Government of Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Prohibition & Excise – Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending) Rules, 1989 –  Licensing of Indian Made Foreign Liquor retail vending shops – Introduction of licensing system – Policy approved– Orders issued.

PROHIBITION AND EXCISE (VI) DEPARTMENT

G.O.(Ms).No. 113                                                                              Dated: 22.6.2001

 Read:

1.G.O.Ms.No.104, Prohibition and Excise, dated 17.5.2001.

2.G.O.Ms.No.109, Prohibition and Excise, dated  6.6.2001.

3. G.O.Ms.No.112,  Prohibition and Excise, dated 20.6.2001.

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ORDER:

The Government have carefully examined the policy to be adopted for licensing of the Indian Made Foreign Liquor retail vending shops for the block period 2001-2004 and have decided that  a new licensing system  should be followed for the licensing of the Indian Made Foreign Liquor retail vending shops for the block period 2001-2004. 

2. The Government also direct that,

a)     The number of Indian Made Foreign Liquor retail vending shops for the entire State for the block period 2001-2004 be fixed at 6000.

b)     The privilege fee of the Indian Made Foreign Liquor retail vending shops for the year 2001-2002 shall be worked out on notified area basis, taking the average privilege fee of the last three years and providing for some suitable increase. There should be a uniform privilege fee for a given notified area. 

c)       A notice inviting applications in a format to be prescribed for the grant of licence for the year 2001-2002 should be published in the newspapers on 23.6.2001 and 24.6.2001 stipulating 28.6.2001 as the last date for receipt of applications.   In case there are more than one eligible applications per shop, the selection shall be by drawal of lot in the presence of the District Collectors and licences shall be issued thereafter. The District Collectors are instructed to grant licences on or before 10.7.2001. The shops should start functioning from 16.7.2001.

d)    The licensee should lift the minimum off-take fixed for the shop by the licensing authority. In case of failure to lift the minimum off-take consecutively for two months, the licensee will be liable to pay a penalty in proportion to the loss of revenue due to non-lifting of stock and if there is default for a period of another two months consecutively, the licence will be liable to be cancelled.  Necessary amendments to the Tamil Nadu Liquor (Retail Vending ) Rules, 1989 will be issued separately in this regard.

3. The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise and the Collectors are requested to take immediate action to implement the orders contained in the paragraph 2 above.

                        (BY ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR)

                                                                                          B.K. PRASAD,

                                                                        SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT,

To

The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, Chennai-5.

All Collectors.

Copy to:

The Director General of Police, Chennai-4.

The Inspector General of Police(E), Chennai-5.

The Managing Director, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, Chennai-8.

The Finance Department, Chennai-9.

The Secretary to Honourable Chief Minister, Chennai-9.

The Senior P.A. to Honourable Minister (Revenue), Chennai-9.

The office of the Honourable Chief Minister, Chennai-9.

The Secretariat Library, Chennai-9.

/Forwarded by order/

                                                                                    SECTION OFFICER.