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Langeberg municipality publishes liquor bylaw
26 February 2013  by Danie Cronje
The Langeberg Municipality published its liquor trading hours bylaw on the 25th of January 2013.
It will commence on the 1st of April 2013 when the transitional period in terms of the Western Cape Liquor Act has expired.

In terms of the bylaw,  businesses with on-consumption liquor licences such as restaurants, clubs and pubs will be allowed to sell liquor from 11h00 to 23h00 in residential areas;  from 11h00 to 24h00 in business areas;  from 11h00 to 01h00 in industrial areas and from 11h00 to 02h00 in agricultural areas.

According to Danie Cronje, the Director of Liquor Law Services at Cluver Markotter Inc it is expected that the owners of restaurants and similar premises will question the fact that their bussinesses will have shorter hours than similar premises on agricultural land.

The bylaw also makes provision for the sale of sparkling wine from 08h00 to 11h00 as part of a meal during an organized function in order to cater for champagne breakfasts.

The bylaw makes provision for liquor stores to sell from 09h00 to 20h00 on Monday to Friday and from 09h00 to 18h00 on Saturday.

They may not sell on Sunday.

Licenced wineries, wine shops and “chain shops” are allowed to sell from 09h00 to 20h00 on Monday to Saturday and on Sunday from 09h00 to 17h00.

According to Cronje the bylaw does not explain what is meant by “chain shops”.  “One assumes that it refers to supermarkets, which form part of a supermarket chain.  However it may also be applicable to chains of liquor stores such as Tops or Pick ‘n Pay.”

The bylaw does not make provision to apply for the extension of trading hours as provided for in the bylaw of the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Liquor Act.
 
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If you are looking for a nice sweet white wine, try Riesling.Riesling can be dry, semi-sweet or sweet, so make sure to read label.Other “sweet” (aka “ Heru - 19 March 2013
If you are looking for a nice sweet white wine, try Riesling.Riesling can be dry, semi-sweet or sweet, so make sure to read label.Other “sweet” (aka “off-dry”) white wines to exrpiement with are Gewurztraminer from Alsace (France) or Moscato from pretty much anywhere. Some very nice Moscato wines are produced in California and can be found even at Trader Joes. Try them. Moscato d’Asti is an Italian fizzy low-alchohol wine that is sweet enough to be served with dessert. If you have a good wine merchant, another wine you might ask for is an “off-dry” (meaning slightly sweet) version of Chenin Blanc. The more you exrpiement, the more you will learn what pleases you.
vested interest in liquor product sakhiwo Ngcongolo - 19 March 2013
I want to register my comment base on proposed trading hours ,which seems to me as problematic and have an potential of destroying some of the industries,put some of the jobs under threat,loose business and destroying tourism in the areas.The other consent the by law is silence about the informal trader which i think they form a part of any community as free trader,so i think the must be consultation meeting with the stakeholders.


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