State of Rajasthan - Act
The Rajasthan Molasses Rules, 1985
RAJASTHAN
India
India
The Rajasthan Molasses Rules, 1985
Rule THE-RAJASTHAN-MOLASSES-RULES-1985 of 1985
- Published on 3 August 1985
- Commenced on 3 August 1985
- [This is the version of this document from 3 August 1985.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Short title and commencement.
2. Definitions.
3. Possession and sale of Molasses.
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The District Excise Officer shall-8.
No licence in Form M-I shall be granted unless such licence is required by a producer of molasses in respect of molasses produced in his factory as a by-product in the process of manufacture of sugar, Khandsari Sugar, or Gur.9.
No licence in Form M-I shall be granted unless, such licence is required for molasses to be used for any of the following purposes, namely:-10.
No licence in Form M-I, M-II or M-III shall be granted for a period beyond the 31st day of March next following the date of the commencement of the licence.11.
No person shall sell molasses unless he is holding a licence in Form M-I or M-III.12. Import.
- Any person desiring to import molasses shall make an application to the District Excise Officer for a licence in that behalf. The application shall contain the following particulars, namely:-13.
Part I – shall be kept on the record in the office of District Excise Officer granting the licence.
Part II – shall be sent to the person supplying molasses.
Part III – shall be handed over to the applicant for sending with the consignment and for record thereafter with his accounts.
Part IV – shall be forwarded to the District Excise Officer or Excise Authority of the place from which molasses are to be imported.
14. Export.
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Part 1 – shall be kept on the record in the office of District Excise Officer granting the licence.
Part II – shall be kept by the person supplying molasses.
Part III – shall be handed over to the applicant for sending with the consignment and thereafter shall be kept by the person receiving molasses.
Part IV – shall be forwarded to the District Excise Officer or Excise Authority of the place to which molasses are to be exported.
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No licence in Form M-IV or M-V shall be granted unless it is required by a person holding a licence for the possession or sale of molasses.17.
The person holding a licence in Form M-IV or M-V shall remove molasses under excise escort during its transit by road through the limits of the State of Rajasthan.18. Transport.
- Any person desiring to transport molasses, shall make an application to the District Excise Officer or any other authorised officer in that behalf. The application shall contain the following particulars, namely:-19.
Part I – shall be kept on the record in the office of District Excise Officer or the Officer granting the permit.
Part II – shall be sent to the person supplying molasses.
Part III – shall be handed over to the applicant for sending with the consignment and for record thereafter with his accounts.
Part IV – shall be forwarded to the Excise Officer of the place to which molasses is to be transported.
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No permit for the transport of molasses shall be granted unless it is required by a person holding a licence for the possession or sale of molasses.21.
The permit holder shall transport molasses under excise escort during its transit by road.22.
Nothing in Rule 21 shall apply to molasses, transported by a fixed route in tank cars locked with the excise locks the loading and unloading and locking and unlocking of tanks being made under the supervision of the Central or State Excise Officers as the case may be.23. Storage and supply.
- All licensees shall store molasses in a manner which shall prevent its leakage and deterioration by admixture with water or any other extraneous substance.24.
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No supplies of molasses shall be made to any person unless its weights is ascertained by actual weighment of by finding out its volume and density.26.
For the purposes of weighment all licensees shall maintain a weighing machine or scale.Additional Regulation for Factories27.
A producer of molasses shall store molasses in leak-proof tanks or pits which shall be kept in good condition. All storage tanks and pits shall be completely covered. All openings and doors and windows leading to the storage tanks or pits shall be fitted with expanded metal and secured with Excise Locks, the keys of which shall be kept by the Officer appointed by the Excise Commissioner for supervision (Hereinafter referred to as "the Officer"). Provided that the Excise Commissioner may, on such condition as he may impose according to the circumstances prevailing at the producer's sugar factory, permit a producer of molasses to store molasses in Kutcha pits, if such a producer has a stock of molasses in excess of an estimated production of molasses of one season.28.
The producer of molasses shall weigh molasses before it is stored in the storage tanks or pits. For this purpose he shall install a weighing machine at his factory. In the absence of such a weighing machine, weight may be ascertained by the volume and density of molasses.29.
