Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)4. Restriction on sale of certain alcoholic products |
| (1) | No person shall sell or produce for sale any product— |
| (a) | with an alcohol content of more than 0.5 per cent for drinking purposes; or |
| (b) | including but not limited to a powder form, which, combined with any substance or liquid, will have an alcohol content of more than 0.5 per cent and is intended for drinking purposes, |
unless that product is a liquor product.
[Section 4(1) substituted by section 3(a) of the Liquor Products Amendment Act, 2021 (Act no 8 of 2021), Notice No. 567 of GG45179, dated 17 September 2021 - effective 1 August 2023 as per Proclamation Notice 132 of 2023]
| (1A) | The Minister may grant exemption, under such circumstances and subject to such conditions as he or she may prescribe, from a prohibition referred to in subsection (1)(b). |
[Section 4(1A) inserted by section 3(b) of the Liquor Products Amendment Act, 2021 (Act no 8 of 2021), Notice No. 567 of GG45179, dated 17 September 2021 - effective 1 August 2023 as per Proclamation Notice 132 of 2023]
| (2) | The provisions of subsection (1) shall not apply to— |
| (a) | [Section 4(2)(a) deleted by section 3(c) of the Liquor Products Amendment Act, 2021 (Act no 8 of 2021), Notice No. 567 of GG45179, dated 17 September 2021 - effective 1 August 2023 as per Proclamation Notice 132 of 2023] |
| (b) | medicine as defined in section 1(1) of the Medicines and Related Substances Control Act, 1965 (Act No. 101 of 1965). |