State Act

THE UNITED PROVINCES EXCISE ACT, 1910

30. [(1) Instead of or in addition to any duty leviable under the Chapter, the State Government or on its behalf the Excise Commissioner may accept payment of a sum in consideration of the grant of licence for any exclusive or other privilege under section 24 or section 24-A.]7 [(2) The sum payable under sub-section (1) may either be fixed by auction or inviting tenders or otherwise or be assessed on the basis of the sales made or quota lifted under the licence or partly fixed and partly assessed in the aforesaid manner.]8 [(3) For the financial year commencing on April 1, 1983 apart from the sum fixed for grant of licence under section 24-A, the sum assessed, called as assessed fee, on the basis of sales under the licence shall be payable, at the rupees five per reputed quart bottle of all kinds of sprit wine, liquor and cordial and at the rate of paise sixty per reputed quart bottle of bear, stout and other fermented liquors by the wholesale vendors of foreign liquor.]9