Act No. 32, 2008

LIQUOR PRODUCTS AMENDMENT ACT. 2008

(ii)
(iii)
(c)

c o m p l e t i n g or terminating such alcoholic fermentation; or
the addition of a prescribed spirit derived from grapes[,] to [the] j u i c e of
such [fresh] g r a p e s or such fermented juice; and
[be p r o d u c e d ] in such a m a n n e r that it c o m p l i e s with the prescribed
r e q u i r e m e n t s for wine or a particular prescribed class thereof.".

A m e n d m e n t of section 11 o f A c t 6 0 of 1989
5. Section 11 of the principal Act is hereby a m e n d e d by the substitution for subsection
(1) of the following subsection:
" ( 1 ) N o person shall sell any liquor product in a container, unless the prescribed
particulars of such liquor product are indicated in the prescribed m a n n e r on the
label [thereof] of such container and on the p a c k a g e of such c o n t a i n e r . " .
Insertion of s e c t i o n 1 3 A in A c t 6 0 of 1989
6. T h e following section is hereby inserted in the principal Act before section 14:
" R e s t r i c t i o n o n use of g e o g r a p h i c a l n a m e s
13A. (1) T h e Minister may, taking into account the R e p u b l i c ' s
international obligations or a g r e e m e n t s with other countries, by notice in
the Gazette restrict the use of specified geographical n a m e s in c o n n e c t i o n
with the sale or export of a specified liquor product, on such c o n d i t i o n s as
m a y be specified in such notice.
(2) A notice issued in terms of subsection (1) shall also apply w h e r e the
geographical name concerned—
(a) is used in conjunction with an indication of the true origin of the liquor
product;
(b) is translated; or
(c) is a c c o m p a n i e d by an expression such as ' k i n d ' , ' t y p e ' , ' s t y l e ' .
' i m i t a t i o n ' or any similar e x p r e s s i o n . " .
A m e n d m e n t o f section 14 of A c t 6 0 of 1989
7. Section 14 of the principal Act is hereby a m e n d e d by the substitution for subsection
(1) of the following subsection:
" ( 1 ) T h e Minister may, on the r e c o m m e n d a t i o n of the board, by notice in the
Gazette
establish a s c h e m e in respect of [wine, b r a n d y r e f e r r e d to in section
9(l)(a) or (b) of t h e W i n e a n d Spirit Control A c t , 1 9 7 0 ( A c t N o . 47 of 1970), o r
a g r a p e - b a s e d l i q u o r ] a liquor product derived from g r a p e s , with a view to further
regulating particular matters relating to the production and sale of such liquor
products, including the granting of [ a u t h o r i z a t i o n s ] authorisations for the use of
particulars referred to in section 1 l(3)(a) and (4) in c o n n e c t i o n with the sale of the
said liquor p r o d u c t s . " .
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A m e n d m e n t o f section 16 of A c t 6 0 of 1989
8. Section 16 of the principal Act is hereby a m e n d e d —
(a) by the substitution in subsection (3) for p a r a g r a p h (a) of the following
paragraph:
"(a) Subject to [the p r o v i s i o n s of] paragraph (b) and the international
obligations of the R e p u b l i c , an import certificate shall be issued only if—
(i) the product concerned is w i n e , an alcoholic fruit b e v e r a g e , a spirit,
a grape-based liquor or a spirit-based liquor; and
(ii) in the case of a product imported in the c o n t a i n e r s in w h i c h it is to
be sold in the Republic, the [labels] particulars on those containers
and on the p a c k a g e of such c o n t a i n e r s c o m p l y with the applicable
r e q u i r e m e n t s of this A c t . " ;
(b) by the deletion in subsection (3)(b) of s u b p a r a g r a p h (iv); and

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