1 Category of Licence RL4 (Rules 3 (i) and 5 (3)
2 Name of the Rule Tamil Nadu Rectified Spirit Rules, 2000
Covered
3 [Link] Licences 19
functioning now
4 Purpose of Licence For possession and use of Rectified Spirit /Absolute Alcohol
for industrial (i.e) non-potable purposes and other purposes
except the purposes covered under RL2 and RL3 licences.
5 How to apply Application in Form RA4 (Rule 4 (1) (d)
Application to be affixed with court fee label for Rs. 2/- along
with Treasury Receipt for the amount specified in Table in
Rule 3(3) and 3(4)
6 To Whom apply Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise.
Rule 3 (3) & 3 (4)
7 Fees Details a) Licence fee
Less than 10,000 ltrs. - Rs. 2000/-
10,001 ltrs. to 1,00,000 ltrs - Rs. 10,000/-
1,00,001 ltrs. to 5,00,000 lts - Rs. 50,000/-
5,00,001 ltrs. to 6,00,000 lts.- Rs.1,00,000/-
6,00,001 lts to 10,00,000 lts.- Rs.2,00,000/-
10,00,001 lts and above - Rs.5,00,000/- (Rule 3(4))
b) Security Deposit - Such sum in cash as
decided by the Licensing Authority. (Rule 9)
8 Requirements for Proof of ownership of land and premises.
the establishment Plan or sketch of the building -Details of plants & machinery
of Licensed Project Report on process of manufacture, formula proposed
Premises to be adopted.
Local Body Licence
Factory Licence
NOC from Fire Service Department
NOC from Superintendent of Police
NOC from Director of Public Health
Certificate of registration from District Industrial Centre or
from the Director General of Technical Development Govt. of
India, New Delhi.
Consent letter of Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
Explosive Licence issued by the Tamil Nadu State Controller
of Explosives wherever necessary.
Required production capacity.
Adequate storage facilities for storing spirit for the
possessional limit allowed in the licence.
Adequate facilities for storage of finished products.
Effluent Treatment Plant.
Installation of alternate source in case of power failure
Consent for payment of establishment charges
(Rule 5 (3)
9 Suitability of the Should be financially sound and capable of discharging his
Applicant responsibilities in respect of the licence.
Antecedents of the applicant firm or company.
Any relevant facts(Rule 5 (3)
10 Grant of Licence period from 1st April to 31st March immediately
Privilige/Issue of following. Rule 4(2)
Licence In case of quantity exceeding 50 litres licence has to be
issued after getting the prior approval of the Government
(Rule 5 (3)
11 Other licences to be --
taken
12 Renewal of licence Application to be made two months prior to the date of expiry
of licence.
with fees specified in item 7. If renewal application is not
made in time 25% of the prescribed licence fee will be
collected (Rule 8)
13 Cancellation of For violation of licence conditions, provisions of Tamil Nadu
licence Prohibition act 1937 or the rules made thereunder or any
other law for the time being in force. (Rule 19)
14 Levies Collected Import Permit Fee at Re.1/- per litre for the spirits imported.
(16(3)(ii))
15 Establishment Such establishment as is necessary to cope with the work of
excise supervisors shall be employed by the Commissioner in
the licensed premises of the licence holders whose annual
quota exceeds 50,000 litres and cost of establishment to be paid
by the licensee. (Rule 21)
FORM R.A.4
[See rule 4(1) (d)]
APPLICATION FOR THE GRANT/RENEWAL OF LICENCE IN FORM R.L.4 THE POSSESSION
AND USE OF RECTIFIED SPIRIT/ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL IN INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES
To
The Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise,
Chepauk, Chennai-600 005.
Here affix Two rupees
court fee label.
Sir,
I request that I / we may be granted licence or the accompanying licence may be renewed for
the period / year ending 31st March ……………………….. I/We furnish the required particulars as
follows:--
1. Name of the applicant / Institution/
company (IN CAPITAL LETTERS) ..
2. Address of the applicant/ Institution/
Company (in the case of application
from firm/company, address of the
registered office should be furnished)
..
3. Place of residence ..
4. If the applicant is a firm/ company,
name and address of every partner of the
firm/ company should be furnished.
..
5. Whether the applicant has obtained a
certificate of eligibility specified in rule
3(2) of the Tamil Nadu Rectified Spirit,
Rules 2000 (Copy of certificate to be
enclosed). ..
6. Details of place and site on which the
building in contructed/situated. (Survey
No., extent, village, taluk, town, district
should be clearly indicated) copy of the ..
