Jharkhand Excise (Micro Brewery) Rules, 2017

No: -- Dated: Oct, 10 2017

The Jharkhand Excise (Micro Brewery) Rules, 2017

    Notification Memo No. 1/Niti- 15/2017-1853, dated 10th October, 2017. - S.O. No. 2636 dated the 30.12.2014 In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 90 of the Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915, the Board of Revenue, Jharkhand makes the following rules for regulating the manufacture, storage and sale of beer in Micro Breweries established in Jharkhand :-

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (i) These rules may be called the The Jharkhand Excise (Micro Brewery) Rules, 2017.

(ii) They shall extend to the whole of the State of Jharkhand.

(iii) They shall come into force from the date of publication in the official gazette.

2. Definitions. - In these rules unless the context otherwise requires :-

(a) "Act" means the Jharkhand Excise Act;

(b) "Government" means the Government of Jharkhand;

(c) "Board" means the Board of Revenue, Jharkhand;

(d) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Excise, Jharkhand;

(e) "Collector" means Deputy Commissioner or District Magistrate of a district.

(f) "District Excise Officer" means Superintendent of Excise/Assistant Commissioner of Excise of the district;

(g) "Section" means a section of the Act;

(h) "Year" means the year beginning from the 1St of April and ending on the 31st of March of the next following year.

(i) "Micro Brewery" means small brewery situated in a place on the premises of Bar or Club license issued under the Jharkhand Excise Act, 1915 where Draught Beer is manufactured and same as serve to their customer within the premises, with an installed capacity of not more than 1000 liter's per day. This beer is preservative free and a variety of them can be produced from the same plant, laagers, Ales, Porters, Stouts, Fruit flavored.