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• Processing fully compliant liquor licence applications within 60 days, renewing and issuing
licences to suitable applicants to ensure efficient licensing;
• Empowering liquor traders through business skilling programmes;

• Conduct compliance monitoring inspections at registered liquor outlets to ensure that they are
fully compliant with the Act and regulations;

• Enforcing liquor legislation and registration conditions by conducting blitz operations with law
enforcement agencies; and
• Conduct awareness programmes and social responsibility programmes, primarily to educate
the public on the dangers of alcohol abuse as well as to present the ECLB brand.

6. Programme details

ECLB delivers on its mandate by organising its operations into activities which pursue the
organisation’s high level goals and objectives through the following programmes:

• Licensing: Administers the processing of applications for registration of retail sales and micro-
manufacturing in accordance with the provisions of the Liquor Act and other applicable
statutory provisions; encourages and support the development of new entrants into the Liquor
Industry.

• Compliance and enforcement: Ensures full compliance with the Liquor Act by means of
conducting pre-registrations to verify whether applications meet the requirements of the Act;
and performs compliance and monitoring to ensure that registered retail establishments fully
comply with the Act and applicable regulations.

• Social accountability: Educates the public on the dangers of alcohol abuse with a special
focus on youth, pregnant women and road users. In addition, the programme safeguards the
image of the organisation.

7. 2022/23 Performance review

7.1. Key achievements

As at end of the third quarter of 2022/23 financial year, the entity collected R17.249 million and
deposited to the provincial PRF through DEDEAT, and this amount is expected to increase to

approximately R20.118 million by the end of the financial year.

The percentage of fully compliant liquor license applications processed within 60 working days
comprises of applications submitted to the Licensing Committee for approval. The Licensing

Committee calculates number of days from the date of inspection of the premises to the date of
consideration. The Licensing Committee considered a total of 984 applications in the period under
review of which 469 were approved. These applications include 390 applications that were already
considered and issued with Section 22(5) in the previous quarters.

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