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CHAPTER - I PRELIMINARY

Section 2: Definitions

The Telangana Prohibition Act, 1995

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Text as published by India Code for the Government of Telangana (Revenue Department): the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 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.6, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 06.01.2016, with amendments up to Act No.17 of 2006.

The heading of Chapter IV carries a footnote that cannot be shown with the heading: "Chapter IV consisting of sections 15 and 16 substituted by Act No. 5 of 1997, consisting of section 15."

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,–

1[(1) ‘arrack’ means country liquor including arrack brewed, coloured, flavoured or spiced;]

2[(1A)] ‘buy’ or ‘buying’ includes any receipts including gift;

(2) ‘Collector’ means the Collector of a district and includes the joint Collector or any person appointed by the Government to exercise the powers and perform the functions of a Collector under this Act;

(3) ‘Commissioner’ means the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise appointed under section 3 of the 3Telangana Excise Act, 1968;

(4) ‘foreign liquor’ includes every liquor imported into India, other than 4[Indian Made Foreign Liquor];

(5) ‘Government’ means the State Government;

(6) 4‘[Indian made Foreign Liquor]’ means liquor produced, manufactured or compounded in India after the manner of gin, brandy, whisky or rum imported from foreign countries and includes ‘milk punch’ and other liquors consisting of or containing any such spirits, but does not include foreign liquor;

5[(7) ‘liquor’ includes,-

(a) spirits of wine, denatured spirits, methylated spirits, rectified spirits, wine, beer, toddy and every liquid consisting of or containing alcohol; and

(b) any other intoxicating substance which the Government may, by notification, declare to be liquor for the purposes of this Act;]

(8) ‘local body’ means any Municipal Corporation Municipality, Notified Area, Gram Panchayat, Mandal Praja Parishad, Zilla Praja Parishad, Township or a Cantonment constituted under the relevant law for the time being in force;

(9) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the 6Telangana Gazette and the term ‘notified’ shall be construed accordingly;

(10) ‘place’ includes an open place, a house, club, shed, enclosure, building, shop, tent, vessel, raft and vehicle;

(11) ‘police station’ includes any place which the Government may, by notification, declare to be a police station for the purpose of this Act;

(12) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made under this Act;

(13) ‘Prohibition Officer’ means the Commissioner, a Collector or any Officer or other person to whom the Commissioner or the Collector delegates his powers or functions under section 6;

(14) ‘sale’ or ‘selling’ includes any transfer including gift;

7[(15) [XXX]]

(16) words and expressions used in this Act but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the 8Telangana Excise Act, 1968.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.Inserted by Act No.5 of 1997.
  2. 2.Renumbered as (1A) by Act No.5 of 1997.
  3. 3.Adapted in G.O.Ms.No.162, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 10.09.2015.
  4. 4.Throughout the Act for the words “Indian Liquor” the words “Indian Made Foreign Liquor” substituted by Act No.17 of 2006.
  5. 5.Substituted by Act No.5 of 1997.
  6. 6.Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.6, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 06.01.2016.
  7. 7.Omitted by Act No.35 of 1995.
  8. 8.Adapted in G.O.Ms.No.162, Revenue (Excise-II) Department, dated 10.09.2015.