The Government of Gujarat on July 31, 2024, issued the Gujarat Prohibition (Amendment) Ordinance, 2024, to further amend the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949.
This shall come into force on July 31, 2024.
The following has been stated namely: -
• In section 98 (2), the words “but it shall not be released on bond or surety till the final judgment of the Court where the quantity of the seized liquor is exceeding the quantity as may be prescribed by the rules” shall be substituted with the words “and the vehicle so confiscated may be auctioned before the final judgment in the manner as may be prescribed, with the permission of the Court where the quantity of the seized liquor exceeds such quantity as may be prescribed; and in such cases the Deputy Superintendent of Police shall be the competent authority for such auction”.
[Notification no. - Vol. LXV]
