Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- 3[(1) ‘arrack’ means country liquor including arrack brewed, coloured, flavoured or spiced.] 4 [(1A)] ‘buy’ or ‘buying’ includes any receipts including gift; 5[(1B) “Boot Legging Offence” means manufacturing, storing, transporting, importing, exporting, selling of illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor, intoxicating drug or other intoxicant, illegally or clandestinely without a valid license in contravention of the provisions of the A.P Excise Act, 1968. Explanation: For the purpose of this clause “Boot Legging Offence” shall also include knowingly or clandestinely supplying of any raw materials, vessels, receptacles or any substance which is though not expressly prohibited.] (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 Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 (Act 17 of 1968); (4) ‘foreign liquor’ includes every liquor imported into India, other than Indian Made Foreign Liquor; (5) ‘Government’ means the State Government; (6) ‘Indian 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; 1 [(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 Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Township or a Cantonment constituted under the relevant law for the time being in force; (9) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh 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 2[an Executive Megistrate] delegates his powers or functions under section 6 3[and includes the Commissioner of Special Enforcement Bureau or any other officer employed/posted in Special Enforcement Bureau or invested with powers under the relevant provisions of this Act]; (14)‘sale’ or ‘selling’ includes any transfer including gift; 4[(14-A) ‘Special Enforcement Bureau’ means the Department of Special Enforcement Bureau.] 5(15) [XXXX] (16) words and expressions used in this Act but not defined shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 (Act 17 of 1968).