The Haryana Excise and Taxation Department on August 04, 2020 has issued the Punjab Distillery (Haryana Second Amendment) Rules, 2020 to further amend Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932.
The following amendment has been made to the Punjab Distillery Rules, 1932:
• Rule 28(ii) has been inserted which specifies the hours of operations of the distillery, namely:
“The hours of operation for dispatches from distilleries shall be limited from 09:00 hours to 17:00 hours. If any distillery is found dispatching liquor beyond the prescribed hours, a penalty of Rs. 1.00 Lakh on first offence, Rs. 2.50 Lakh for second offence and Rs. 5.00 Lakh for third offence and on any subsequent offence, the license shall be cancelled”.
• Rule 32 is substituted, stating that a distillery may remain open for work on a Sunday or holiday as under Negotiable Instruments Act, or a Saturday when is a holiday or any other holiday in Government offices excluding those specified below in the rule provided notice is given to the Distillery Inspector at least 24 hours before the Sunday or any of the holiday in question and it can be further be extended by a distillery by payment of Rs. 10,000/- for 8 hours as a second shift with prior permission of competent authority. If a distillery remains open for work after due notice to the Distillery Inspector on any of the holidays specified below, the fee payable to Government for such holiday shall be double the ordinary fee
[Notification No. 68/X-1/P.A 1/1914/Ss. 21 and 59/2020]
