1 [16A. Licence to manufacture, bottle or manufacture and bottle arrack for sale.--
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, no licence,-
(a) to manufacture; or
(b) to bottle; or
(c) to manufacture and bottle,
arrack for sale 2 [be granted to any person, other than a company or agency owned or controlled by the State Government or a State Government Department] 3 [or any person unless he holds a distillery licence granted under section 16 for manufacture of spirit out of molasses and is engaged in the manufacture of such spirit] 3
(2) The Excise Commission may, subject to sub-section (1) and to such rules as may be prescribed and with the prior approval of the State Government, grant licence for any specified area or areas to any person,-
(a) to manufacture; or
(b) to bottle; or
(c) to manufacture and bottle, arrack for sale.]
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1. Inserted by Act 28 of 1987 w.e.f 1-8-1987.
2. Substituted by Act 1 of 1994 w.e.f. 1-7-1993.
3. Inserted by Act 27 of 2004 w.e.f. 31.7.2004