Standing Order No. 419/2018 of the Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal dated 28th August, 2018 on the wholesale vend of liquor [C19-D8A]

Standing Order No. 419/2018

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, dated the 28th August, 2018

STANDING ORDER

To

All Deputies Commissioner of Excise,

Subject: The wholesale vend of liquor by wholesale vendors under the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909 (West Bengal Act 5 of 1909), the Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal 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 wholesale vend of liquor by wholesale vendors.

2. The matter has been examined. Every wholesale vendor carrying on the wholesale vend of liquor shall make an application in Form H to the Excise Appellate Authority within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of one lakh rupees.

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

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Registration and Stamps Department, Government of West Bengal.

(Secretary to Government)