39. Permission to use or consume foreign liquor on 1* * warships, troopships and in 2[messes and canteens of armed forces.].-The 3[State] Government may, on such conditions as may be specified 4[by a general or special order permit-
(i) the sale of foreign liquor to,
(ii) the purchase, use or consumption of such liquor by,-
(a) the members of the armed forces in messes and canteens 5[of the armed forces], and
(b) the crew of warships or troopships and the members of the armed forces thereon.]
(i) the sale of foreign liquor to,
(ii) the purchase, use or consumption of such liquor by,-
(a) the members of the armed forces in messes and canteens 5[of the armed forces], and
(b) the crew of warships or troopships and the members of the armed forces thereon.]
Source footnotes
1 The words "cargo boats" were deleted by Bom. 26 of 1952, s. 15 (2) (a).2 These words were substituted for the words "military and naval messes and canteens" by Bom. 26 of 1952, s. 15 (2) (b).
3 This word was substituted for the word "Provincial" by the Adaptation of Laws Order, 1950.
4 This portion was substituted for the words beginning with the words "in the notification" and ending with the word "canteens" by Bom. 26 of 1952, s. 15 (1).
5 These words were inserted by Bom. 22 of 1960, s. 22.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Commissioner of Prohibition and Excise.Section 4 · Collectors.Section 5 · Subordinate officers.Section 6 · Investing officers of Police and other departments with powers and duties under this Act.Section 6A · Board of Experts.Section 7 · Other Boards and committees.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 22 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2021-02-23. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.