Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act, 1857

The Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act, 1857

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Act ID:	185704
Act Number:	04
Enactment Date:	1857-02-09
Act Year:	1857
Short Title:	The Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act, 1857
Long Title:	AN ACT to amend the law relating to the duties payable on Tobacco, and the retail sale and warehousing thereof in the Town of Bombay.
Ministry:	Ministry of Home Affairs
Department:	Department of States
Enforcement Date:	9-2-1857


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The Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act, 1857

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Section 1. Laws Repealed.
Section 2. Municipal Duty on Tobacco intended for consumption in Bombay.
Section 3. Municipal when payable.
Section 4. Duty if not paid on importation, to be paid on removal from warehouse for consumption.
Section 5. Bombay a warehousing port for Tobacco.
Section 6. Power for collection and enforcing payment of the Municipal Duty.
Section 7. Tobacco not to be imported otherwise than by Sea. Landing places to be prescribed.
Section 8. Exemption from Duty.
Section 9. Permit necessary for removal of Tobacco. Proviso.
Section 10. No Permit for removal from warehouse of less than a bale. Proviso.
Section 11. License for retail sale of Tobacco.
Section 12. What to be deemed a retail sale.
Section 13. Retail sale to be only at the place mentioned in the license. Name of licensed dealer to be affixed to shop.
Section 14. Monthly returns of stock to be made by retail dealers.
Section 15. Retail dealer to made entry in a book, of weight, &c., of all Tobacco received. Inspection of book.
Section 16. Search-warrant.
Section 17. Power to arrest and detain. To search vehicles, &c.,
Section 18. Confiscation of Tobacco illegally imported, removed, & e. Mitigation of penalty.
Section 19. Penalty for illegal importation, removal, sale, or possession. Revocation of license.
Section 20. Levy of fines, adjudication, and sale of confiscations.
Section 21. Interpretation.

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