The Assam Liquor Prohibition ( Amendment) Act, 1956

The 30th Apr il 1956 No. LJ L .92/55/13 .—The following Act of the Assam Legislativ e Assem bly Which received the assent of the Governo r is hereby pub lish ed for gene ral info rma tion . (Received the assent o f the Gtovex'nor on the 25th April 1956) Assam act Xii I of i9§6 THE ASSAM LIQ U OR PR OH IB IT IO N (AM ENDM ENT) AC T, 1956 (Passed by the Assembly) [Published in the Assam Gazetti, date d the 2nd May 19!»6] An Act fu r th e t to amehd the Ass am Liquor Prohibi tion A£ t, 1952. Preamb le.—Whereas i t is exp edient to amend furth er the Assam Liq uor Prohib ition Act, 1952 (Assam Act I of 1953), hereinafte r called the Princi pal Act in the m anher her ein after app ear ing ; It is h ereb y ena cted in the Seventh Yea r of the Republic of India as follows :— 1. Short t itle, extehf atnd ca nS m ed ce m eh f.—(1) This Act may be called the Assam Liquor Proh ibit ion (Am endment) Act j 1956. (2) It shall have the like extent as the Prin cipal Act. (3) It shal l c om t into force at once. 2. Atn ei id m tn t o f Section 2 o f Ass am Afct 1 o f i953 .—For sub = Section (3) an d the exp lanatio n below it in Section 2 o f the Prin cipal Act the fo llowing shall be substituted, namely :— “ (3) Liq uor means arty intoxica ting liqu or and includes all liqu id consisting Of or con tain ing alcohol^ also Ta ri conta ini ng alcohol and Pachwai in any form and any subs tance which the Sta te Gover nment ma y, by not ific atio n, declare to be liquor for the purp ose o f this Act; Expldnnticns*— (i) This definition shall not apply to hny toile t pfe para- tion o r medic ine con tain ing alcohol. (»«) Ta ri in an unfermehted stage is not included within the t erm liquof find is exem pted from the ope ration of thi3 Aet ’\ 7 2 3. A m en dm en t o f Se ct io n 3 o f A ss am Ac t 1 o f 1953.— In Section5 3 of the Prin cipal Act, the following shall be ad de d as a proviso, na mely:— “ Provided th at fo r three years from the c ommencement of the Assam Liq uor Prohib ition (Am endmen t) Act, 1956 it shall be lawful for a family of Scheduled Tribes to posses-s Pac hwai to the extent of two a nd h al f seers; for t he p urpose of home con sum ptio n. Explanation.—The word ‘family’ means persons living together and hav ing a co mmon kit chen” . 4. Amendment of Section 21 o f tfae Assam Act X of 1953.— For S ection 21 of the Prin cipal Ac t, the following shall be sub sti tuted , na mely:— “ 21. The Sta te Governmen t may prescribe the conditio ns un de r which licenses may be issued for the ma nufac tur e, im port, transport, sale or possession of liquor on the grou nd th at such liquor is requ ire d by such person for a bona fid t m edici na l, scientific, ind ust ria l, relig ious or such like purpose or for sale to permit holders under Section 20” . J. C. ME DH I. Secy, to the Govt, of Assam, Leg. & Judl , Dep th