- The monthly ration of a shop is the amount of excise opium required to supply the pass holders registered in respect of the shop plus any quantity of opium which the Deputy Commissioner with the approval of the Commissioner may consider necessary to supply the requirements of temporary pass holders and permit holders. The monthly ration for each shop shall be fixed by the Deputy Commissioner and shall e announced before the sale or the settlement. The Deputy Commissioner during the currency of a licence may vary the monthly ration of a shop to meet local requirements. All such variations shall be reported to the Commissioner. No licensee whose monthly ration has been altered under this rule shall have any claim for compensation.
