The Excise Act 1871, 10 of 1871, (Rep., Act 22 of 1881)

Section 12. Spirituous liquors passed from distilleries worked according to the English method, fermented liquors

Repealed or not in force · As amended up to 2026-08

12. Spirituous liquors passed from distilleries worked according to the English method, fermented liquors | Collectors may establish distilleries for country spirits. | | --- | | Chief Revenue Authority may prescribe rules for distilleries. | | Breweries not to be constructed or worked without license. | | Sanction to rules under sections 6, 8 and 9. | | Prohibition of unlicensed manufacture of country spirits. | | English spirits and fermented liquor not to be sold without license. | 220 Excise. [ACT X liquors manufactured at a licensed brewery, and spirituous and fermented liquors imported either by land or by sea, shall not be sold except under license from the Collector. Fee for wholesale license.

Source: India Code