Standing Order No. 436/2016 of the Home Department, Government of Punjab dated 17th July, 2016 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C13-EWH]

Standing Order No. 436/2016

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

Home Department, Government of Punjab

Chandigarh, dated the 17th July, 2016

STANDING ORDER

To

All Deputies Commissioner of Excise,

Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp under the Punjab Excise Act, 1914, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (Punjab Act 1 of 1914), the Home Department, Government of Punjab hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:

1. References have been received seeking clarification on the manner in which section 9 applies to the cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp.

2. The matter has been examined. Every cultivator of hemp carrying on the cultivation of hemp under licence shall make an application in Form B to the Excise Appellate Authority within sixty days, accompanied by a fee of two thousand rupees.

3. The Deputy Commissioner of Excise shall ensure that sample is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Excise Appellate Authority within sixty days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Home Department, Government of Punjab.

(Secretary to Government)