Document of the site should be
enclosed. ( Details of boundaries should
also be furnished.)
7. Details of manufactory buildings
constructed. (Approval or No Objection
Certificate from the Local Body for such
construction together with a copy of the
approved plan of the building should be
enclosed) ..
8. Details of plants and machineries such
as Vats, stills, reactors, etc., installed.
(Installed capacity of each and every
plant should be indicated. Details plan
of the installation of plant and
machinery should be furnished).
..
9. Details of Rectified Spirit/Absolute
Alcohol/storage tanks and capacity of
such tanks. ..
10. Details of storage vessels for the storage
of finished products and their capacity
..
11. Details of gauging of storage tanks for
Rectified Spirit/Absolute Alcohol.
(1) Date of gauging
(2) Officer by whom gauging was ..
made
(3) Valid upto ..
(4) Date of regauging ..
..
12. Quantity required .. In a month In a quarter In a year
(in Litres) (in Litres) (in Litres)
Rectified Spirit ..
Absolute Alcohol ..
13. Purpose for which Rectified
Spirit/Absolute Alcohol is required ..
14. Detailed project report for the
manufacture of finished products ..
15. The amount of capital invested in the
venture
(a) If the application is from a firm/ ..
company, details of amount
invested by each and every
Director ..
(b) If the applicant/ company has
secured term loan from financial
institutions, details should be
furnished
16. Details obtained by the applicant:
(a) Licence /No Objection Certificate ..
issued by the local body
concerned
(b) Factory licence issued by the ..
Chief Inspector of Factories,
Chennai
(c) No Objection Certificate from the ..
Fire Service Authories
(d) No Objection Certificate from the ..
Superintendent of Police of the
District
(e) No Objection Certificate issued by ..
the Director of Public Health
(f) Certificate of registration either ..
from the District Industries
Centre, or from the Director
General of Technical
Development, Government of
India, New Delhi
(g) Consent from the Tamil Nadu ..
Pollution Control Board
(h) Licence issued by the competent ..
authority (Tamil Nadu Controller
of Explosives) wherever
necessary
(Copies of all these licences ..
should be furnished along with the
application).
17. Details of other licences held by the
applicant, if any, under the Tamil Nadu
Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act
X of 1937) and the rules made
thereunder. The Period for which the ..
applicant was holding the licence
mentioned in column 17
18. Other business, if any, done by the
applicant ..
Whether any previous applicaion for
licence under the Tamil Nadu
Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act
X of 1937) made by the applicant in this
or other district has been rejected. ( if so
the number and date of order should be
furnished)
..
19. Any special reasons which the applicant
requests to be considered for granting
the licence applied for ..
20. The amount of licence fee paid with
chalan number, date, place of remittance
(original receipt to be enclosed)
..
I/We hereby declare that –
(1) that this application has been made only after completing the construction of the building
and the installation of plant and machinery in all respects.
(2) that the particulars given above are correct.
(3) that I/We have not been convicted of any ofence under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937
(Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937) or the Rules made thereunder or any other cognizable or non-bailable
offence.
(4) that I/We have not been carrying on any other business which is likely to prevent me/us from
giving due attention to the purpose for which the licence is applied;
(5) that I/We have not committed breach of any of the terms and conditions of the licence or
permit granted under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937) or any rules
made thereunder;
(6) that I/We are not defaulter in payment of any amount due to State Government under the
Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937) or the rules made thereunder or taxes
or amounts due to the State Government.
(7) that I/We agree to abide by the terms and conditions of the licence which may be grtanted/
renewed;
(8) that no excise licence previously held by me/us has been revoked or suspended or failed to
be renewed owing to any breach of the provisions of the Prohibition Act or rules made thereunder; and
(9) that to the best of my/our knowledge and belief the information furnished herein true and
complete.
Place:
Date:
Signature of the Applicant/
OR
Authorised Signatory
STATE EMBLEM
FORM R.L.4
[See Rule 3(1) and 5(3)]
Number of licence:
Name of the District:
Licence under Section 18 and 21 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil nadu Act X of
1937) for the possesson and use of Rectified Spirit/Absolute Alcohol for industrial purposes.
Licence is hereby granted and issued to Thiru/Tmt ………………………. (Name and address of
the licence holder ……….at …………… (ender details of premises with boundaries therof) in the
………….village/Town of …………….. taluk ……………. District to possess and use of rectified
spirit absolute alcohol at the quantities and at the production norm fixed by the licensing authority
as indicated below, during the year ending 31st March ………….in the manufacture of
……………(specify the purpose for which the licence is granted), subject to the following
conditions to be observed by the licence holder.
