Office Memorandum No. 2116/2012/PD of the Ports Department, Government of West Bengal dated 16th May, 2012 on the retail vend of liquor [C15-2FJ]
As at 6 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.
No. 2116/2012/PD
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
Ports Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 16th May, 2012
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The retail vend of liquor by retail vendors under the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the Ports Department, Government of West Bengal on the manner in which the retail vend of liquor by retail vendors is to be regulated under the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909.
2. The matter has been examined. Every retail vendor carrying on the retail vend of liquor shall make an application in Form F to the Collector within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the retail vend of liquor is undertaken, and the Collector shall dispose of it within fifteen days of its receipt.
4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this office memorandum may be brought to the notice of the Ports Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
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