Cape Town residents urged to comment on liquor regulations <http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MediaReleases/Pages/CapeTownresidentsurgedtocommentonliquorregulations.aspx> *MEDIA RELEASE NO. 125 / 2011 21 FEBRUARY 2011
* Members of the public will have a greater say in the granting of liquor licences, according to draft regulations, just released for comment in terms of the new Western Cape Liquor Act. The City of Cape Town urges members of the public to comment on the draft provincial regulations, which will increase the opportunity for public participation in the consideration, granting and possible cancellation of liquor licences throughout the Western Cape. "According to the draft regulations, the application procedures for liquor licences have been made stricter, and the public will be given more time (28 days) to provide input on each application," says Councillor Taki Amira, Chairperson of the City’s Liquor Policy Task Team. Applications will need to be published in the local paper, and displayed in a prominent place at the proposed establishment. "This empowers affected communities with the necessary information to actively participate in the granting of licences. In the past, an applicant was merely required to lodge an application at a magistrate’s court before this was gazetted," says Cllr Amira. The proposed regulations also add substance to the Western Cape Liquor Act that was amended in 2010, such as setting time spans and determining volumes that may be purchased. As a member of the Western Cape Liquor Task Team, the City of Cape Town’s Liquor Policy Task Team will also be submitting its comments on the regulations. "At the same time, we call on residents, civic organisations, ratepayers associations, neighbourhood watches and community policing forums to provide their input directly to the Western Cape liquor authorities," he says. These regulations are the final step before the new Western Cape Liquor Act comes into operation later this year, and before the City’s by-Law on trading days and hours, which is currently undergoing a legal review, comes into force. The draft regulations, the Western Cape Liquor Act, and the Amendment Act can be sourced at: www.capegateway.gov.za/wclb . Comments on the draft regulations must be submitted by 7 March 2011. END ISSUED BY: COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT CITY OF CAPE TOWN Link: http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MediaReleases/Pages/CapeTownresidentsurgedtocommentonliquorregulations.aspx * * <http://www.capetown.gov.za/en/MediaReleases/Pages/CapeTownresidentsurgedtocommentonliquorregulations.aspx> *Andrew Fife* Touch of Madness -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Observatory Neighbourhood watch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/obsnw?hl=en.