Quantity to be possessed and used.
Kind of At any In a In a year or in the Purpose for which Production
spirit one time quarter period of currency rectified spirit absolute Norm
period. of licence. alcohol to be used
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
(In litres) (both in words and figures)
Rectified Spirit
Absolute Alcohol
CONDITIONS
(1) The licence holder shall be bound by the provision of Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937
(Tamil Nadu Act X of 1937) and the Tamil Nadu Rectified Spirit, Rules 2000, as amended from
time to time and orders issued by the Government and the licensing authority.
(2)The privilege conferred by the licence extends only to the possession and use rectified
spirit/absolute alcohol in the manufacture of the preparations of the commodities specified above
or for the purpose for which the licence is granted. The licence holder is prohibited from selling
rectified spirit, absolute alcohol obtained under the licence No commodity other than those
specified in the licence shall be manufactured without the approval of the licensing authority and
before the name of the commodity is included in the licence. The licence holder is prohibited from
utilizing spirit for use other than that indicated in the lcience.
(3) The licence holder shall obtain his supplies of rectified spirit from any of the following
sources;
(a) a distillery in the State, or
(b) sources outside the State by import;
(c) from such other sources as the Commissioner may in special cases determine or approve
subject to such terms and conditions as he impose in this regard.
(d) after getting specific monthly allotment orders from the Commissioner by the licence
holder whose annual quota is one lakh and above. The import or transport shall be in a
accordance with the provisions of the rules.
(4) No allowance shall be made towards storage loss.
(5) The storage or rectified spirit/ absolute alcohol and end-products shall be under the Excise
Supervisory Officer/Divisional Excise Officers. The cost of the Establishment uncluding charges
and allowances shall be borne by the licence holder and shall be paid in advance.
(6) The quantity of rectified spirit absolute alcohol possessed at any one time and used under
the licence in a quarter and during the year or period for which the licence is current shall not
exceed the quantities indicated above.
(7) In the case of import of rectified spirit absolute alcohol from sources outside the State, the
licence holder shall pay import permit fee at the rates prescribed by the Government from time to
time.
(8) Rectified Spirit, Absolute Alcohol used in he manufacture of commodities shall not be
recovered or redistilled except with the previous sanction of the Commissioner. The licence
holder shall abide by the Special terms and conditions, if any, which the Commissioner may
impose with regard to such sanction.
(9) The licence holder shall keep the rectified spirit, absolute alcohol and the finished product
only within the licensed premises and under the supervision. The licence holder is prohibited from
keeping the rectifed spirit, absolute alcohol and finished product outside the licensed premises.
(10) Any storage, leakage, loss of rectified spirit, absolute alcohol and diversion to other
purpose, not accounted for to the satisfaction of the licensing authority will render the licensed
liable to cancellation and licence holder to be proceeded against under the provisions of the Act o
these rules.
(11) The licence holder and the Excise Supervisory Officer shall maintain the following
registers:--
(a) RAC-4
(b) RAC-5
(c) RAC-6
(d) RAC-7
(e) R.Q-1
(f) R.Q-2
(12) The licence holder shall strictly adhere to the production norm as fixed by the licensing
authority. The consumption of rectified spirit absolute alcohol beyond the production norm shall
be construed as unaccountable loss of spirit and treated as breach of condition of licence.
(13) The licence holder shall store rectified sprit, absolute alcohol only in steel tanks duly
calibrated. The licence holder shall not keep the rectified spirit absolute alcohol in drums, barrels
or other such vessels.
(14) The manufacture and storage of hazardous and toxic chemicals attracting the provisions of the
manufacture, storage and import or Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989, framed under the
Environment Protection Act, 1986 (Central Act 29 of 1986) shall be done only after obtaining an
explosive licence issued by the competent authority.
(15) The licence holder shall maintain an Inspection Book in Form G.I.B.
(16) No person convicted of an offence under the Act or the rules made thereunder or under the
Indian Penal Code. 1960 (Central Act XLV of 1960) shall be employed in any capacity within the
licensed premises.
(17) Any breach of the above conditions or any other conditions applicable to the licence holder as
laid down under the rules will render the licence liable to cancellation and criminal action under
Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, 1937 (Tamil Nadu X of 1937).
Place: Signature of the licensing Authority
Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise
Date: Chepauk, Chennai-5.
