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

Regulations

Purchase

(1)	A spirit-based liquor of a class specified in column 1 of Table 5 shall be produced in the manner and in accordance with the requirements set out in column 2 of the said Table opposite thereto.

(2)	The alcohol content of a spirit-based liquor shall be in accordance with the requirements specified in column 3 of Table 5 opposite the class concerned.

(3)	The sugar content, expressed as invert sugar, of a spirit-based liquor shall, in the case of liqueur and cream liqueur, be at least 75 gram per litre.

[Regulation 29(3) substituted by section 11(a) of Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]

(4)	The flavour, taste and character of a spirit-based liquor shall be clearly distinguishable from that of wine or a class of wine.

[Regulation 29(4) substituted by section 11(b) of Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]

(5)	Notwithstanding the provisions of this regulation the administering officer may until 31 December 2025 allow a spirit cocktail to comply with the requirements of this regulation as they were on the day before this paragraph came into operation.

[Regulation 29(5) substituted by section 11(c) of Regulations: Amendment under Notice No. R. 2247, GG46681, dated 8 July 2022]