Laws of Malawi

LIQUOR

Muli bwanji!Lilongwe

CHAPTER 50:07
LIQUOR

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

    SECTION

PART I
PRELIMINARY

    1.    Short title

    2.    Interpretation

PART II
ADMINISTRATION

    3.    Licensing areas

    4.    Licensing officers—licensing authorities

    5.    Establishment of Local Licensing Boards

    6.    Non-eligibility for appointment to a Board

    7.    Disqualifications for appointment to a Board

    8.    Tenure of office of members of Board

    9.    Compensation of members of Board

    10.    Vacancies on Board

    11.    Functions of Boards

    12.    Meetings of Boards

    13.    Member’s interest in licence or application to be disclosed

    14.    Secretaries to Boards

PART III
LICENCES

A. Application

    15.    Application of this Part

B. General

    16.    Classification of licences

C. Manufacturers’ Licences

    17.    Distiller’s licence

    18.    Commercial brewer’s licence

    19.    Wine-maker’s licence

    20.    Opaque beer brewer’s licence

D. Wholesale Sales Licences

    21.    Wholesale licence

    22.    Agent’s licence

E. Retail Sales licences

    23.    General retail licence

    24.    Travel and transit licence: fleet licence

F. Temporary Sales Licences

    25.    Auctioneer’s temporary licence

    26.    Occasional licence

G. Hours of Business Under Sales Licences

    27.    Prescribed hours

    28.    Alteration and extension of prescribed hours

H. Miscellaneous Provisions on Licences

    29.    Duration of licences

    30.    Licensing fees: reduced licensing fee

    31.    Separate licences for each premises, vessel, etc.

PART IV
ISSUE AND RENEWAL OF LICENCES

    32.    Persons absolutely disqualified

    33.    Persons limitedly disqualified

    34.    Companies, partnerships, etc., as such not eligible to hold sales licence

    35.    Notice of intention to apply for licence

    36.    Objections

    37.    Application for licence

    38.    Hearing of application

    39.    Amendment of application

    40.    Power of licensing authority to examine under oath

    41.    Application for grade “H” or temporary sales licence

    42.    Death or bankruptcy of applicant

    43.    False statements in application

    44.    Power to attach conditions to licences

    45.    Provisional licence for premises under construction

    46.    Surrender of licence for cancellation

    47.    Lost or destroyed licences

PART V
TRANSFER AND REMOVAL OF LICENCES RELATED TO PREMISES

    48.    Transfer of licence related to premises

    49.    Notice of application for transfer

    50.    Application for transfer

    51.    Limitations on transfer of licence

    52.    When transfer of licence may be granted

    53.    Power to carry on licensed business after death, etc., of licensee

    54.    Protection order

    55.    Removal of licence from one premises to another

PART VI
APPEALS

    56.    Licensing Appeals Tribunal

    57.    Appeals

PART VII
TRADITIONAL BEER

A. Preliminary

    58.    Application of Part VII

    59.    Interpretation of Part VII

B. Administration of Part VII

    60.    Local authority to be permit authority

    61.    Permit officers

    62.    Power of Minister to remove this Part from local authority jurisdiction

    63.    Classes of liquor permits

    64.    Retail permit

    65.    Premises permit

    66.    Limitation on issue of permits authorizing the sale of opaque beer

    67.    Application for permit

    68.    Refusal to issue permit

    69.    Local authority beer-halls

    70.    By-laws

PART VIII
OFFENCES RELATING TO SALES, ETC.

    71.    Illegal manufacture of liquor for sale

    72.    Illegal sales

    73.    Sales outside permitted hours

    74.    Supply of liquor to young persons

    75.    Employment of young persons to sell liquor

    76.    Sale of liquor on credit by on-licensee prohibited

    77.    Drunkenness on licensed premises

    78.    Prostitutes on licensed premises

    79.    Supply of liquor to police officers

PART IX
CONTROL OF LICENSED PREMISES

    80.    Exhibition of name of licensee

    81.    Restrictions on carrying on other business on licensed premises

    82.    Personal supervision by licensee under on-licence

    83.    Improper storage of liquor

    84.    Structural alterations to premises

    85.    Power of licensee or permit holder to exclude drunkards, etc.

    86.    Gambling on licensed premises

    87.    Payment of wages on licensed premises prohibited

PART X
PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF OFFENCES

    88.    Power to enter and inspect licensed premises

    89.    Search warrant for detection of liquor manufactured, sold or kept contrary to law

    90.    Closure of licensed premises during public unrest, etc.

    91.    Limitations on powers of police below rank of inspector

PART XI
FORFEITURE AND EXEMPTIONS

    92.    Forfeiture of licence

    93.    Forfeiture of liquor

    94.    Disposal of liquor stocks after cancellation, revocation or forfeiture of licence

    95.    Exemptions

PART XII
REGULATIONS

    96.    Regulations

PART XIII
MISCELLANEOUS

    97.    Control of supply of liquor to habitual drunkards

    98.    Sale of tobacco, etc.

    99.    Infringement of conditions of licence, etc.

    100.    Offences by servants or agents

    101.    Attempt and abetment

    102.    Evidence of sale or…

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