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Businesses Act, 1991 (Act No. 71 of 1991)

Schedule 1 : Businesses in respect of which a Licence is Required

 

Item 1: Sale or supply of meals or perishable foods

 

(1) The carrying on of business by the sale or supply to consumers of—
(a) any foodstuff in the form of meals for consumption on or off the business premises; or
(b) any perishable foodstuff.

 

(2) declared by an Administrator by notice in the Official Gazette to be a perishable foodstuff in the province concerned for the purposes of this item.

 

Item 2: Provision of certain types of health facilities or entertainment

 

The carrying on of business by—

(a) providing turkish baths, saunas or other health baths;
(b) providing massage or infra-red treatment;
(c) making the services of an escort, whether male or female, available to any other person;
(d) keeping three or more mechanical, electronic or electrical contrivances, instruments, apparatus or devices which are designed or used for the purpose of the playing of any game or for the purpose of recreation or amusement, and the operation of which involves the payment of any valuable consideration, either by the insertion of a coin, token coin or disc therein or in an appliance attached thereto or in any other manner;
(e) keeping three or more snooker or billiard tables;
(f) keeping or conducting a night club or discotheque;
(g) keeping or conducting a cinema or theatre.
(h) conducting adult premises referred to in section 24 of the Films and Publications Act, 1996.

 

Item 3: Hawking in meals or perishable foodstuffs

 

(1) The carrying on of business, whether as principal, employee or agent, by selling any foodstuff in the form of meals or any perishable foodstuff
(a) which is conveyed from place to place, whether by vehicle or otherwise;
(b) on a public road or at any other place accessible to the public; or
(c) in, on or from a movable structure or stationary vehicle,

unless the business is covered by a licence for a business referred to in item 1 of this Schedule.

 

(2) For the purposes of sub-item (1) "perishable foodstuff" means any foodstuff or category of foodstuffs declared under item 1(2) of this Schedule to be a perishable foodstuff.