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Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995

Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995

General199543 sections

The Andhra Pradesh Prohibition Act, 1995 establishes a comprehensive legal ban on the production, sale, purchase, possession, and consumption of liquor, with specific restrictions on country liquor known as arrack, within Andhra Pradesh. Applying to all citizens, visitors, and commercial entities in the state, it authorizes prohibition and excise officers to arrest violators, punish public intoxication, and confiscate illegal contraband. This law matters because it aims to reduce alcohol-driven social harm, safeguard public health, preserve domestic stability, and enforce strict state control over unauthorized alcoholic substances.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 2. Definitions
  4. 3. Appointment of Commissioner
  5. 4. General control of Commissioner over Collectors
  6. 5. Officers and staff
  7. 6. Delegation
  8. 7. Prohibition of selling, buying and consumption of liquor
  9. 7A. Prohibition of Production etc., of arrack
  10. 8. Punishment for buying, selling consumption of liquors
  11. 9. Punishment for being found in a state of intoxication
  12. 10. Punishment for abetment of escape of persons arrested, etc
  13. 11. Punishments for offences not otherwise provided for
  14. 12. Things liable to confiscation
  15. 13. Confiscation of things by prohibition and Excise Officers in certain cases
  16. 13A. Issue of show cause Notice
  17. 13B. Order of confiscation in the absence of offender
  18. 13C. Appeal
  19. 13D. Order of confiscation not to interfere with other punishments
  20. 13E. Bar of Jurisdiction
  21. 13F. Property confiscated when to vest in Government
  22. 14. Police to take charge of articles seized
  23. 15. Regulation of liquor other than arrack
  24. 17. Issue of Search Warrants
  25. 18. Powers of entry without search warrant
  26. 19. Powers of entry and inspection
  27. 20. Power to use force in case of resistance to entry
  28. 21. Arrest of offenders and seizure of contraband liquor and articles without warrant
  29. 22. Arrest of persons refusing to give name or giving false name
  30. 23. Arrest, search etc., how to be made
  31. 24. Power to Prohibition and Excise Officer or Special Enforcement Bureau Officer in matters of investigation
  32. 25A. Enhanced punishment after previous conviction
  33. 26. Punishment for vexatious search of arrest
  34. 28. Duty of officials of all Departments and local bodies to assist
  35. 29. Offences to be reported, etc.,
  36. 30. Protection of action taken under this Act
  37. 31. Overriding effect
  38. 31A. Power to remove difficulties
  39. 32. Savings
  40. 32A. Transitional provision
  41. 33. Power to make Rules
  42. 34. Amendment of Act 17 of 1968
  43. 35. Repeal Act x of 1937 and Ordinance 19 of 1994

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