The Gujarat Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2017

1. (1) This Act may be called the Gujarat Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2024.
2. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 31st July, 2024.

In the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, in section 98, in sub-section (2), for the words “but it shall not be released on bond or surety till the final judgment of the Court where the quantity of the seized liquor is exceeding the quantity as may be prescribed by the rules”, the words “and the vehicle so confiscated may be auctioned before the final judgment in the manner as may be prescribed, with the permission of the Court where the quantity of the seized liquor exceeds such quantity as may be prescribed; and in such cases the Deputy Superintendent of Police shall be the competent authority for such auction” shall be substituted.