Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)Chapter 3 : Registration as Manufacturer and Distributor20. Cancellation of registration |
| (1) | A registration may be cancelled— |
| (a) | by the Minister, in terms of subsection (2) or (3); |
| (b) | voluntarily by the registrant, in terms of section 21; or |
| (c) | as a consequence of sequestration, winding-up or dissolution, in terms of section 22. |
| (2) | The Minister may cancel a registration if the registrant— |
| (a) | becomes disqualified on any of the grounds set out in section 11(2); |
| (b) | does not comply with a condition of registration; |
| (c) | repeatedly breaches the provisions of any legislation listed in section 19(1), or repeatedly fails to meet a commitment contemplated in section 13(1)(a) or (b); or |
| (d) | does not comply with the provisions of this Act. |
| (3) | In addition to the authority set out in subsection (2), the Minister may cancel the registration of a registrant if the registrant— |
| (a) | has been served a compliance notice in terms of section 31, and; |
| (b) | has failed to comply with it; or |
| (c) | has not objected to the notice in terms of section 32; or |
| (d) | if it has objected; |
| (e) | failed to comply with the order of the Minister given in terms of section 32(2); or |
| (f) | has not succeeded in any review or appeal against that order in terms of section 33. |
| (4) | If the Minister has cancelled a registration, the Minister must notify the former registrant in writing of— |
| (a) | the cancellation; |
| (b) | the reasons for the cancellation; and |
| (c) | the date of cancellation. |
| (5) | If a registration is cancelled in terms of this section, section 21 or section 22, the Minister must— |
| (a) | cancel the registration certificate; and |
| (b) | amend the register accordingly. |
| (6) | A registration is cancelled as of the date on which the Minister notifies the former registrant of the cancellation, which, in the case of a cancellation in terms of section 21, must be on the date specified by the registrant in the notice of voluntary cancellation. |