The Excise Act 1881, 22 of 1881, (Rep., Act 12 of 1896) · VIII — .

Section 52. Within the limits of any military cantonment, and within such distance from those limits as the Loca

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

CHAPTER VIII. MILITARY CANTONMENTS. Manufacture and sale of spirits, &c., in military cantonments. 52. Within the limits of any military cantonment, and within such distance from those limits as the Local Government in any case prescribes, no licenses for the manufacture of spirit, or for the sale of spirit or fermented liquor; shall be granted, nor shall the fees leviable on licenses for the retail sale of such spirit or liquor, or the right to manufacture such spirit or liquor, be let in farm, unless with the knowledge and consent of the Commanding Officer; and upon his requisition any such license which has been granted, either by the Collector or by a farmer, within such distance or limits shall be immediately cancelled. Mode of making arrest or search in military cantonments.

Source: India Code