The tanks for measuring or weighing molasses at the factory shall be covered by expanded metals lids and locked with excise locks. Molasses for measurement or weighment shall be pumped to the measuring or weighing tanks after it is separated by centrifuges. The end portions of the troughs and receiving tanks shall be covered by expanded metal so that molasses cannot be easily reached at.30.
Molasses from the measuring or weighing tanks shall be run to the storage tanks through a closed pipe or close conduct. Any fittings and connections for steam pipe on this closed pipe shall be properly sealed or locked with excise locks.31.
The storage tanks shall have only one or two inlets for receiving molasses and only one outer for issuing molasses. The inlets and outlets shall be locked with excise locks.32.
If molasses be supplied in tank wagons by a producer of molasses, he may install overhead, underground or surface closed tanks for loading tank wagons. He shall keep the tanks in good conditions to prevent leakage or deterioration of molasses. The inlet and outlet connection of such tanks shall be secured with excise locks.33.
The key of excise locks in all the above cases will remain with the store officers.Molasses Returns34.
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The Excise Commissioner may, subject to such conditions as he may specify, exempt any licensee from all or any of the provisions of these regulations.37. Rules for licensees holding a licence in Form M-I, M-II or M-III.
- All storage tanks or receptacles of molasses shall be serially numbered by the licensee,38.
The licensee shall keep his premises, tanks and other receptacles for the storage of molasses clean and in good condition and shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent deterioration of the quality of molasses through admixture with water or any extraneous substance. He shall destroy or dispose of the deteriorated molasses in the manner ordered by the Excise Commissioner.39.
The premises, tanks or other receptacles-used for the storage of molasses, accounts, permits, licence and the stocks of molasses shall, at all times, be open to inspection by District Excise Officer or any officer duly empowered in that behalf. The licensee shall explain any discrepancy or irregularity noticed by the inspecting officer and shall comply with the orders issued by the District Excise Officer in this connection therewith. He shall if so required by the inspecting officer weigh or measure molasses by any method which may be suitable or practicable.40.
The licensee shall not remove nor shall permit any person to remove any molasses from the storage tanks or receptacles except under a valid transport permit.41.
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The licensee shall not, except with the previous permission of the Excise Commissioner, or the supervisory staff, appointed under sub-rule (1) of the rule 42 above, carry on any operations connected with the receipt storage, issue or removal of molasses on Sundays and public holidays sanctioned by Government nor on any day before or after the working hours fixed by the Excise Commissioner for this purpose:Provided that nothing, contained in this rule shall apply to the carrying on of operations by the holder of a license in Form M-I connected with receipt and storage of molasses which are produced at his factory.44.
In case the licensee wants to wind up his business, he shall give one clear calendar month's notice to the Excise Commissioner through the district Excise Officer of his intention to do.45.
The licensee shall allow the officer appointed to supervise his operation or any other inspecting officer to take samples of molasses, free of cost from( any place, tank or receptacle, whenever he considers it necessary, for the purpose of chemical analysis by the Chemical analyzer to the Government of Rajasthan or to the Government of India to test the purity of molasses or to determine its quality.46.
The licensee shall display his licence conspicuously at his licensed premises.47.
The licensee shall maintain at his licensed premises a visit book paged and stamped with the seal of the District Excise Officer or any other officer authorised in that behalf by the District Excise Officer to which Inspecting Officer may record their remarks. The licensee shall, on the termination of the licence, deliver the visit book, the licence, the accounts and the permits to the Excise Inspector.48.
Except with the permission of the District Excise Officer the licensee shall not sell, transfer or sub let the right conferred upon him by his licence nor shall in connection with the exercise of the said right, enter into any agreement which, in the opinion of the District Excise Officer, is of the nature of sub lease.49.
No person shall be recognised as a partner of the licensee for the purpose of his licence, unless the partnership has been declared to the District Excise Officer before the licence is granted and the names of the partners have been entered jointly in the licence or, if the partnership is entered into after the granting of the licence, unless the District Excise Officer agrees, on application made to him, to alter the licence and to add the name or names of the partner or partners in the licence.50.
The licensee, his heirs and assignees shall have no claim whatsoever to the continuance or renewal of his licence after the expiry of the period for which it is granted. It shall be entirely within the discretion of the District Excise Officer whether to or not to permit the heir, in case of death, or their assignee of the licensee, in the case of sale or transfer, to have the benefit of the licence for the unexpired portion of the licence period.51.
