Standing Order No. 3270/2017 of the Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Punjab dated 10th August, 2017 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C1D-3EY]

Standing Order No. 3270/2017

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Punjab

Chandigarh, dated the 10th August, 2017

STANDING ORDER

To

All Deputies Commissioner of Excise,

Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp 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 Youth Services and Sports 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 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 D to the District Excise Officer within forty-five days, accompanied by a fee of twenty-five thousand rupees.

3. The Deputy Commissioner of Excise shall ensure that stock register is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the District Excise Officer within forty-five days.

4. Difficulties, if any, in the implementation of this standing order may be brought to the notice of the Youth Services and Sports Department, Government of Punjab.

(Secretary to Government)