84
85. 85Magistrate having jurisdiction to try offences
86. 86Intimation of certain prosecutions
87. 87Bar to transfer of trial on application of accused
88. 88Power of the State Government to make rules
89. 89Publication and effect of rules and notifications
90. 90Recovery of dues
91. 91Power of the State Government to exempt intoxicants from provisions of Act
92. 92Bar to certain suits
93. 93Limitation of suits and prosecutions
94. 94Repeal and saving

Rules made under this Act

8 sets of Rules. India Code publishes Rules as a record and a document rather than as text, so these are indexed here and not reproduced. All Rules.

• Notification for MRP based Ad-valorem Excise duty for Country Liquor and rate chart2020
• Notification for MRP based Ad-valorem Excise duty for Country Liquor and rate chart2020
• MRP based Ad-valorem Excise duty- Beer2019
• Bottling & warehousing fees2016
• Notification on revision of annual literage fees of liquor2013
• Notification on revision of brand registration fees2013
• TRIPURA EXCISE RULES, 19901990
• The Tripura Excise Rules, 19901990

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