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The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995

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The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995, establishes a comprehensive legal framework for the prohibition of liquor within the state of Mizoram, excluding specific autonomous districts. The Act strictly regulates the manufacture, sale, possession, and consumption of alcohol, aiming to curb intoxication and its associated social harms. It empowers government officials to enforce these restrictions, issue permits for specific medicinal or special purposes, and penalize violations through fines and imprisonment. Essentially, the Act mandates a dry state policy, requiring citizens to adhere to strict rules regarding alcohol, while providing limited exemptions for medical, diplomatic, or specific professional needs under government-issued permits.

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Chapter I Chapter I →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II Chapter II →

  1. 3Appointment of Prohibition Commissioner, etc
  2. 4Functions of the Collector
  3. 5Delegation of powers
  4. 6Control by the Commissioner

Chapter III Chapter III →

  1. 7Prohibition of manufacture of traffic in, and consumption of liquors
  2. 8Punishment for contravention of section 7
  3. 9Prohibition of publication of advertisement of liquor
  4. 10Punishment for publication of advertisement of liquor etc
  5. 11Prohibition of alteration of denatured spirit
  6. 12Punishment for alteration of denatured spirit etc
  7. 13Prohibition of alteration of denatured spirituous preparation
  8. 14Punishment for alteration of denatured spirituous preparation
  9. 15Prohibition of issuing prescription for liquor except by a Registered Medical practitioner
  10. 16Punishment for issuing false prescriptions etc
  11. 17Prohibition of possession of denatured spirituous preparation in excess of prescribed limit
  12. 18Punishment for possession of denatured spirituous preparation in excess of the prescribed limit
  13. 19Prohibition of sale etc. of denatured spirit etc
  14. 20Punishment for sale etc. of denatured spirit etc. in contravention of this Act
  15. 21Regulation of consumption of liquor by certain permit holders
  16. 22Punishment for contravention of the provisions of section 21
  17. 23This chapter not to apply to certain articles
  18. 24Punishment for allowing premises to be used for the commission of an offence
  19. 25Penalty for misconduct by permit holder

Chapter IV Chapter IV →

  1. 26General conditions
  2. 27Health precautions
  3. 28Holder of a permit authorised to buy liquor
  4. 29Special permit to Foreign Potables etc
  5. 30Armed Forces posted in Mizoram to procure liquor from Canteen Stores and Canteens on payment of duty
  6. 31Condition for grant of permit
  7. 32Permit Issuing Authority
  8. 33Provided that no permit shall be necessary for the possession of denatured spirit upto 2 (two) litres.
  9. 34Right, title or interest under licence or permit not liable to be sold, or attached in execution
  10. 35Commissioner authorised to require permit holder to dispose stocks
  11. 36Breach of licence or permit to be an offence
  12. 37Penalty for maliciously giving false information leading to search, seizure, detention or arrest
  13. 38Punishment for offence for which no punishment is provided
  14. 39No suspension, remission or commutation in any sentence awarded under this Act
  15. 40Presumption of culpable mental state
  16. 41Presumption to the commission of an offence
  17. 42Offences by companies
  18. 43Enhanced punishment after previous conviction
  19. 44For the third and subsequent offences, the punishment shall not be less than one year imprisonment with a fine of rupees two thousand.
  20. 45Abetments
  21. 46Liability to confiscation
  22. 47Confiscation by court in trial case
  23. 48Confiscation by Commissioner, Collector and other Excise officers when no prosecution is launched
  24. 49Demand for security for abstaining from commission of certain offences

Chapter V Chapter V →

  1. 50Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest
  2. 51Power of seizure and arrest in public places
  3. 52Magistrate to try offences under the Act
  4. 53Power to issue warrant of arrest etc. or for the search
  5. 54Power of investigation and prosecution, procedure for investigation and trial
  6. 55Officers of Government, Members of Village Council, and Village Defence party are bound to give information
  7. 56Landlords and others to give information
  8. 57Report of arrest and seizure
  9. 58The time taken for the journey from the place of seizure or arrest to the Court shall not, however, be counted.

Chapter VI Chapter VI →

  1. 59Prohibition Council and Committee
  2. 60Punishment for vexatious search, seizure or arrest
  3. 61Departmental Stores
  4. 62Payment of reward
  5. 63Appeals
  6. 64Revision
  7. 65On examining the record, it may either annul, reverse, modify or confirm such order, or pass such other order as it may deem fit.
  8. 66Bar of suits and prosecutions
  9. 67Limitation of suits and proceedings against Government
  10. 68Power to remove difficulties
  11. 69Power of suspension
  12. 70Power to make rules
  13. 71Repeal and saving

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