No drinking in public places
Places such as parks, outside your property, in your drive ways, outside liquor outlets and outside night clubs or taverns were no go areas for public drinking.
A STERN warning has been issued by police against drinking in public.
Booysens police spokesperson, Capt Lorraine van Emmerik, said all members of the community are reminded that the law has never changed with regards to drinking in public and warned all communities to refrain from drinking in public places.
She said places such as parks, outside your property, in your driveways, outside liquor outlets and outside nightclubs or taverns were no-go areas for drinking in public.
Abide by the law
• According to the Gauteng Liquor Act, Act 2/2003 Section 127(c) no person is permitted to be intoxicated in or near any public place including any road, street, alley, park, market, shop, warehouse or public garage etc. A fine of R300 will be issued if caught.
• According to the Gauteng Liquor Act, Act 2/2003 Section 127(d) no person may consume liquor in or near any public place as mentioned above as well as in a motor vehicle driven on a public road or parked in a public area. A fine of R300 will be issued if caught.
• According to the Public Open Space By-law act under Notice no 831 in the Gauteng Provincial Gazette extraordinary no. 179 dated 21 May 2004, no person may consume, brew, store or sell any alcohol in public places. A fine of R500 will be issued if caught.
Van Emmerik said these were some of the acts community members needed to know and that working together with police, alongside members of the community, can beat crime.
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