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The licensee shall give an undertaking in writing to the District Excise Officer to abide by the provisions of the Act, the rules, and orders made thereunder and the conditions of his licence.53. Licensees holding a licence in Form M-I.
54. Licensees holding a licence In Form M-II.
55. Licensee holding a licence In Form M-III.
56. Possession or transport for domestic purposes
- Notwithstanding anything contained in the foregoing rules, it shall be lawful for any person to possess or transport without a licence or permit, as the case may be, molasses not exceeding such quantity as the Excise Commissioner may specify for any local area as the permitted quantity for domestic purposes.57. Disposal of adulterated or deteriorated Molasses as waste.
- The contents of any tank or pit intended for the storage of molasses, not being molasses having a density of less than so fixed and a fermentable sugar contents (expressed as reducing sugars) of not less than 37 per cent shall, if the Excise Commissioner by order in writing so directs, be disposed of as a waste or in such manner as may be specified by the Excise Commissioner.Form M-I[See rule 3]Licence No. .................Licence for possession and sale of molasses by a producer of molasses.Licence is hereby granted, under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder, to ..... presiding at ............... (hereinafter called "the licensee") on payment of a fee of Rs. ........... in advance into the Government Treasury at .............. authorising him to possess and sell molasses produced at his sugar/ gur factory situated at ............. in the District ............ (hereinafter referred to as "the licensed premises") during the period from ............ to subject to the following conditions, namely:-Conditions1. The licensee shall not except with the written permission of the District Excise Officer, keep or sell molasses at any place other than the licensed premises.
2. Except with the written permission of the District Excise Officer the licensee shall not receive or keep at his licensed premises any molasses other than those produced at the said premises.
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5. The licensee shall pay to the State Government in advance at the beginning of each quarter commencing from the date of the licence such cost of the Excise Staff as may be fixed the Excise Commissioner.
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7. This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of section 34 or 56 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950.
Granted this ................. day of ............ 19 .......Seal.District Excise Officer.Form M-II[See Rule 4(2)]Licence for possession of molasses to persons other than producers of molasses.Licence is hereby granted under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 and the rules regulations and orders made thereunder to................residing at........(hereinafter called 'licensee') on payment of a fee of Rs. .............. in advance into the Government Treasury at ............... authorising him to have in his possession molasses at his premises situated at in the district of ................ (hereinafter referred to as the licensed premises" during the period from ............. to .......... subject to the following conditions, namely:-1. The licensee shall not, except with the written permission of the District Excise Officer keep molasses at any place other than the licensed premises.
2. The licensee shall not have in his possession more than ....................... Quintals of molasses at any one time, and he shall not use more than ..................... Quintals of molasses in any calendar month during
the period of this licence.3. The aggregate of the opening balance of molasses held by the licensee at the commencement of this licence and the quantities of molasses received by him from time to time during the course of the period of this licence shall not exceed ................. Quintals.
4. The licensee shall not use the molasses removed from the storage tanks or receptacle for any purpose except for the following purposes only in quantities not exceeding those specified against them, namely:-
*(i) Distillation of spirit in a distillery established or licensed under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 ................... Quintals per year.*(ii) Manufacture of power alcohol in a distillery established or licensed under the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 .................. Quintals per year.*(ii-a) Cattle feed ................. Quintals per year.*(iii) Any medicinal purpose viz. ............. Quintals per year.*(iv) The bonafide scientific purpose of ............... Quintals per year, (here state the purpose).*(v) The bonafide industrial purpose of ............... Quintals per year, (here state the purpose).*(vi) The bonafide agricultural purpose of ................. Quintals per year, (here state the purpose).*(vii) The bonafide educational purpose of ............... Quintals per year, (here state the purpose).*(viii) Any Government purposes, viz. ............... Quintals per year*(ix) Sample purpose ...................... Quintals per year.5. The licensee shall pay to the State Government in advance of the beginning of each quarter commencing from the date of licence such cost of the Excise staff appointed within the licensed premises as may be fixed by the Excise Commissioner.
