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Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)

Regulations

Liquor Products Act: Regulations

Part 2 : Labels and Labelling Requirements

41. 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]