THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The govt has made amendments to foreign liquor laws to grant bar licence to a cruise vessel for the primary time in the state. Nefertiti, the luxury cruise vessel owned through the state-owned Kerala Shipping Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC) can now serve beverages onboard.
The licence (FL-13b) has been issued after amending the rules and putting a new rule—13 (13b) for possessing, transporting and serving foreign liquor to the passengers of Nefertiti, because it sails through the territorial waters of the state. The laws needed to be amended as there have been no such provisions in the laws to grant bar licence to a boat or a identical entity.
Though the ship was once launched as early as in October, it was once anchored for a couple of months as there was once no permission for serving liquor to its passengers. The licence that has been issued at an annual fee of Rs 50,000, has been granted with some conditions. For instance, the ship should procure its supply of liquor handiest from the wholesale liquor supply gadgets of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation in the state, the place it's being anchored.
Furthermore, the liquor should be served and ate up handiest on the eating place on board while cruising and the serving of liquor to anyone rather than the passenger of the ship is illegitimate beneath the licence. It has also been specified that through giving a 15-day understand, the excise commissioner can revoke the licence in case of any violation of laws. An excise officer no longer under the rank of an excise inspector will have the powers to investigate cross-check the vessel any time.
Earlier, the one other instance when the government had made a identical amendment was once to grant bar licence to Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) for its luxurious train Maharaja Express, while it enters the boundaries of the state. The govt had then amended the foreign liquor laws to insert 13 (13a), to grant licence to the train at an annual fee of Rs 50,000, even though it was once no longer used because the train had no longer handed through the state after the licence was once issued.
The state has more than a few licences for more than a few types of liquor serving entities. They include: FL-1 (Bevco outlets), FL-3 (bar resort), FL-4 (Naval officer’s club), FL-4A (clubs), FL-6 (one-day allow), FL-7 (airport living room), FL-8 (army canteen), FL-8A (paramilitary forces BSF and CRPF canteen), FL-Nine (wholesale of liquor), FL-11 (beer and wine), FL-12 (Consumerfed beer handiest outlet) and FL-13 (pub beer). It is in addition to those that two new types of licences have been issued as FL-13a and FL-13b. Barring FL-13 licence, all other licences are lately issued in the state. Though one FL-13 licence was once issued previous to the KTDC, the pub-beer outlet launched through the company in Kochi stopped its operations.
The licence (FL-13b) has been issued after amending the rules and putting a new rule—13 (13b) for possessing, transporting and serving foreign liquor to the passengers of Nefertiti, because it sails through the territorial waters of the state. The laws needed to be amended as there have been no such provisions in the laws to grant bar licence to a boat or a identical entity.
Though the ship was once launched as early as in October, it was once anchored for a couple of months as there was once no permission for serving liquor to its passengers. The licence that has been issued at an annual fee of Rs 50,000, has been granted with some conditions. For instance, the ship should procure its supply of liquor handiest from the wholesale liquor supply gadgets of the Kerala State Beverages Corporation in the state, the place it's being anchored.
Furthermore, the liquor should be served and ate up handiest on the eating place on board while cruising and the serving of liquor to anyone rather than the passenger of the ship is illegitimate beneath the licence. It has also been specified that through giving a 15-day understand, the excise commissioner can revoke the licence in case of any violation of laws. An excise officer no longer under the rank of an excise inspector will have the powers to investigate cross-check the vessel any time.
Earlier, the one other instance when the government had made a identical amendment was once to grant bar licence to Indian Railways Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) for its luxurious train Maharaja Express, while it enters the boundaries of the state. The govt had then amended the foreign liquor laws to insert 13 (13a), to grant licence to the train at an annual fee of Rs 50,000, even though it was once no longer used because the train had no longer handed through the state after the licence was once issued.
The state has more than a few licences for more than a few types of liquor serving entities. They include: FL-1 (Bevco outlets), FL-3 (bar resort), FL-4 (Naval officer’s club), FL-4A (clubs), FL-6 (one-day allow), FL-7 (airport living room), FL-8 (army canteen), FL-8A (paramilitary forces BSF and CRPF canteen), FL-Nine (wholesale of liquor), FL-11 (beer and wine), FL-12 (Consumerfed beer handiest outlet) and FL-13 (pub beer). It is in addition to those that two new types of licences have been issued as FL-13a and FL-13b. Barring FL-13 licence, all other licences are lately issued in the state. Though one FL-13 licence was once issued previous to the KTDC, the pub-beer outlet launched through the company in Kochi stopped its operations.
On your next cruise, you can have your regular tipple
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