Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)RegulationsNational Liquor Regulations, 2004Part 5 : Compliance18. Complaints |
| (1) | An inspector, or a person adversely affected by conduct inconsistent with the Act, may file a complaint in Form NLA 20, alleging that— |
| (a) | an unregistered person is engaging in conduct in respect of which the Act requires that person to be registered; or |
| (b) | a registrant has acted in contravention of the Act or a condition of registration. |
| (2) | If a complaint alleges conduct that is an offence in terms of section 34, the National Liquor Authority must— |
| (a) | assign an inspector to investigate the compliant, if it was not filed by an inspector; or |
| (b) | refer the matter to the Director of Public Prosecutions. |
| (3) | After investigating a complaint assigned in terms of subregulation (2)(a), an inspector may— |
| (a) | issue a compliance notice to the registrant, if any, in accordance with section 31 and Regulation 19; |
| (b) | if the complaint alleges that an unregistered person is engaging in activity in respect of which the Act requires registration, issue a notice to cease that conduct; or |
| (c) | ecommend to the National Liquor Authority that the complaint be— |
| (i) | dismissed, if there is too little evidence to support the allegations; or |
| (ii) | referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions. |