CHAPTER VII. OFFENCES AND PENALTIES.
The Telangana Excise Act, 1968
Text as published by India Code for the Government of Telangana (Revenue Department): the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 as in force in the combined State on 2 June 2014, adapted to Telangana under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 by the notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.162, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 10.09.2015, with amendments up to Act No.32 of 2017.
Amendments made by Andhra Pradesh after 2 June 2014, such as A.P. Acts 2, 4 and 17 of 2020, do not apply in Telangana and are not in this text.
No order of confiscation of any property shall be made under section 46 unless the person from whom the said property is seized,-
(a) is given a notice in writing informing him of the grounds on which it is proposed to confiscate such property; and
(b) is given an opportunity of making a representation in writing within such reasonable time as may be specified in the notice.