
Directives Relating to Sale of Liquor
Government Notice 129 of 2020
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Published in Government Gazette no. 7236 on 10 June 2020
- Assented to on 5 June 2020
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Commenced on 10 June 2020
- [Up to date as at 14 August 2021]
In these directives, a word or an expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Regulations has that meaning and unless the context indicates otherwise -"hotel liquor licence" means a hotel liquor licence as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"licence" means a licence as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"licence holder" means a licensee as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"licensed premises" means the licensed premises as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"Liquor Act" means the Liquor Act, 1998 (Act No. 6 of 1998);"off-sales" means the off-sales as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"off-sales licence" means off-sales licence as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"on-consumption" means on-consumption as defined in section 1 of the liquor Act;"on-consumption licence" means on-consumption licence as defined in section 1 of the Liquor Act;"Regulations" means the Stage 2: State of Emergency - Covid-19 Regulations, published under Government Notice No. 17 of 4 May 2020; and"restaurant liquor licence" means the restaurant liquor licence referred to in section 4 of the Liquor Act. These directives do not apply to the restricted area contemplated in regulation 4 of Regulations published under Proclamation No. 24 of 8 June 2020 during the period of lockdown referred to in regulation 3 of those Regulations. These directives apply for the duration of the specified period. A licence holder and licence holder’s employees must at all times ensure that -(a)all persons entering the licensed premises are sanitised with an alcohol-based hand sanitiser;(b)all persons in the licensed premises or waiting to enter the licensed premises maintain a distance of at least one and half meters between them;(c)the social distance referred to in paragraph (b) is demarcated inside and outside the licensed premises with clear signs to ensure adherence with the social distance;(d)all persons in the licensed premises or waiting to enter the licensed premises queue up and must be monitored at all times to ensure compliance with the social distance;(e)only one person per 10 square metres of trading floor or three persons per number of counters in any licensed premises may be allowed at any time, excluding employees of the licence holder;(f)the maximum number of people allowed in licensed premises at any time are displayed at the entrance of the licensed premises;(g)all employees of service providers providing services to the licensed premises wear protective gear;(h)counters, till screens and speedpoint pads are cleaned and sanitised after every customer’s transaction; and(i)cashiers clean and sanitise their hands after every customer’s transaction. Subject to regulation 15 of the Regulations published under Proclamation No. 18 of May 2020 providing that a licence is valid during the specified period or such longer period as a Minister or other functionary may determine, a licence holder intending to renew the holder’s licence in terms of section 38(5) of the Liquor Act may renew the licence on or before 28 June 2020. A person who contravenes or fails to comply with these directives commits an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding N$2 000 or to imprisonment for a period not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
1. Definitions
2. Application of directives
3. Period of application of directives
4. Selling of liquor by on-consumption licence holders
5. Obligations of licence holders and employees of licence holders
6. Selling and purchasing of traditional liquor
7. Transport and delivery of liquor
8. Renewal of licences
9. Offences and penalties
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