Time Extension for Operating of Liquor Production Facilities
To facilitate the liquor production licensees who may not construct liquor factories, install machinery and equipment used for liquor production or initiate a liquor production on time as set out in the licenses, the Excise Department has drafted a Notification of the Excise Department on Determining Causes of Necessity, Procedures for Requesting and Permission to Extend the Construction Period of a Liquor Factory, Installation of Machinery and Equipment Used for Liquor Production and the initiating of Liquor Production (“Notification”) for the purpose of extending the period of time for Initial liquor production.
This Notification applies to the liquor production licensees who may not be able to construct liquor factories, install machinery and equipment used for liquor production or initiate a liquor production on time as indicated in the licenses due to (1) natural disaster, (2) laws, notifications or regulations issued by government agencies, (3) waiting for permission from other agencies or (4) other necessary causes with explicit evidence. Those liquor production licensees may submit an application requesting for an extension together with relevant documents before the period specified in a liquor production license has lapsed. The application may be submitted to an Excise Official for their consideration at the Area Excise Office or Branch Area Excise Office in the area where the liquor factory is located. After consideration, the Excise Official will render its order as follows:
- In the case that the Excise Official considers the submitted application and its supporting documents are incorrect or incomplete and such issues can be amended at that time, the Excise Official shall notify the applicant to make an amendment immediately. Or else, if such issues cannot be amended at that time, the Excise Official shall record such issues and list of additional documents to be submitted together with imposing a period of time as deemed appropriate so that the applicant may amend or submit additional documents within such period of time.
- In the case that the Excise Official considers that the submitted application and its supporting documents are correct and complete or the applicant has corrected issues or submitted additional documents as ordered within the imposed period of time, the Excise Official shall report to either the relevant Area Excise Office or the Director of the Bureau of Standard and Tax Collection 1 for further consideration.
Furthermore, kindly be noted that this Notification is only a draft that has not yet been published in the Royal Gazette. Hence, it is not enforced at the moment. Upon approval by all relevant authorities as required by laws and published in the Royal Gazette, it shall repeal the Notification of the Excise Department on Determining Causes of Necessity, Procedures for Requesting and Permission to Extend the Construction Period of a Liquor Factory, Installation of Machinery and Equipment Used for Liquor Production and Initiating of Liquor Production issued on December 1st, 2554 (2021) and this Notification shall become enforced since the date of publication in the Royal Gazette.