Under the excise policy, occasional licence rules are separate for the restaurant and hotel category, for which they have to obtain FL-11 licences for at least six days at a cost of Rs 11,000 per day, without any mandatory requirement for a fire safety clearance. Earlier, this duration was three days. Other categories that can take occasional licences include wedding banquet halls, community halls or residential societies. The DM order, issued on March 16, notes that liquor is a highly flammable substance and underscores the need for adequate fire safety arrangements at premises where it is stored, served or consumed. It also points out that under the Uttar Pradesh Excise (Grant of Bar Licences) Rules, 2020, fire safety certification is already mandatory for regular bar licences such as FL-6 and FL-7.Under the excise policy, occasional licence rules are separate for the restaurant and hotel category, for which they have to obtain FL-11 licences for at least six days at a cost of Rs 11,000 per day, without any mandatory requirement for a fire safety clearance. Earlier, this duration was three days. Other categories that can take occasional licences include wedding banquet halls, community halls or residential societies. The DM order, issued on March 16, notes that liquor is a highly flammable substance and underscores the need for adequate fire safety arrangements at premises where it is stored, served or consumed. It also points out that under the Uttar Pradesh Excise (Grant of Bar Licences) Rules, 2020, fire safety certification is already mandatory for regular bar licences such as FL-6 and FL-7.
In Noida, obtaining fire NOCs now a must for occasional bar licences
