Section 19

Penalty for illegal importation, removal, sale, or possession. Revocation of license.

Tobacco Duty (Town of Bombay) Act, 1857

  • Act 4 of 1857
  • Ministry of Home Affairs
  • Department of States
About this Act

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.

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    Any person, who shall illegally import, remove, or sell in the said Town, any Tobacco, or who shall knowingly have in his possession any Tobacco subject to confiscation under this Act, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding ten times the value of such Tobacco; and if the offender is a licensed retail dealer, he shall be liable to be deprived of his license by the Commissioner of Customs, Salt, and Opium, or other Officer as aforesaid.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department, Govt. of India). Check the official Gazette before relying on it in court. Not legal advice. Free legal aid: 15100 (NALSA) · Know your rights

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