Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)RegulationsLiquor Products Act: RegulationsPart 2 : Labels and Labelling Requirements36. Indication of alcohol content [11(1); 27(1)(a)] |
| (1) | The alcohol content of a liquor product as indicated on a label, must, subject to the provisions of subregulation (2), consist of a figure which represents the actual percentage of alcohol per volume of that liquor product, in conjunction with a percentage symbol and one or more of the expressions "alcohol", "alkohol", "volume" or an abbreviation thereof. |
[Regulation 36(1) substituted by regulation 5(a) of Notice No. R. 3152 of 1992]
| (2) | A figure referred to in subregulation (1), shall— |
[Words preceding regulation 36(2)(a) substituted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R. 3152 of 1992]
| (a) | in the case of wine, not differ by more than 1,0 in numerical value from the actual alcohol content of the wine concerned; |
| (b) | otherwise not differ by more than 0,5 in numerical value from the actual alcohol content of the liquor product concerned; and |
| (c) | not be higher or lower than the applicable maximum or minimum alcohol content specified in these regulations for the liquor product concerned. |