New liquor trading hours proposed for Overstrand

Writer: Hedda Mittner.

A proposal for the amendment of the Overstrand Municipality liquor trading hours bylaw 2011 has elicited a flurry of comments on social media. The two-page document contains significant implications for liquor licence holders as well as consumers in terms of when alcohol may be sold.

The proposed amendments mean that licenced businesses such as bars, clubs and other waterholes cannot sell liquor after midnight, and that consumers can no longer buy alcohol on a Sunday from bottle stores, supermarkets or any other outlets that sell alcohol, for off-premises consumption (i.e. to take home).

If enacted by Council, the following amendments to the bylaw will apply:

• Liquor may only be sold for consumption on licenced premises between 10:00 and 00:00 on any day.

• Liquor may only be sold for consumption off licenced premises between 08:00 and 20:00, Mondays to Saturdays only.

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