Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)RegulationsLiquor Products Act: RegulationsPart 2 : Labels and Labelling Requirements41. Additional presentation requirements [27(1)] |
| (1) | In addition to presentation requirements in this regulations and any other law, liquor products shall comply with the presentation requirements set out in this regulation. |
| (2) | A liquor product intended for off-consumption by the public shall only be sold in prepackaged form. |
| (3) | A liquor product— |
| (a) | may only be prepackaged in a self-supporting and rigid container; or |
[Regulation 41(3)(a) substituted by regulation 10(a) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]
| (b) | if filled in a container, which is not self-supporting, such container shall— |
| (i) | be prepackaged in a self-supporting, not-returnable, tamper-proof and rigid outer packaging, which completely encloses and covers up that container; |
[Regulation 41(3)(b)(i) substituted by regulation 10(b) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]
| (ii) | be equipped with a sealed tap, which can be used in conjunction with the outer packaging; |
| (iii) | after filling and final closure, have an oxygen permeability not exceeding the limit, expressed as cubic centimetres of oxygen and measured in a 24 hour period at a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius in an atmosphere with a relative humidity of 50 per cent, set out in column 2 of the Table below for the container capacity specified in column 1 opposite thereto; and |
Capacity |
Limit |
1 |
2 |
More than 1 litre |
0.25 |
1 litre and less |
0.125 |
[Regulation 41(3)(b)(iii) substituted by regulation 9(a) of Notice No. R. 525 of 2012]
| (iv) | have a capacity of not more than 5 Iitres; or |
| (c) | if filled in a foil bag, which is not self-supporting, such foil bag shall— |
| (i) | comply with the requirements set out in subparagraph (b)(iii); |
| (ii) | only be delivered to retail outlets for purposes of on-consumption by the public on the retail premises concerned; and |
| (iii) | be installed in a closed dispenser for purposes of such on-consumption. |
| (4) | A plastic container prepackage containing a liquor product shall— |
| (a) | be equipped with a sealed, tamper-proof cap; |
| (b) | be new and rigid plastic; |
[Regulation 41(4)(b) substituted by regulation 10(c) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]
| (c) | have a capacity of not more than 5 litres; and |
| (d) | after filling and final closure, have an oxygen permeability not exceeding the limit, expressed as cubic centimetres of oxygen and measured in a 24 hour period at a temperature of 23 degrees Celsius in an atmosphere with a relative humidity of 50 per cent, set out in column 2 of the Table below for the container capacity set out in column 1 opposite thereto. |
Capacity |
Limit |
1 |
2 |
More than 1.5 Iitres |
0.25 |
1.5 litres |
0.19 |
1 litre and more, but less than 1.5 litres |
0.125 |
750 millilitres and more, but less than 1 litre |
0.09 |
500 millilitres and more, but less than 750 millilitres |
0.06 |
Less than 500 millilitres |
0.06 |
[Regulation 41(4)(d) substituted by regulation 9(b) of Notice No. R. 525 of 2012]
[Regulation 41 inserted by regulation 5 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2007]