Recently Vosman police, together with tavern owners, bottle store owners and officials from the municipality held a meeting in connection with liquor related issues.
It was explained by the police and officials from the municipality about the Mpumalanga Liquor Licensing Authority Act 5 of 2006 about:
*Selling liquor without a license is an offence in terms of Section 59 (1) (A). No person is allowed to sell liquor without a license.
*Drinking in public. No person is allowed to drink or consume liquor in the street in terms of Section 65 of Mpumalanga Liquor Act of 2006.
*Drinking of liquor outside the liquor premises amount to drinking in public.
*Sitting in a vehicle outside the liquor outlets and drinking liquor is drinking liquor in public.
Trading hours
*On consumption license open from 10:00 to 24:00
*Off consumption license open from 08:00 to 20:00 Monday to Saturday. Sunday and public holidays from 10:00 to 17:00
Hi-jackings
*While driving from liquor outlets patrons are followed and hijacked on their driveways.
*Children under the age of 18 are not allowed in the liquor outlets.
Read Also:
https://www.citizen.co.za/witbank-news/61281/renewal-of-liquor-licenses/
https://www.citizen.co.za/witbank-news/25041/can-now-buy-booze-sundays/
