LIQUOR PERMIT FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS
Mr/Mrs/Miss…………………………………….
Passport No………………………….…………..
Place of Issue……………………………………
Date of Issue…………………………………….
Nationality………………………………………
Permanent Address……………………………...
……………………………………….………….
……………………………………….………….
Period of Validity of the
Permit……………………………………………
(Both days inclusive)
_
The Permit is issued to the above mentioned foreign
Tourists, subject to the conditions given overleaf.
Place…………………..
Date…………………...
Specimen Signature Signature and Seal
of the permit holder of the issuing authority
THIS PERMIT IS GRANTED FREE OF COST
An endorsement about the issue of this permit has been made in the permit holder’s passport.
*This period will correspond to the period indicated on the visa in the case of non-Commonwealth
tourists. For Commonwealth tourists, the period should be 3 months ( extendable to a further period of
3 months)
*A foreign Tourists means any person who is not a citizen of India, who is not normally resident in India and who enters India for a stay of not less than 24 hours and not more than 6 months in the course of 12 months period for legitimate non-immigrant purposes such as touring, recreation, sports, holiday,
Family reason, study, religious pilgrimages or business.
APPLICATION FORM FOR LIQUOR PERMIT FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS
To…………………………………………………………
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1.Name(Mr/Mrs/Miss)…………………………
(Block Letters)
2.Permanent Address ………………………….
…………………………………………………
…………………………………………………
3.Age Of Applicant…………………………….
4.Nationality……………………………………
5.Passport No…………………………………..
Date of Issue…………………………...
Place of Issue…………………………..
6.Visa No………………………………………
for India Issued on……………………………
at …………………. Valid for ………………
7.Date of Arrival in India………………………
8.Expected Duration of Stay……………………
9.Will you be staying in any single state in India for more than 30 days? If so, please indicate
details……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I certify that the above information is correct.
Signature of the applicant
Place:…………………………. Date: …………………
FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Issued Permit No.
(DETAILS OF PURCHASE OF FOREIGN LIQUOR)
Date / Quantity allowed under the permit / Quantity obtained (in units) / Progressive Total(in units) / Signature of1)Officer in charge of Govt. depot or
2)Hotel or club Licensee or authorized dealer or
3) Excise or Police officer at------the name of theHotel or club or authorized dealer as the case may be / Remarks
(1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5) / (6)
CONDITIONS TO BE OBSERVED BY THE LIQUOR PERMIT HOLDER IN AREARS WHERE PROHOBITION IS IN FORCE
1.The permit authorises the holder to buy, possess, transport, use and consume bottled liquor while touring any part of India whereprohibition is in force, provided that the rules of the State/Union Territory allow the use of this permit and that his/her continued stay is anysingle State/Union Territory is not more than 30 days at a time.
2.The Permit holder shall not use liquor except for personal consumption or where permitted by the prohibition laws of the State, forentertaining persons holding liquor permits.
3.Whenever permissible under the prohibition rules in force in that State/Union Territory, the quantity of liquor that may be possessed and/or consumed under this permit shall not exceed two units* at any time or six units in aggregate during a month.
4.Liquor shall not be obtained except from an authorised dealer or hotel. The permit holder shall produce the permit before such dealer orhotel who shall endorse such dealer or hotel who shall endorse the permit indicating the particulars and quantity of liquor issued and thedate of such issue
5.The permit shall accompany the whole or any part of the stock of liquor held under the permit to any place where such stock is removedfrom the residence of the permit holder.
6.The permit holder shall not use or consume liquor in a public place.
7.The permit is subject to the prohibition laws of the various States/Union Territories and is liable to be cancelled or suspended in accordancewith those laws. On such cancellation or suspension, the permit holder shall surrender the whole of the unconsumed stock of liquorforthwith to the authorities concerned.
* One Unit: 1 bottle of spirits; or 3 bottles of wines; or 9 bottles of fermented liquors of a strength exceeding 2 per cent of alcohol by volume; or 27 bottles offermented liquors of a strength not exceeding 2 per cent of alcohol by volume(“bottle” holds one quart or two pints)
N.B. Tourists can bring either one regular size bottle of wine and one quarter litre of spirits free of customs duty at the time of arrival in India.