6. The licensee shall provide suitable office accommodation with sanitary arrangements, for the excise officer or such staff as may be appointed by the Excise Commissioner within the licensed premises and shall supply such furniture and other articles for the use of the Officer as the District Excise Officer may consider necessary. The licensee shall afford the officer all reasonable facilities and assistance as may be required by him, for carrying out his duties of supervision and inspection.
7. This licence may be suspended on cancelled in accordance with the provisions of section 34 or 35 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950
Granted this..............day of............19..........Seal:District Excise Officer.*The inapplicable entries should be struck off.Form M-III[See rule 5(3)]Licence No.Licence for the sale of molassesLicence is hereby granted, under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder to ............. residing at ......... (hereinafter called "the licensee") on the payment of a fee of Rs. ......... in advance into the Government Treasury at ............ authorising him to sell, and to have in his possession for sale, molasses at his premises situated at ......... in the district of ........... (hereinafter referred to as "the licensed premises") during the period from ........ to .......Conditions1. The licensee shall not except with the written permission of the District Excise Officer keep, or sell molasses at any place other than the licensed premises.
2. The licensee shall not have in his possession at any one time molasses exceeding..............Quintals.
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4. The licensee shall not sell molasses:-
(i)except to a person who holds a licence in form M-II, M-III or M-III-A unless the sale is for export or for export across a frontier;(ii)exceeding the permitted quantity prescribed under rule of the Rajasthan Molasses Rules, 1958 to a person requiring it for a domestic purpose.5. The licensee shall not, except under a licence in Form M-II or M-III-A use molasses for any purpose other than sale.
6. The licensee shall pay to the State Government in advance at the beginning of each quarter commencing from the date of the licence such cost of the Excise staff as may be fixed by the Excise Commissioner.
7. The licensee shall provide suitable office accommodation, with sanitary arrangement, for the Excise Officer or such staff as may be appointed by the Excise Commissioner within the licensed premises and shall supply such furniture and other article for the use of the officer as the District Excise Officer may consider necessary. The licensee shall afford the officer all reasonable facilities and assistance as may be required by him, for carrying out his duties of supervision and inspection.
8. This licence may be suspended or cancelled in accordance with the provisions of section 34 or 35 of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950.
Granted .................. day of ............. 19 ........Seal:District Excise OfficerForm M-III-A[See Rule 6(2)]Licence for purchase, possession or use of Bago Molasses for purposes of cattle-feed.1. Licence No. ................. Dated ..............
2. Name and address of the licensee.
3. Number of working bullocks milch buffaloes and cows possessed.
4. (i) Maximum quantity of Bago molasses allowed to be used for cattle-feed in a calendar month;
5. The name of the licensee from whom bago molasses may be purchased.
6. The period for which the licence shall be valid.
7. This licence is granted under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 and the rules, regulations and orders made thereunder on payment of fee of Re. 1/- subject to the following conditions:-
Conditions| No. ............... | Dated........... |
1. Name and address of the licensee.
2. Quantity of molasses to be imported (in Quintals).
3. Name and address of the person from whom molasses is purchased.
4. Place from which molasses is to be imported.
5. Place to which molasses is to be removed.
6. Route (State also the place from which removal of molasses to its destination will be by road in the State).
7. Date upto which this licence shall be valid.
This licence is granted under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 and the rules made, thereunder on payment of a fee of rupees 1/- authorising the above import of molasses subject to the following conditions, namely:-Conditions| No. ............... | Dated ........... |
1. Name and address of the licensee.
2. Quantity of molasses to be exported (in Quintals).
3. Name and address of the person to whom molasses is to be exported.
4. Place to which molasses is to be exported.
5. Place from which molasses is to be exported.
6. Route (State also the place from which removal of molasses will be by road during its transit in the State of Rajasthan).
7. Date upto which this licence shall be valid.
This licence is granted under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 and the rules regulations and order made, thereunder on payment of a fee of rupees 1/- authorised the above export of molasses subject to the following conditions, namely: -Conditions| No. ............... | Dated........... |
1. Name and address of the permit-holder.
2. Kind of the licence held by the permit-holder under the Rajasthan Molasses Rules, 1985, and its number.
3. Quantity of molasses to be transported (in Quintals).
4. (a) Place from which molasses is to be transported.
