(1) Except as otherwise provided in sub-sections (2) and (3), no person shall export, import, transport, sell or have in his possession any quantity of molasses. (2) The 1[State] Government may, by general or special order, authorise any Collector 2[or any other officer] to grant licences for the import, export, sale or possession of molasses. (3) The 3[State] Government may also authorise any Collector or any other officer to grant permits for the transport of molasses.
(<i>1</i>) Except as otherwise provided in sub-sections (<i>2</i>) and (<i>3</i>), no person shall export, import, transport, sell or have in his possession any quantity of molasses. <br> (<i>2</i>) The <sup>1</sup>[State] Government may, by general or special order, authorise any Collector <sup>2</sup>[or any other officer] to grant licences for the import, export, sale or possession of molasses. <br> (<i>3</i>) The <sup>3</sup>[State] Government may also authorise any Collector or any other officer to grant permits for the transport of molasses. <br>