Standing Order No. 209/2013 of the Water Resources Department, Government of Punjab dated 25th April, 2013 on the working of a distillery [C1A-WBT]

Standing Order No. 209/2013

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

Water Resources Department, Government of Punjab

Chandigarh, dated the 25th April, 2013

STANDING ORDER

To

All Excise Inspectors,

Subject: The working of a distillery by distillers 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 Water Resources 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 working of a distillery by distillers.

2. The matter has been examined. Every distiller carrying on the working of a distillery shall make an application in Form A to the Deputy Commissioner of Excise within seven days, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five thousand rupees.

3. The Excise Inspector shall ensure that excisable article is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Deputy Commissioner of Excise within seven days.

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

(Secretary to Government)