Government Order No. 707/2016/LD of the Law Department, Government of West Bengal dated 4th July, 2016 on the cultivation of hemp under licence [N16-XFB]

As at 7 September 2026. In force. No commencement recorded.

Dates: made 4 July 2016; in force not recorded; ceased none recorded. Gazette: none recorded. Band B.

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

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Cite: Government Order No. 707/2016/LD of the Law Department, Government of West Bengal dated 4th July, 2016 on the cultivation of hemp under licence, Government Order No. 707/2016/LD, 4th July, 2016 [N16-XFB]. Machine: N16-XFB.

No. 707/2016/LD

GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL

Law Department, Government of West Bengal

Kolkata, dated the 4th July, 2016

GOVERNMENT ORDER

Subject: The cultivation of hemp under licence by cultivators of hemp under the West Bengal Excise Act, 1909, regarding.

1. In the circumstances reported by the Excise Inspector, the Government of West Bengal, after careful examination, hereby orders that every cultivator of hemp carrying on the cultivation of hemp under licence shall furnish Form C to the Licensing Authority within ten days.

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 Licensing Authority within ten days, accompanied by a fee of ten thousand rupees.

3. It is, accordingly, clarified that a separate application shall be made in respect of each place at which the cultivation of hemp under licence is undertaken, and the Licensing Authority shall dispose of it within ten days of its receipt.

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

(Secretary to Government)

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