Haryana Restaurant (Consumption of Liquor) Amendment Rules, 2020

HARYANA GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA.), APR. 3, 2020 (CHTR 12, 1942 SAKA) 537 HARYANA GOVERNMENT EXCISE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT Notification The 1st April, 2020 No. 32/X-l/P.A.1/1914/S.58/2020.— Whereas the State Government considers necessary that the rules should be brought into force at once; so in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) read with sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 58 of the Punjab Excise Act, 1914 (Punjab Act 1 of 1914), the Governor of Haryana hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Haryana Restaurant (Consumption of Liquor) Rules, 1988, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Haryana Restaurant (Consumption of Liquor) Amendment Rules, 2020. (2) They shall come into force with effect from the 1st April, 2020. 2. In the Haryana Restaurant (Consumption of Liquor) Rules, 1988, in rule 5, for sub-rule (1), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:- “(1) Subject to other provisions of these rules, a license in form L-52 (Anumat Kaksh) and subject to the conditions contained therein may be granted in Urban Zone and in the Zones having border areas with the other States at a fixed fee of 3% of license fee of the respective zone in case of district Gurugram and 1.5% in case of the other districts in the State. The Anumat Kaksh shall not be operated in an open space without boundary. The space shall to be confined and enclosed and shall not be a thorough fare or a crossing being used by general public. The space shall not be ordinarily visible to the passersby and the access to such a space should be through a well defined entry. The overall objective is to prevent drinking in public in full view of the passersby. Anumat Kaksh shall only be operated from adjoining place to the vend and in the same premises. The area of Anumat Kaksh shall be approved by Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner (Excise) at the time of approval of the Anumat Kaksh and licensee shall not encroach beyond the area approved. Liquor shall not be sold or served in any manner in the Anumat Kaksh. In order to prevent rowdy and drunken behavior in public, one Anumat Kaksh with each retail vend, shall be allowed by the Deputy Excise and Taxation Commissioner (Excise) strictly as per the provisions of the Excise Policy and relevant Excise Rules/Intoxicants License and Sales Orders 1956, for each retail outlet of liquor (L-14A/ L-2) in urban areas and sub-urban areas falling within five Kilometers from the outer limit of respective Municipal Corporation/Council/Committees and borders with other States. Further, Anumat Kaksh may also be allowed in places where Haryana State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation has developed industrial Model Township and theme/specialized parks like IMT Manesar, IMT Bawal, IMT Rohtak, IT Park Manesar, IT Park Panchkula, etc. The licensee is required to have proper structure and furniture and to maintain cleanliness and hygienic environment. The licensee or his authorized person running Anumat Kaksh must have a GSTIN Number and must be registered with FSSAI”. ANURAG RASTOGI, Principal Secretary to Government Haryana, Excise and Taxation Department.