5. Name of the person authorised to transport molasses.
6. Name and address of the person from whom molasses is obtained.
7. Route (State also the places from and to which transport of molasses will be by road).
8. Date up to which the permit shall be valid. This permit is granted under and subject to the provisions of the Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950, and the rules made thereunder on payment of a fee of Rs authorising the above transport of molasses subject to the following conditions namely:-
Conditions| Opening balance | Received | ||||
| Date | Height of Molases in Centimeters | Corresponding weight in Quintals | From the Sugar/ Gur Factory as a by a product | From outside | Reference to the No. and date of the permit or licence in thecase of receipt from outside |
| Total | Issues | |||||
| Height of Molasses in Centimeters | Corresponding weight in Quintals | For distillation of Rectified Spirit | For manufacture of Power Alcohol | For other uses as specified in the licence | For use in the process at the Sugar/ Gur Factory | For destruction |
| Closing balance | ||||||
| No. and date of the transport permit or application for suchissue | Drayage or Wastage | Height of molasses in Centimetres | Corresponding weight in Quintals | Initials of the licensee or his authorised servant | Initials of the officer | Remarks |
| Received | |||||
| Date | Opening Balance | From the Sugar/ Gur factory as a by product | From outside | Tank Receptacle No. in which received | Total |
| Issued | ||||
| For sale | For distillation of rectified spirit or formanufacture of power Alcohol | For other purposes specified in the licence | For use in the process at the Sugar/ Gur Factory | For destruction |
| Dryage or wastage | Tank Receptacle No. from which issued | Closing balance | Initials of the licensee or his authorisedservant | Initials of the officer | Remarks |
| Opening balance | Quantity of molasses produced during the month | Receipts from other factory if any | Gains due to admixture of water for any causes | Gains due to other causes | Total (Columns 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Quantity used at the Sugar Factory for | |||||
| Distillation | Manure | Fuel | Cattle Feed | Other purposes allowed by the District Exciseofficer | Total (Columns 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11) |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Issued by | |||
| M.I. Licence orM.III licences | M.II licencesM.III-A licences | Distillery | Total (Columns 13, 14 and 15) |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Sale for export outside the Rajasthan State | Total of Columns 12, 16 and 17) | Losses due to evaporation percolation, see page(etc.) or the similar reason | Other Losses | Total (Columns 18, 19 and 20) | Closing balance (Columns 28-21) |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| Storage accommodation of molasses at the SugarFactory | Details of quantity of closing balance in eachpit | |||||
| Pit No. | Dimensions of the pit | In Cubic Feet | In Quintals | In Cubic Feet | In Quintals | Year of production |
| 1. | ||||||
| 2. | ||||||
| 3. | ||||||
| 4. | ||||||
| and | C | |||||
| Sale for export outside the Rajasthan State(Column No. 17) | ||||||
| Director's sanction letter No. and date | Quantity of Molasses sold | |||||
| District ..................... | Tehsil ..................... | Place ..................... |
| Date | Opening Balance | Receipts | Transit | ||||
| Name of the holder of M-I or M-III licence fromwhom purchased | No. of permit with date | Quantity advised | Quantity received | Loss | Gain | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Total (Columns 2 plus 6) | Quantity used for purposes specified in thelicence | Dryage and wastage losses | Total (Columns 10 plus 11) | Closing balance (Columns 9 minus 12) | Remarks |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Issues | ||||||||
| Opening balance | Received | Total | For sale if any as directed by the StateGovernment | For the purpose specified in the licence | For destruction | Dryage of wastage | Closing Balance | Remarks |
| Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals |
| District ................. | Name of the Licensee (M-III) ................. |
| Date | Opening balance | Receipts | Transit | ||||
| Name of the Sugar factory purchased | No. of permit with date | Quantity advised | Quantity received | Loss | Gain | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| Total (Columns 2 plus 6) | Issued licences to a holder of | |||
| M-III licensee | M-II Licensee M III-A | No. and date of transport permit if any | Quantity issued | |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Losses Dryage and Wastage | Total (Columns 13 plus 14) | Closing balance (Columns 9 minus 15) | Remarks | |
| Shri A | ||||
| Shri B | ||||
| Shri C | ||||
| Etc. | ||||
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | |
| Issued | |||||||
| Opening balance | Received | Total | Sold | Destroyed | Dryage or Wastage | Closing Balance | Remarks |
| Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals | Quintals |
| Dated .......... 19 ..... | (Signature)...........Licensee |