The Punjab Excise (Amendment) Act, 2021
The Punjab Excise (Amendment) Act, 2021
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This law amends the Punjab Excise Act to strengthen regulations on alcohol production and sales. It increases prison sentences and fines for existing liquor offenses while introducing a new crime for mixing dangerous drugs or foreign ingredients into alcohol. The legislation mandates that manufacturers and sellers pay significant compensation to victims who suffer death or injury from tainted liquor. Additionally, it outlines the powers and roles of specific officers to oversee the excise system, ensuring stricter enforcement and accountability in the liquor trade.
Chapter 1 PRELIMINARY →
Chapter 2 OFFICERS AND POWERS →
Chapter 2 OFFICERS AND POWERS →
Chapter 3 SURVEY, MAPPING AND IDENTIFICATION →
Chapter 4 STANDING RECORD OF RIGHTS AND ITS MAKING →
Chapter 5 APPEAL, REVIEW AND REVISION →
Chapter 6 TRANSFER OF RECORD →
Chapter 7 PARTITION →
Chapter 8 MISCELLANEOUS →
- 20Summoning
- 21Presumption in favour of entries in the standing record of rights
- 22Suit for declaratory decree by persons aggrieved by an entry in a record
- 23Correction of clerical errors
- 24Protection of action taken in good faith
- 25Power to remove difficulties
- 26Exclusion of jurisdiction of civil courts
- 27Powers of officers to enter upon land, dwelling and habitation areas, survey units for the purposes of survey and demarcation
- 28Penalty for destruction, dismantling or removal of survey marks and demarcation
- 29Power of the Government to make rules
Chapter 8 MISCELLANEOUS →
Chapter 8 MISCELLANEOUS →
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