Liquor bill
DTI: Many communities back raising legal drinking age to 21
The Department of Trade and Industry is currently consulting the public on amendments to the National Liquor Bill.
The board Board says new regulations could see outlets paying up to 100 percent more for liquor licenses.
Citizens have 45 days to comment and changes include raising the legal alcohol consumption age from 18 to 21.
The SA public are being urged to comment on the new liquor laws before 4 January.
The law aims to clamp down on illegal liquor traders.
The public will be asked to participate in amending certain aspects of the city’s liquor bylaw.
The now contentious Liquor Bill has been tabled in the Gauteng Legislature on Friday.
The proposed bill banning the sale of liquor on Sundays is not going to have the impact, critics say.
The Gauteng Liquor Forum wants to halt the Liquor bill from being signed into law.