Date: 2020-01-29Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT - Governor's Vigilance Medal for the Year 2018 with Cash Award for the Best Investigating Officers of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption
**Executive Summary**
This document from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated February 1, 2017, contains amendments to several rules related to the manufacture of alcohol. It specifically addresses changes to application fees, privilege fees, and license fees for manufacturing Indian-made foreign spirits, beer, mass wine, and wine. The amendments come into effect as of January 4, 2017.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Indian-Made Foreign Spirits (Manufacture) Rules, 1981 (SRO A-7/2017):**
* The application fee is revised to ₹4,000.
* The privilege fee for manufacturing Indian-made foreign spirits is revised to ₹8,00,000.
* The license fee is ₹20,000.
* **Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules, 1983 (SRO A-8/2017):**
* The application fee is revised to ₹4,000.
* The privilege fee for manufacturing beer is revised to ₹8,00,000.
* An additional privilege fee of ₹1,00,000 is introduced for manufacturing draught beer.
* The license fee is ₹20,000.
* **Tamil Nadu Mass Wine Rules, 1984 (SRO A-9/2017):**
* The application fee is revised to ₹200.
* The privilege fee for manufacturing mass wine is revised to ₹20,000.
* The license fee is ₹100.
* **Tamil Nadu Wine (Manufacture) Rules, 2006 (SRO A-10/2017):**
* The application fee is revised to ₹4,000.
* The privilege fee for manufacturing wine is revised to ₹8,00,000.
* The license fee is ₹20,000.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Manufacturers of Indian-Made Foreign Spirits**
* **Impact**: Increased application and privilege fees affect the cost of manufacturing.
* **Action Required**: To pay the revised fees for application, privilege, and licensing.
**Stakeholder: Manufacturers of Beer**
* **Impact**: Increased application and privilege fees affect the cost of manufacturing. The additional draught beer fee adds to the expenses.
* **Action Required**: To pay the revised fees for application, privilege, license, and, if applicable, the draught beer manufacturing privilege.
**Stakeholder: Manufacturers of Mass Wine**
* **Impact**: Revised application and privilege fees affect the cost of manufacturing.
* **Action Required**: To pay the revised fees for application, privilege, and licensing.
**Stakeholder: Manufacturers of Wine**
* **Impact**: Increased application and privilege fees affect the cost of manufacturing.
* **Action Required**: To pay the revised fees for application, privilege, and licensing.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937: The key act under which the amendments to rules for manufacturing liquor are made.
Home, Prohibition and Excise Department: The department responsible for the notifications regarding the manufacturing of liquor in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu Indian-made Foreign Spirits (Manufacture) Rules, 1981: Rules governing the manufacture of Indian-made foreign spirits in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendment.
Tamil Nadu Brewery Rules, 1983: Rules governing breweries in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendment.
Tamil Nadu Mass Wine Rules, 1984: Rules governing the manufacture of mass wine in Tamil Nadu, subject to amendment.