ASSAM EXCISE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952

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    "title": "ASSAM EXCISE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952",
    "short_title": "ASSAM EXCISE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952",
    "act_number": "XV",
    "act_year": 1952,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": null,
    "description": "ASSAM EXCISE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1952",
    "preamble": "",
    "section_label": "Section",
    "sections": [
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Preamble",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Eastern Bengal and Assam Excise Act, 1910, hereinafter referred to as the principal Act, in the manner hereinafter appearing;\nIt is hereby enacted as follows:-",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Excise (Amendment) Act, 1952.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 10
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(2) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint in this behalf.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 20
        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
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            "content": "(3) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 30
        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Amendment of Section 17",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "2. In sub-section (3) of Section 17 of the principal Act between the words \"local area\" and \"comprised therein\", the words \"place or class of places\" shall be inserted.",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 40
        },
        {
            "number": "3",
            "title": "Section 3. Amendment of section 53",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "3. For section 53 of the principal Act the following new section shall be substituted, namely :---\n\"53. (1) Whoever, in contravention of this Act or of any rule, notification or order made or issued under this Act, or of any license, permit or pass granted under this Act,-",
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            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 50
        },
        {
            "number": "53",
            "title": "Section 53(1)(a)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(a) imports, exports, transports, manufactures, pos-sesses or sells any intoxicant other than tari and pachwai; or",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 60
        },
        {
            "number": "53",
            "title": "Section 53(1)(b)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(b) cultivates, collects, or sells the hemp plant (Cannabis Sativa); or",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 70
        },
        {
            "number": "53",
            "title": "Section 53(1)(c)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(c) constructs or works, any distillery or brewery; or",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 80
        },
        {
            "number": "53",
            "title": "Section 53(1)(d)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(d) uses, keeps or has in his possession any materials, still, utensil, implement or apparatus whatsoever for the purpose of manufacturing any intoxicant other than tari and pachwai; or",
            "footnote": "",
            "is_definition": false,
            "sort_order": 90
        },
        {
            "number": "53",
            "title": "Section 53(1)(e)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "(e) bottles any liquor other than tari and pachwai for purposes of sale,\r\nshall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years and with fine and the con-victing magistrate shall direct the offender to be imprisoned in default of payment of fine, for a term which may extend to one year, and such imprisonment shall be in addition to any other imprisonment to which he may have been sen-tenced.",
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            "is_definition": false,
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        }
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    "metadata": {
        "type": "STATE",
        "location": "Assam"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:17"
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