Section 46State of Gujarat Act

Section 46: [ Visitor's Permit. [Section 46 was substituted for the original by Bombay 22 of 1960, Section 30.]

Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949

[ Visitor's Permit. [Section 46 was substituted for the original by Bombay 22 of 1960, Section 30.]

(1)

The State Government may, by rules or an order in writing, authorise an officer to grant a visitor's permit for the purchase, possession, use or consumption of foreign liquor to a person who-

(a)

(i)is a citizen of a foreign country, or a citizen of India and resides in any part of India, where consumption of alcoholic liquor is not generally prohibited by law; or

(ii)is a citizen of a foreign country or is a citizen of India and resides in any part of India, where consumption of liquor is prohibited by law, but has been consuming such liquor under a permit or other authorization; and

(b)

visits the State for a period of not more than a week.

(2)

Such permit shall be granted ordinarily for a period not exceeding one week at any one time; but may be extended from time to time for further periods not exceeding one week at a time, so, however, that the total period shall not exceed in the aggregate one month.]

Sec 45 — Authorization for sacramental purposes

Sec 46A — [ [Tourist's permit] [Section 46A was inserted by Bombay 20 of 1955, Section 4.]

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