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(ii)
that is declared to be beer under section 42 (2) (a);
'bottle' means to place and seal a substance in the container in which it will be
offered for retail sale;
'Competition Commission' means the body established by section 19 of the
Competition Act, 1998 (Act 89 of 1998);
'control' has the meaning determined in accordance with the Competition Act,
1998 (Act 89 of 1998);
'Council' means the National Liquor Policy Council established by section 37;
'department' means the department responsible for liquor matters in the national
sphere of government;
'distribute' means to offer liquor or methylated spirits for sale, or sell it, to a
registered person;
'distributor' means a person registered as such in terms of this Act;
'Director-General' means the Director-General of the department responsible for
liquor matters in the national sphere of government;
'financial year' means the calendar year commencing on the first day of April in
any year and ending on the last day of March in the following year;
'impotable substance' means any substance that is unsafe for human
consumption;
'inspector' means a person designated as such in terms of section 25 (1);
'liquor' means(a) a liquor product, as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Products Act, 1989
(Act 60 of 1989);
(b) beer or traditional African beer; or
(c) any other substance or drink declared to be liquor under section 42 (2) (a);
'manufacture' means to produce or bottle liquor or methylated spirits for the
purpose or with the intent of selling it;
'manufacturer' means a person registered as such in terms of this Act;
'Member of the Executive Council' means, in respect of each province, that
person appointed in terms of section 132 of the Constitution to whom the responsibility
for liquor licensing has been assigned;
'methylated spirits' means(a) a spirits denatured in accordance with any law on the denaturation or
methylation of spirits;
(b) any other denatured spirits, including(i)
a medicated spirits; or
(ii)
a denatured spirits declared to be a methylated spirits in terms of this
Act;
'micro -manufacturer' means a person registered as such in terms of applicable
provincial legislation to manufacture liquor at or below the prescribed threshold volume;
'Minister' means(a) the member of Cabinet responsible for liquor matters in the national
sphere of government; or
(b) a person acting on or in terms of a delegation made under section 45;
'minor' means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;
'person' includes a trust, and any other entity mentioned in the definition of