State Act
Section 17. Manufacture of intoxicants prohibited except under the provision of this Act
THE UNITED PROVINCES EXCISE ACT, 1910
17. 5[(1) (a) no intoxicant shall be manufactured ; (b) no portion of the hemp plant (cannabis sativa) from which any intoxicating drug can be manufactured shall be collected; (c) no liquor shall be bottled for sale ; and (d) no person shall use, keep or have in his possession any material, still, utensil, implement or apparatus whatsoever for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant other than tari. Except under the authority and subject to the terms and conditions of a licence granted in that behalf by the Collector.] (2) No distillery [brewery or manufactory]4 shall be constructed or worked except under the authority and subject to the terms and conditions of a licence granted in that behalf by the Excise Commissioner under section 18.