Liquor Products Act, 1989 (Act No. 60 of 1989)RegulationsLiquor Products Act: RegulationsPart 2 : Labels and Labelling Requirements36. Indication of alcohol content [11(1); 27(1)(a)] |
(1)
| (a) | The alcohol content of a liquor product as indicated on a label, shall, subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) and subregulation (2), consist of a figure which represents the actual percentage of alcohol per volume of that liquor product, in conjunction with a percentage symbol and one or more of the expressions “alcohol” and “volume” or abbreviations thereof. |
| (b) | In the case of traditional African beer of a class specified in item 1 of Table 3C, the alcohol content shall consist of the word "maximum" or an abbreviation thereof followed by a figure which represents the total (actual plus potential) percentage of alcohol per volume of that traditional African beer, in conjunction with a percentage symbol and one or more of the expressions “alcohol” and “volume” or abbreviations thereof. |
| (c) | In the case of traditional African beer powder, the alcohol content shall consist of the word "potential" followed by the word “alcohol” or an abbreviation thereof and a figure which represents the potential percentage of alcohol per volume, calculated on the producer's recommended volume of water to be added, of that traditional African beer powder, in conjunction with a percentage symbol. |
[Regulation 36(1) substituted by regulation 31(a) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]
| (2) | A figure referred to in subregulation (1), shall— |
[Words preceding regulation 36(2)(a) substituted by regulation 5(b) of Notice No. R. 3152 of 1992]
| (a) | in the case of wine, not differ by more than 1,0 in numerical value from the actual alcohol content of the wine concerned; |
| (b) | otherwise not differ by more than 0,5 in numerical value from the actual, total or potential, as the case may be, alcohol content of the liquor product concerned; and |
[Regulation 36(2)(b) substituted by regulation 31(b) of Notice No. R. 5976, GG52263, dated 14 March 2025]
| (c) | not be higher or lower than the applicable maximum or minimum alcohol content specified in these regulations for the liquor product concerned. |