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

Notices

Wine of Origin Scheme

7. Conditions for certification

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2), wine may be certified if—
(a) the grapes from which it has been produced, was pressed by virtue of an authority;
(aA) all tanks, casks and other receptacles used in the production and storage of the wine concerned, were, to the satisfaction of the Authority, gauged and marked to indicate the capacity thereof;

[Clause 7(1)(aA) inserted by regulation 8(a) of Notice No. R. 835 of 2005]

(b) the applicable notices were furnished, permissions were obtained, particulars were recorded and conditions required by or under this Scheme were complied with;
(c) the containers of that wine comply with the requirements set out in section 21 of this scheme;
(d) the labels of such containers have been approved in terms of section 23(1) of this Scheme;
(e) the wine concerned complies with the applicable requirements set out in sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D, 14E, 14F, 14G, 14H, 14I, 14J, 14K, 14L, 14M, 14N, 14O, 14P, 14Q, 14R, 14S, 14T, 14U, 14V or 14W of this Scheme, and has been provisionally approved in terms of section 25 of this Scheme;

[Clause 7(1)(e) substituted by section 5(a) of Notice No. R. 735, G44988, dated 13 August 2021]

(f) a seal has been affixed to or a mark has been placed on each container of that wine in accordance with the provisions of section 26 of this Scheme;
(g) that wine has been finally approved in terms of section 27 of this Scheme; and
(h) all the other applicable requirements of this Scheme or determined thereunder have been complied with in connection with the wine concerned.

 

(2) The provisions of—
(a) subsection (1)(c), (d) and (f) shall not apply to wine intended for export in bulk; and
(b) subsection (1)(f) and (g) shall not apply to alcohol free wine, de-alcoholised wine and low alcohol wine.

[Clause 7(2) substituted by section 5(b) of Notice No. R. 735, G44988, dated 13 August 2021]