Wednesday, 12 September, 2012
Danie Cronje, Cluver Markotter
In terms of the Act which commenced on the 1st of
April the holder of an off-consumption liquor licence for a business such as a
supermarket, wine shop, liquor store or wine estate must keep records of liquor
sales in written or electronic form.
The record must contain the name and the address of the
business selling the liquor, it’s liquor licence number, the number of the
invoice, its date of issue, details of the kind of liquor sold, details of the
quantity of liquor sold and the purchase prices paid.
In circumstances where a member of the public has obtained
permission to purchase more than 150 litres of liquor in one day then the name,
address and telephone number of this person must also be
recorded.
In terms of the Act a licence holder may not sell more than
150 litres of liquor to a member of the public in one day without prior written
permission from the Chairman of the Liquor Board.
According to Cronje the failure to keep the required records
is a contravention of the Liquor Act for which the penalty is a fine of up to R1
million or imprisonment for up to 6 months.