The Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Wholesale Trade and Distribution and Retail, Trade in Indian Liquor, Foreign Liquor, Wine and Beer) Act, 1993
The Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Wholesale Trade and Distribution and Retail, Trade in Indian Liquor, Foreign Liquor, Wine and Beer) Act, 1993
This Act establishes a state-controlled monopoly over the wholesale trade and distribution of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and Foreign Liquor in Andhra Pradesh. It mandates that only the Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited (or similar state-owned entities) holds the exclusive privilege to supply these products. The Act regulates retail sales, including shops, bars, and in-house licenses, while empowering the government to levy fees and margins. Crucially, it directs the Corporation to utilize its commercial income to fund welfare programs for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Backward Classes, ensuring that state liquor revenue supports social development initiatives.
- 1. Short title, extent and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 4. Exclusive privilege of supply
- 6. Regulation of selling by Shop, by Bar and by In-House licenses
- 8. Offences by Companies
- 9. Abatement of applications
- 10. Act not to apply to canteen stores department
- 11. Overriding effect
- 12. Power to make rules
- 13. Repeal of Ordinance 5 of
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