Office Memorandum No. 1761/2011/GAD of the General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal dated 16th May, 2011 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C16-WEZ]
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No. 1761/2011/GAD
GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL
General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal
Kolkata, dated the 16th May, 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp under the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909, regarding.
1. The undersigned is directed to say that references have been received in the General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal on the manner in which the cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp is to be regulated under the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909.
2. The matter has been examined. Every cultivator of hemp carrying on the cultivation of hemp under licence shall make an application in Form A to the District Excise Officer within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of fifty thousand rupees.
3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the cultivation of hemp under licence is undertaken, and the District Excise Officer 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 General Administration Department, Government of West Bengal.
(Secretary to Government)
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