Standing Order No. 2956/2018 of the General Administration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh dated 24th May, 2018 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C1B-A0P]

Standing Order No. 2956/2018

GOVERNMENT OF UTTAR PRADESH

General Administration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, dated the 24th May, 2018

STANDING ORDER

To

All Deputies Commissioner of Excise,

Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp under the Uttar Pradesh Excise Act, 1910, regarding.

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Uttar Pradesh Excise Act, 1910 (Uttar Pradesh Act 4 of 1910), the General Administration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh 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 F to the Commissioner within twenty-one days, accompanied by a fee of five thousand rupees.

3. The Deputy Commissioner of Excise shall ensure that consignment is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Commissioner within twenty-one days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the General Administration Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh.

(Secretary to Government)