Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)Chapter 3 : Registration as Manufacturer and Distributor11. Categories of registration and qualifications |
| (1) | A qualified person, including any registered person— |
| (a) | may apply to the Minister, in the prescribed manner and form, to be registered as a manufacturer or distributor of liquor, or both; and |
| (b) | must indicate clearly in the application the extent to which it wishes to distribute liquor. |
| (2) | Any person may be registered as a manufacturer or distributor of liquor, or both, except a person who— |
| (a) | is a minor at the date of submitting the application for registration; |
| (b) | is an unrehabilitated insolvent; |
| (c) | at the time of application is committed in terms of the Mental Health Act, 1973 (Act No. 18 of 1973); |
| (d) | has been convicted of a contravention of this Act within the three years immediately preceding the date of application; or |
| (e) | has been convicted, under applicable legislation, of an offence the elements of which are inconsistent with the objects and purposes of this Act, at any time— |
| (i) | after the coming into operation of this Act; and |
| (ii) | within the three years immediately preceding the date of application. |