Any word or expression in these regulations to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act shall have that meaning and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"bottle"

means a container made of glass;

"agave classes"

means the classes specified in regulations 10A to 10N;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"beer classes"

means the beer classes specified in column 1 of Table 3B;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"certify"

means to grant authorization in terms of a scheme for the use of particulars referred to in section 11(3)(a) and (4) of the Act, in connection with the sale of wine; and "certification” has a corresponding meaning;

"code number"

means a code number registered or deemed to be registered in terms of regulation 40 in respect of the responsible seller of a liquor product;

"concentrated must"

means —

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]

"customs and excise officer"

means an officer referred to in section 1 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964);

"customs and excise warehouse"

means a warehouse licensed in terms of section 19 of the Customs and Excise Act, 1964;

"flavoured spirits"

means brandy, whisky, cane spirit, rum, gin and vodka specified in regulations 13, 15, 18, 19, 21 and 22 respectively, which have been flavoured;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"flavouring"

means a substance not intended to be consumed as such, which is added in order to impart or modify odour or taste;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 401 of 2014]

"fortified wine"

means wine to which a spirit derived from the fermented juice of the product of the grape vine has been added to such an extent that the alcohol content thereof is at least 15,0 per cent but does not exceed 22,0 per cent.

[Definition substituted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 1078 of 1998]

"fruit juice"

means the juice of fresh fruit, including reconstituted juice obtained from a concentrate of such juice or a mixture of such juice and such reconstituted juice, that is in such a condition that fermentation can occur in the undiluted juice;

"Hop products"

means any product made from hops, including hop pellets and hop extracts;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(c) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"Hops"

means hop cones, the dried female flower clusters of the hop plant (Humulus lupulus)

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(c) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"main label"

means the label normally facing the customer in most self-help retailers;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. 5 of 2018, GG 41370 dated 5 January 2018]

"must"

means the juice of fresh grapes and that is in such a condition that alcoholic fermentation can occur in the undiluted juice;

"natural wine"

means wine of which the alcohol content is at least 0.5 per cent but less than 16,5 per cent;

[Definition substituted by regulation 2(a) of Notice No. R. 736, GG44988, dated 13 August 2021]

"prepackaged"

means the packaging of a liquor product in packaging material intended for sale to the consumer in that packaging material;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(d) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"pressure"

means the total gaseous tension, measured at 20°C, in a container in which a liquor product is sold;

"residual sugar content"

means the quantity of reducing sugar, calculated as a mass per volume, that is present in a liquor product;

"responsible seller"

means a person by or on behalf of whom

"scheme"

means the Wine of Origin Scheme, published by Government Notice No. R. 1434 of 29 June 1990;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(b) of Notice No. R. 736, GG44988, dated 13 August 2021]

"self-supporting"

in relation to a container or packaging, means a container or packaging, which retains its original or assembled shape irrespective or [sic] whether it is filled or empty;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 846 of 2007]

"sparkling wines"

means wines of the classes specified in items 10 to 17 of Table 2;

"sulphur dioxide content"

means the quantity of free and bound sulphur dioxide, expressed as a mass per volume, that is present in a liquor product;

"sweet reserve"

means must which has undergone partial fermentation and of which the residual sugar content is at least 130 gram per litre;

"the Act"

means the Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989); and

"traditional African beer classes"

means the traditional African beer classes specified in column 1 of Table 3C;

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(e) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]

"unacceptable quality characteristics"

an unacceptability of a kind mentioned in Table 4 of the Wine of Origin Scheme, published by Government Notice No. R. 1434 of 29 June 1990; and

[Definition inserted by regulation 2 of Notice No. R. 394 of 1995]

"volatile acid content"

means the quantity of organic volatile acids, calculated as a mass of acetic acid per volume, that is present in a liquor product.

"WCA"

means the Wine Certification Authority established in terms of section 2 of the Act.

[Definition inserted by regulation 2(f) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]