Punjab Bhang Import, Export, Transport and Possession Orders, 1955 Published vide Punjab Notification No. 400… — 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.I14/Section 58/62. The following Orders, as amended upto the Ist 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 Punjab Excise Act (1 of 1914) unless the Bhang is exported in bo