| (1) |
Section 1 applies to the interpretation of these Regulations. |
(2) In these Regulations,
| (a) |
a reference to a section by number refers to the corresponding section of the Act; |
| (b) |
a reference to a Regulation by number refers to the corresponding item of these Regulations; and |
| (c) |
a reference to a subregulation or paragraph by number refers to the corresponding item of the Regulation in which the reference appears. |
| (3) |
In these Regulations unless the context indicates otherwise, |
| (a) |
"Act" means the Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003), as amended from time to time; |
| (b) |
"certified copy" means a copy of a document certified by a Commissioner of Oaths; |
| (c) |
"deliver" depending on the context, means to serve, or to file, a document; |
| (d) |
"file", when used as a verb, means to deposit with the National Liquor Authority; |
| (e) |
"National Liquor Authority" means the collectivity of officials within the department to whom the Minister has delegated powers of the Minister in terms of the Act; |
| (f) |
"public holiday" means a public holiday referred to in section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (Act No. 36 of 1994); |
| (g) |
"Regulation" includes any footnote to a Regulation, and any Table included within or referred to in a Regulation; |
| (h) |
"serve" means to deliver a document to a person other than the National Liquor Authority; |
| (4) |
When a particular number of business days is provided for performing an act, the number of days must be calculated by— |
| (a) |
excluding the first day, any public holiday, Saturday, and Sunday; and |
| (b) |
including the last day. |
South African Institute for Drug Free Sport Act, 1997
