- Subject to the control of the [State] [This word was substituted for the word ' Province ' by the Adaptation Order of 1950.] Government, the Collector or any officer empowered by him may issue -(a)licences for the tapping of any trees for [neera or padani] [This word was substituted for the word ' Provincial ' by 1950.] for consumption thereof without fermentation or for the manufacture of jaggery therefrom, or(b)permits for the possession, transport or sale of such [neera or padani] [These words were substituted for the word ' toddy ' by section 11 (ii), of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1958 (Tamil Nadu Act VIII of 1958).].
