Punjab Bhang Import , Export , Transport and Possession Orders , 1955 — The Punjab Excise Act, 1914(Bare Act )

Punjab Bhang Import , Export , Transport and Possession Orders , 1955 Published vide Punjab Notification No . 4008 -E&T -55/2362 dated 3rd September 1955 . Re -published vide Punjab Government Notification No . G . S . R . 156/P . A . I/14/Section 58/62 , dated 21st August , 1962 Revenue Department Excise and Taxation No . G . S . R . 156/P . A . I/14/Section 58/62 . -The following Orders , as amended upto the 1st January , 1962 , are republished below for general information :- 1 . The expression " import " and the expression " export " in these orders shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Excise Act , 1914 . 2 . Nothing in these orders shall apply to bhang imported , exported and transported for private consumption and not for sale , in any quantity not exceeding that prescribed in the Punjab Intoxicants , License and Sale Orders as the maximum quantity which may be sold by retail . 3 . With reference to section 18 of the Punjab Excise Act , 1914 no Bhang shall be exported or transported except under a pass issued in accordance with these rules for such export and transport . 4 . Except as provided in Order 2 preceding , import of Bhang is prohibited except under a pass granted in this behalf by the Financial Commissioner . 5 . Export of Bhang . -Bhang may be exported from any [place] in Punjab to any place in India subject to the following condition:- (a) The exporter must obtain a permit from an authorised Excise Officer of the [Union Territory or State] of destination authorising him to remove Bhang from Punjab into such [Union Territory or State] . (b) The exporter must obtain a pass to cover the export . (c) The exporter must have paid such duty as may be from time to time be imposed on the export of Bhang under section 31 of the Pun