Exclusive privilege of supply

The Andhra Pradesh (Regulation of Wholesale Trade and Distribution and Retail, Trade in Indian Liquor, Foreign Liquor, Wine and Beer) Act, 1993

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(1) The Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited, the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 or any other Corporation wholly owned, controlled and authorized by the Government in this behalf shall have the privilege of supplying in wholesale the Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Foreign Liquor in the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh and no other person shall be entitled to any privilege of supplying in wholesale the Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Foreign Liquor in the whole or part of the State. Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-section, "the Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited, the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 or any other Corporation wholly owned, controlled and authorized by the Government in this behalf" includes every person in-charge of and responsible to the Corporation for the conduct of its business.
(2) The Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited, the Andhra Pradesh State Beverages Corporation Limited incorporated under the Companies Act, 2013 or any other Corporation wholly owned, controlled and authorized by the Government in this behalf shall have the privilege to sell Indian Made Foreign Liquor and Foreign Liquor in wholesale as per the rules made in this behalf. 4-A. Levy of Trade margin, Privilege fee etc
(1) The Government shall from time to time, specify the Privilege Fee or any other levy, by whatever name called, to be collected by the Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited from the holders of licences.
(2) It shall be competent for the Government to prescribe the rates of trade margin or special margin which shall be collected by the Corporation during the course of its business of sale of liquor to retail consumers and other licensees. The amounts so collected shall be the income of the Corporation. 4-B. Remittance to the Government The Amount realized under section 4-A(1), being the income of the Government, shall be remitted by the Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Limited to the Government in the manner specified by the Government. 4-C. Privilege fee etc., under sections 23(1), Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 and the rules made there under or any order issued by the Government or the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise, all amounts paid by the Corporation from 21-07-1993 to the Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise or the Government as privilege Fee or Special Privilege Fee or any other fee or cess, by whatever name called, in consideration of the privilege conferred on the Corporation, as per the provisions of sections 23(1), 23-A and 23-B of the Andhra Pradesh Excise Act, 1968 shall be deemed to be and always deemed to have been the income of the Government and due payment for the relevant years in terms of section 4B.

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