Standing Order No. 2307/2019 of the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal dated 17th April, 2019 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [C1J-YPK]

As at 8 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 17 April 2019; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

Jurisdiction: West Bengal [IN-WB]. Made by the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal.

Synthetic. This instrument, its title, its number and its words are generated by the register, beneath the Act its recital names.

Cite: Standing Order No. 2307/2019 of the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal dated 17th April, 2019 on the cultivation of hemp under licence, Standing Order No. 2307/2019, 17th April, 2019 [C1J-YPK]. Machine: C1J-YPK.

Standing Order No. 2307/2019

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, dated the 17th April, 2019

STANDING ORDER

All Excise Superintendents,

Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp 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 Consumer Affairs 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 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 C to the Collector within fifteen days, accompanied by a fee of fifty thousand rupees.

3. The Excise Superintendent shall ensure that licence is dealt with as directed above, and shall report compliance to the Collector within fifteen days.

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

(Secretary to Government)

Made under

Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909 (West Bengal Act 5 of 1909), the Consumer Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal hereby issues the following Standing Order for the guidance of all officers subordinate to it:". Names section 9 of the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909 (West Bengal Act 5 of 1909) [S2D-K94]. Vires verified.

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