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Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003)

Chapter 3 : Registration as Manufacturer and Distributor

19. Conditions of licence

 

(1) In addition to the authority set out in section 17, the Minister may review, and propose new conditions on, a registration if the registrant—
(a) with respect to a matter arising out of the registration of that person in terms of this Act, has contravened—
(i) Chapter 2 of the Competition Act, 1998 (Act No. 89 of 1998);
(ii) The Counterfeit Goods Act, 1997 (Act No. 37 of 1997);
(iii) The Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989);
(iv) The Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act, 1972 (Act No. 54 of 1972); and
(v) The Customs and Excise Act, 1964 (Act No. 91 of 1964);
(b) has not met its commitments in terms of black economic empowerment, and cannot provide adequate reasons for failing to do so; or
(c) has not met its commitments or complied with its plans concerning combating alcohol abuse, or has breached an approved code of conduct, and cannot provide adequate reasons for failing to do so.

 

(2) Before imposing a condition in terms of subsection (1)(b) or (c), the Minister must provide the registrant with a reasonable opportunity to remedy the shortcoming in its conduct.

 

(3) Section 13, read with the changes required by the context, applies to a proposal by the Minister to impose conditions under this section.

 

(4) The Minister may propose new or alternative conditions under this section only to the extent that is reasonable and justifiable in the circumstances that gave rise to the review.