THE ASSAM LIQUOR PROHIBITION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976

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    "title": "THE ASSAM LIQUOR PROHIBITION (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1976",
    "short_title": "The Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1976",
    "act_number": "XV",
    "act_year": 1976,
    "act_type": "STATE",
    "location": "Assam",
    "law_status": "unknown",
    "enactment_date": "1976-09-16",
    "description": "The Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1976",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "An Act",
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            "content": "further to amend the Assam Liquor Prohibition Act, 1952.",
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            "number": "2",
            "title": "Preamble",
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            "content": "Whereas it is expedient further to amend the Assam Liquor Prohibition Act, 1952, hereinafter called the principal Act in the manner hereinafter appearing;\n\nIt is hereby enacted in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :—",
            "footnote": "Assam Act I of 1953",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement",
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            "content": "1. (1) This Act may be called the Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1976.\n\n(2) It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.\n\n(3) It shall come into force at once.",
            "footnote": "",
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        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(1)",
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            "content": "This Act may be called the Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1976.",
            "footnote": "",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(2)",
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            "content": "It shall have the like extent as the principal Act.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "1",
            "title": "Section 1(3)",
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            "content": "It shall come into force at once.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "2",
            "title": "Section 2. Insertion of a new section after Section 3 of the Assam Act I of 1953",
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            "content": "2. After Section 3 of the principal Act the following shall be inserted as Section 3A, namely :—",
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        {
            "number": "3A",
            "title": "Section 3A",
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            "content": "3A. No persons shall—\n\n(1) publish or display advertisement of liquor or of any preparation fit for use as intoxicating liquor, in the News papers, Periodicals, Journals, Hoardings, Banners, etc., printed and published in and from that area;\n\n(2) import/possess any News paper, Journal, Periodical, etc., if they contain advertisement of liquor or of any preparation fit for use as intoxicating liquor.",
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        },
        {
            "number": "3A",
            "title": "Section 3A(1)",
            "chapter": null,
            "content": "publish or display advertisement of liquor or of any preparation fit for use as intoxicating liquor, in the News papers, Periodicals, Journals, Hoardings, Banners, etc., printed and published in and from that area;",
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        },
        {
            "number": "3A",
            "title": "Section 3A(2)",
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            "content": "import/possess any News paper, Journal, Periodical, etc., if they contain advertisement of liquor or of any preparation fit for use as intoxicating liquor.",
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    "metadata": {
        "Act ID": "197615",
        "Act Number": "XV",
        "Enactment Date": "1976-09-16",
        "Act Year": "1976",
        "Short Title": "The Assam Liquor Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 1976",
        "Department": "Legislative Department, Government of Assam",
        "Type": "STATE",
        "Location": "Assam"
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    "updated_at": "2026-09-29 21:55:17"
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