Karnataka Excise (Bottling of liquor) (Amendment) Rules, 2022

(cid:315)(cid:175)ೇಷ (cid:170)ಾಜ(cid:205) ಪ(cid:294)(cid:206)(cid:144)ೆ ¨sÁU À – 4ಎ , 08 , 2022( , 18, , ೧೯೪4) . 220 Part – IV A BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 08, APRIL, 2022( CHAITHRA, 18, SHAKAVARSHA, 1944) No. 220 GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA No. FD 6 PES 2021 Karnataka Government Secretariat VidhanaSoudha, Bengaluru, dated: 07th April 2022. NOTIFICATION-I The draft of the following rules further to amend the Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) Rules, 1967, which the Government of Karnataka proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 71 of the Karnataka Excise Act, 1965 (Karnataka Act 21 of 1966) is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of section 71 of the said Act for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after thirty days from the date of its publication in the official Gazette. Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. The objections or suggestions may be addressed to the Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Finance Department, Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru - 01. DRAFT RULES 1. Title and commencement:- (1) These rules may be called the Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) (Amendment) Rules, 2022. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their final publication in the official Gazette. 2. Amendment of rule 5:-In the Karnataka Excise (Bottling of Liquor) Rules, 1967, (herein after referred to as the ‘said rules’) in rule 5, after the word “Brewery”, the punctuation mark and the words “rupees twenty-five thousand in case of Craft brewery” shall be inserted. (1)R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19 Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297 2 3. Amendment of rule 10-A:- In rule 10-A of the said rules, after sub-rule (1), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:- “Provided that, the licensee shall pay a fee of rupees ten thousand for approval of label of each brand of Beer produced in a Craft brewery within the State”. 4. Insertion of new rules15-C, 15-D and 15-E:-After rule 15-B of the said rules the following rules shall be inserted, namely- “15-C. Transfer of Bottling Licence in the event of death of the licensee or lessee to legal representative:- In the event of death of the licensee or the lessee, during the currency of the licence or lease, the Excise Commissioner may on an application by the legal heir of the deceased licensee or lessee, transfer the Bottling licence or the lease as the case may be in their favour, if such legal heir is eligible for grant of Bottling licence under the provisions of the Act or the rules made there under. 15-D. Transfer of Bottling Licence in other cases:- (1) The Excise Commissioner may on an application by the licensee and subject to payment of transfer fee equivalent to twenty-five percent of the annual licence fees levied for grant of Bottling licence to Distillery, Brewery, Fortified Winery and Winery, as the case may be, transfer such licence together with all infrastructure pertaining to the industry in favour of any person named by such licensee, if such person is eligible for grant of a licence under the provisions of the Act or the rules made there under. (2) Nothing in these rules shall apply to transfer of licence under rule 15-C. 15-E. Additional Licence fee:- In respect of transfer of Bottling licence, an additional licence fee equivalent to fifteen percent of the licence transfer fee levied under rule 15-D, shall be levied for the purpose of various infrastructure projects across the State, equity investment in Bangalore Mass Rapid Transit Limited and for establishing a Mukya Mantri Grameena Raste Abhivruddhi Nidhi in the proportion of 57:28:15 respectively”. By Order and in the name of the Governor of Karnataka (Manjula Nataraj) Under Secretary to Government, Finance Department (Excise). ಮುದ(cid:206)ಕರು (cid:178)ಾಗೂ ಪ(cid:206)(cid:144)ಾಶಕರು:- ಸಂಕಲ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:297)(cid:144)ಾ(cid:312)ಗಳ(cid:133), ಕ(cid:163)ಾ(cid:143)ಟಕ (cid:170)ಾಜ(cid:205)ಪತ(cid:206), ಸ(cid:144)ಾ(cid:143)(cid:312) (cid:144)ೇಂದ(cid:206) ಮುದ(cid:206)(cid:158)ಾಲಯ, (cid:166)ೆಂಗಳ(cid:136)ರು