Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)

Regulations

Liquor Products Act: Regulations

1. Definitions [27(1)]

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Any word or expression in these regulations to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

 

"bottle"

means a container made of glass;

 

"certify"

means to grant authorization in terms of a scheme for the use of particulars referred to in section 11(3)(a) and (4) of the Act, in connection with the sale of wine; and "certification” has a corresponding meaning;

 

"code number"

means a code number registered or deemed to be registered in terms of regulation 40 in respect of the responsible seller of a liquor product;

 

"concentrated must"

means —

(a) the liquid uncaramelised product obtained through the partial dehydration of must, and of which the specific gravity is at least 1,24; or
(b) the solid uncaramelised product obtained by the crystallisation of liquid concentrated must without the use of solvents, and of which the specific gravity is at least 1.24 after dilution for use;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]

 

"customs and excise officer"

means an officer referred to in section 1 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964);

 

"customs and excise warehouse"

means a warehouse licensed in terms of section 19 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964;

 

"flavouring"

means a substance not intended to be consumed as such, which is added in order to impart or modify odour or taste;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 401 of 2014]

 

"fortified wine"

means wine to which a spirit derived from the fermented juice of the product of the grape vine has been added to such an extent that the alcohol content thereof is at least 15,0 per cent but does not exceed 22,0 per cent.

[Definition substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 1078 of 1998]

 

"fruit juice"

means the juice of fresh fruit, including reconstituted juice obtained from a concentrate of such juice or a mixture of such juice and such reconstituted juice, that is in such a condition that fermentation can occur in the undiluted juice;

 

"main label"

means the label normally facing the customer in most self-help retailers;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]

 

"must"

means the juice of fresh grapes and that is in such a condition that alcoholic fermentation can occur in the undiluted juice;

 

"natural wine"

means wine of which the alcohol content is at least 0.5 per cent but less than 16,5 per cent;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 736, GG44988, dated 13 August 2021]

 

"pressure"

means the total gaseous tension, measured at 20°C, in a container in which a liquor product is sold;

 

"residual sugar content"

means the quantity of reducing sugar, calculated as a mass per volume, that is present in a liquor product;

 

"responsible seller"

means a person by or on behalf of whom

(a)a liquor product is bottled with a view to the sale thereof by him in sealed containers; or
(b)a liquor product is imported in the sealed containers in which it is to be sold;

 

"scheme"

means the Wine of Origin Scheme, published by Government Notice No. R. 1434 of 29 June 1990;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 736, GG44988, dated 13 August 2021]

 

"self-supporting"

in relation to a container or packaging, means a container or packaging, which retains its original or assembled shape irrespective or [sic] whether it is filled or empty;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2007]

 

"sparkling wines"

means wines of the classes specified in items 10 to 17 of Table 2;

 

"sulphur dioxide content"

means the quantity of free and bound sulphur dioxide, expressed as a mass per volume, that is present in a liquor product;

 

"sweet reserve"

means must which has undergone partial fermentation and of which the residual sugar content is at least 130 gram per litre;

 

"the Act"

means the Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989); and

 

"unacceptable quality characteristics"

an unacceptability of a kind mentioned in Table 4 of the Wine of Origin Scheme, published by Government Notice No. R. 1434 of 29 June 1990; and

[Definition inserted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 394 of 1995]

 

"volatile acid content"

means the quantity of organic volatile acids, calculated as a mass of acetic acid per volume, that is present in a liquor product.