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The Madhya Pradesh Excise Act, 1915

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Section 1Short title, extent and commencement
Section 2Definitions
Section 4Power to declare what shall be deemed to be "country liquor" and "foreign liquor", respectively
Section 5Definition of retail and wholesale sale
Section 6Saving of cnactments
Section 7Establishment and powers thereof
Section 8Power to prohibit import, export or transport
Section 9Restriction on import, export or transport
Section 10Requirement of pass for import, export or transport
Section 11Provided that in the case of duty-paid foreign liquor such passes shall be dispensed with, unless the State Government shall, by notification, otherwise direct with respect to any local area.
Section 12Passes issued by other authorities may be deemed passes granted under this Act
Section 13Licence required for manufacture, etc., of intoxicants
Section 14Establishment or licensing of distilleries and warehouses
Section 15Payment of duty on removal from distillery, brewery or place of storage
Section 16Possession of intoxicants generally
Section 17Licence required for sale of intoxicants
Section 18Power to grant lease of right to manufacture, etc
Section 19Lessee’s permission to draw tari
Section 20Manufacture and sale of liquor in Military cantonments
Section 21Duties of licensees with regard to measurement and testing
Section 22Prohibition of employment of male persons under the age of twenty-one years and of women
Section 23Prohibition of sale of liquor or intoxicating drug to persons under the age of twenty-one years
Section 24Closing of shops for the sake of public peace
Section 25Duty on excisable articles
Section 26Ways of levying such duty
Section 27Payment for grant of leases
Section 28Form and conditions of licences etc
Section 29Power to take security from licensee
Section 30Technical defects, irregularities and omissions
Section 31Power to cancel or suspend licence, etc
Section 32Power to withdraw licences
Section 33Surrender of licences
Section 34Penalty for illegal import etc
Section 35Penalty for altering or attempting to alter any denatured spirit or denatured spirituous preparation
Section 36Penalty for illegal possession
Section 37Penalty for offences not otherwise provided for
Section 38Penalty for certain unlawful acts of license vendors
Section 39Penalty for misconduct by licensee, etc
Section 40Penalty for allowing consumption in chemist's shop, etc
Section 41Manufacture, sale or possession by one person on account of another
Section 42Attempts to commit, and abetment of offences
Section 43Presumption as to commission of offence in certain cases
Section 44Criminal liability of licensee for acts of servants
Section 45Provided that no person other than the actual offender shall be punishable with imprisonment except in default of payment of fine.
Section 46Liability of certain things to confiscation
Section 47Order of confiscation
Section 48Power to compound offences
Section 49Penalty on officers making vaxatious search, seizure, detention or arrest
Section 50Land-holders and others to give information
Section 51Power to enter and inspect place of manufacture and sale
Section 52Power to arrest without warrant, to seize article liable to confiscation and to make searches
Section 53Power of magistrate to issue a warrant
Section 54Power to search without a warrant
Section 55Powers of Excise Officers in matters of investigaton
Section 56Report by investigation officer
Section 57Report by Excise Officer
Section 58All samples so taken shall also be sealed with the seal of the officer in charge of the police station.
Section 59Security for appearance in case of arrest without warrant
Section 61Limitation of prosecutions
Section 62Power to make rules
Section 63Provided that any such rules may be made without previous publication if the State Government considers that they should be brought into force at once.
Section 64Recovery of Government dues
Section 65Government line on property of defaulters
Section 66Power of State Government to exempt persons or intoxicants from the provisions of the Act
Section 67Protection to persons acting under the Act
Section 68Limitation of suits
Section 69Repeal of enactments

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