South Africa - 2013 - Health

Liquor Act, 2003 (National Liquor Norms and Standards)

Ministry of Health, South Africa

The purpose of the Act is to ensure that liquor regulations and practices in the Republic are harmonised, to facilitate effective and uniform enforcement of liquor laws by various enforcement authorities and to reduce the socio-economic and other costs of alcohol abuse by reducing access to and the availability of liquor.

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January 2022

The purpose of the Act is to ensure that liquor regulations and practices in the Republic are harmonised, to facilitate effective and uniform enforcement of liquor laws by various enforcement authorities and to reduce the socio-economic and other costs of alcohol abuse by reducing access to and the availability of liquor.

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