People require a ‘Special Licence’ now to serve liquor to visitors, guests and contributors in wedding ceremony halls, conference centres, family features, festivals, celebrations and different related occasions.
Recently, in Tamil Nadu, the federal government amended the Liquor Licence and Permit Rule, 1981, and added a particular licencing requirement for serving alcohol.
What are the annual prices for a ‘Special Licence’?
According to a newly printed state authorities order, annual charges for the supply of alcohol in industrial places, similar to conference centres, wedding ceremony venues, sports activities stadiums, and so on., are Rs 1,000,000 in areas underneath the municipal company, Rs 75,000 in municipality areas, and Rs 50,000 in different places. Similar to this, licences will be obtained each day for 11,000 per day in areas coated by municipal companies, 7,500 in municipalities, and 5,000 per day in different places.
Tamil Nadu authorities has introduced a particular license for permitting the serving of liquor in convention halls, conference centres, marriage halls, banquet halls, sports activities stadiums and family features pic.twitter.com/JS0MePPfx3
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Notably, these licences are additionally essential to promote alcohol to attendees at occasions held in venues aside from companies, similar to home events and different social gatherings.
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For a single use of the licence, residents of the municipal company’s jurisdiction should pay Rs 11,000. Similar licences costing Rs 7,500 will probably be wanted for occasions held in municipal areas to serve alcohol as soon as, and 5,000 will probably be wanted for licences in different places.
The authorities notification said that as a way to obtain the particular licence, a no objection certificates from the superintendent of police in districts and the commissioner of police in companies is required.
“The licensee shall obtain his supplies from the Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited Wholesale Depot nearest to the place of events or from such other source as the deputy commissioner/assistant commissioner (excise) may appoint or approve, subject to such conditions as he may stipulate and as per the quantity of the supplies approved by the deputy commissioner/assistant commissioner (excise),” the discover stated.
The assertion went on to say that the particular licence utility have to be submitted on-line one week earlier than the occasion and that supplying alcohol could also be permitted in pegs or bottles.
