Delhi Liquor Licence Rules, 1976
These rules may be
called the Delhi Liquor Licence Rules, 1976. These rules shall come into
force at once.
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Form
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Details of Licences
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-- Indian Made Foreign Liquor
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L-1
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Wholesale
licensee of Indian Made Foreign Liquor
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L-2
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Retail
vend of Indian Made Foreign Liquor/Beer.
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L-3
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Service
of liquor in a hotel (to the residents in their rooms).
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L-4
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It
is granted to independent restaurants for service of liquor.
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L-5
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Service
of liquor in a bar/restaurant attached to a hotel.
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L-5A
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Retail
vend of foreign liquor in a bar/dining car in a luxury train.
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L-6
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Retail
vend of Indian Made Foreign Liquor in duty free shop.
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L-6A
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Retail
vend of foreign liquor in duty free shops off the premises.
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L-7
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Retail
vend of Indian Made Foreign Liquor in a military canteen.
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II
- Country Liquor
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L-9
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Wholesale
licensee of country liquor.
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L-10
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Retail
vend of country liquor and 50 degree under proof rum for consumption
"off" the premises.
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III
- Denatured & Special Denatured Spirit
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L-11
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Wholesale
and/ or retails vend of denatured spirit to public only.
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L-12
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Wholesale
vend of denatured spirit to trade only.
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L-13
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Bonded
warehouse licence for import and storage in bond of denatured spirit
for wholesale to trade only.
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L-14
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Bonded
warehouse licence for import and storage of in bond of special
denatured spirit.
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IV
- Rectified Spirit
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L-15
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Retail
vend of rectified spirit to public only.
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L-16
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Wholesale
vend of rectified spirit to trade only.
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L-17
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Bonded
warehouse licence for import in bond and storage of rectified spirit
for wholesale to trade only.
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V
– Special
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L-18
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Extension
of hours during which sale is permitted.
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L-19
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Retail
vend of foreign liquor at a club (bonafide or proprietary).
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L-19A
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for
service of liquor in bars/restaurants in a club whose membership is
restricted to Govt.servants only
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L-20
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temporary
arrangements for service of liquor are required inside the licensed
premises of L-3, L-4, L-5, L-19 and L-19 A
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L-49
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Permits
for possessing more than the individual possession limit approved
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L-49A
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Service
of liquor in a party hosted anywhere in Delhi
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L-52
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Private
owned retail liquor vends
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L-53
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license
for retail sale of beer and mixed alcoholic beverages in
departmental stores
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SOME FACTS ABOUT
LIQUOR
- Liquor is a liquid intoxicant, deriving its
intoxicating potency from the ethyl alcohol in it. Liquor can be
divided into three broad categories, namely Indian Made Foreign Liquor
(IMFL), Beer and Country Liquor. Hard liquors broadly have an alcohol
content of and above 20% and denote Whisky, Rum, Brandy, the white
spirits like Gin and Vodka and also include Country Liquor. Soft
liquors have a range of 4-20% of alcohol and include Beer, Cidar,
Wines and Liqueurs.
- Liquor making starts with the process of fermentation,
followed by brewing or distillation, latter in case of hard liquors.
Raw material for fermentation usually differs from liquor to liquor
and is corn or malt in case of Whisky, molasses in case of Rum and
Country liquor, grapes in case of Brandies and Wines, any starchy
substance for Gin and Vodka and barley for Beer. The raw material can
differ also depending upon the availability or abundance in that area.
Eventually it is the flavour that marks the liquor for its variety as
well as quality.
In Indian markets most prominent segment of
liquor consumed by the middle classes, is the Indian Made Foreign Liquor,
which covers most liquor, barring beer and country liquor, and is
available in glass or sometimes plastic bottles. Beer is also available in
glasses filled through dedicated taps dispensing what is known as draught
beer. Most Indian beer is Lager that is it can be stored for some time.
and all of them use a herb, known as hops, for flavouring. Liquors from
which sugar content has been chemically reduced are termed as
"dry". Country Liquor is generally in the range of 25% of
alcohol and also available in glass bottles only. Wines in India are
available in red or white variety, with pink almost non existing.
Champagne, generally a ceremonial drink, also known as sparking wine, is
generally off-white and is fizzy because of its carbonation at the time of
bottling. Liqueurs are concentrated syrups, available in myriad flavours,
and are usually taken without dilution after major meals.
Do's
& Don't
As a part of its
policy to provide safe and quality liquor to the consumers in Delhi, the
Excise Department has formulated the following do's & don't which they
follow very strictly in regulating and controlling the sale of liquor in
the NCT of Delhi.
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Licence
cannot be granted to a person who is not assessed to income tax.
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No
licensee shall employ any person suffering from an infectious or
contagious disease.
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The
business premises of a licensee shall be kept closed on dry days
applicable on him.
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The hours
for the sale of liquor shall be such as may be specified in an order by
the Excise Commissioner.
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The
licensee shall prominently display in front of his shop a signboard
showing the retail price of each brand of liquor to be charged by him.
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Always buy liquor from authorized liquor shop.
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The consumers while buying
liquor from authorized liquor shop must ensure that the bottle is marked
“for sale in Delhi only.”
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The liquor from army
canteen is meant only for army personnel and not for general public
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No individual should
possess liquor at one time more than the prescribed limit without special
permit.
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Always check seal of the
bottle and insist on cash memo while buying liquor from the shop.
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Do not pay more than MRP
printed on the bottle.
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If one is traveling to
Delhi from outside state, one should not possess more than one unsealed
liquor bottle of 750 ml.
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Do not service liquor at
unlicensed premises.
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Do not buy liquor from
illegal sources.
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Do not buy if you are below
25 years of age.
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No person is eligible for
grant of license if he has been declared insolvent by any court of Delhi
or who is declared insane or who is below 25 years of age or is convict
declared by any court for any non-bailable offence.
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No person shall permit or
publish in any newspaper/book/leaflet matter soliciting the use of or
offering any liquor.
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No person shall have in his
possession any quantity of any intoxicant, knowing the same to have been
unlawfully imported, transported, manufactured, cultivated /collected or
knowing prescribed duty not to have been paid thereon.
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No
person should be employed at any licensed premises either with or without
remuneration any male under the age of 25 years or any female in part of
such premises in which liquor or intoxicating drug is consumed by the
public.
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Consumption and service of
liquor at public places is completely banned.
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Consumption of liquor is injurious to health.
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