Prohibition Against Possession of Denatured Spirituous Preparation in Excess of Prescribed Limit and the Regulation of Its Possession in Excess of Prescribed Limit.

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Control and Regulation of Denatured Spirituous Preparations to prevent their use as Intoxicating Liquor.

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(1) No person shall have in his possession, except under a permit granted by any officer empowered by the State Government in that behalf, any quantity of denatured spirituous preparation in excess of such a quantity as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify.

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(2) In specifying quantity of possession of denatured spirituous preparation under sub-section (1) regard shall be had to the necessity for the free possession of such preparation for legitimate, domestic and other purposes, and different limits may be fixed for-

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(i) different local areas,

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(ii) different classes of persons, and

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(iii) different occasions.