Remember to renew your liquor licence in time

Liquor licences holders must ensure that they renew their liquor licence on or before 31 December 2018 in order for it to be valid for next year. If an annual renewal notice is not received, the onus is still on the liquor licence holder to pay the prescribed renewal fees annually. Failure to renew your licence will lead to the lapsing of your liquor licence and penalty charges will be levied for late payment. Liquor licence holders can now renew their liquor licences annually or biennially. The amended Regulation 30 of the Western Cape Liquor Regulations of 2017 determines that a licensee who intends to subscribe to a biennial renewal cycle must lodge with the authority a notice in the form of Form 21B by no later than 30 November of the year in which the authority has issued the annual renewal notice. Liquor licence holders who wish to opt for the biennial renewal of their licence must ensure that you renew your liquor licence before 31 December this year in order for it to be valid for next year and 2020. Failure to renew your licence by 31 December of each two-year cycle will lead to the lapsing of your liquor licence and penalty charges will be levied for late payment of your renewal fees. For any queries regarding the renewal process, contact the Western Cape Liquor Authority’s offices at 021 204 9805 or 021 204 9700, or Liquor.Enquiries@wcla.gov. za - Elza Thiart-Botes, correspondent