The Government of Kerala on July 03, 2024, issued the Kerala Foreign Liquor (Compounding, Blending and Bottling) (Amendment) Rules, 2024 to further amend the Kerala Foreign Liquor (Compounding, Blending and Bottling) Rules, 1975.
The following amendments have been stated:
• In rule 7, in clause (iii) of sub-rule (1),
o after the words “in the state” and before the symbol “ : ” the words “when the licence of such units is cancelled or surrendered or not renewed after the expiry of its period of licence or for such other reasons which the Excise Commissioner considers proper” shall be inserted.
o after the existing proviso the following proviso shall be added, namely:—
“Provided further that any licensee desirous of obtaining spirit under this clause shall apply to the commissioner through the Deputy Commissioner of Excise in whose territorial jurisdiction the transferor’s Compounding, Blending and Bottling unit is situated. The application shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the transferor compounding, blending and bottling unit stating the reason which necessitated such transfer. The Deputy Commissioner of excise shall verify the volume and strength of the stock of spirit jointly with the licensee or his authorized agent. If no irregularity is noticed during verification he may forward the application to the commissioner with his report thereon for orders. The Deputy Commissioner of Excise may issue permit for such transfer of spirit under the order of the Commissioner and shall also make necessary arrangements to depute required number of Civil Excise Officers to escort the spirit consignment to the tranferee’s Compounding, Blending and Bottling unit or distillery in the state having license granted under Kerala Foreign Liquor (Compounding, Blending and Bottling) Rules, 1975 or Kerala Distillery and Warehouse Rules, 1968 as the case may be”.
They shall come into force at once.
[Notification No. S. R. O. No. 584/2024]
