Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)NoticesEstate Brandy Scheme17. Requirements relating to labels |
| (1) | Only labels approved by the Authority for this purpose shall be affixed to containers of estate brandy. |
| (2) | An application for an approval referred to in subsection (1) shall be accompanied by three specimens of each of the labels concerned. |
| (3) | Such application shall be approved only if the Authority is satisfied that— |
| (a) | the applicable particulars required by the Act are indicated on the labels concerned in the manner required by the Act; |
| (b) | the name under which the estate concerned is defined, and the expression "estate" or "landgoed" are indicated on the main label concerned in the manner set out in subsection (4); and |
| (c) | any other word, expression, illustration or depiction indicated on the labels concerned— |
| (i) | does not qualify the certification of the estate brandy concerned or is in conflict with such certification; |
| (ii) | is not derogatory, inaccurate, untrue or vague with regard to the certification of the estate brandy concerned or with regard to brandy in general; and |
| (iii) | is not indicated in such a manner that it constitutes a contravention of section 12 of the Act. |
(4)
| (a) | The particulars referred to in subsection (3)(b) shall be indicated on a label in such a manner that it is clearly evident that the expression "estate" or "landgoed" relates to the defined name of the estate concerned. |
| (b) | The particulars referred to in subsection (3)(b) shall be indicated in letters and figures— |
| (i) | that appear on a uniform and clearly contrasting background; |
| (ii) | that are clearly legible; |
| (iii) | that are printed indelibly; and |
| (iv) | of which the minimum vertical height, in the case of a label with area as specified in column 1 of the table hereunder, is as specified in column 2 of the said table opposite thereto: |
Area of label |
Minimum vertical height of letters and figures |
1 |
2 |
Less than 2 500 mm2 |
1,5 mm |
2 500 - 7 000 mm2 |
2,0 mm |
More than 7 000 mm2 |
3,0 mm |
| (c) | For the purposes of paragraph (b)(iv) the area of a label that is not square or rectangular shall be calculated by multiplying the maximum vertical height thereof with the maximum horizontal width thereof. |