Francistown Town Council (Local Beer) Bye-laws (Cap. 40:02)

Copyright Government of Botswana offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P200 and, in default of payment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. FRANCISTOWN TOWN COUNCIL (LOCAL BEER) BYE-LAWS (under regulations 34 and 35) (21st October, 1963) ARRANGEMENT OF BYE-LAWS BYE-LAW 1. Citation 2. Interpretation 3. Manufacture or possession of local beer 4. Permit to manufacture, etc. 5. Penalties 6. Permitted quantities 7. Fee 8. Form of permit 9. Permit not transferable 10. Appeal 11. Funds of the Council Schedule - Permit to Manufacture or be in Possession of Local Beer Bye-Law 1, 1963, G.N. 124, 1963. 1. Citation These Bye-laws may be cited as the Francistown Town Council (Local Beer) Bye-laws. 2. Interpretation In these Bye-laws "local beer" means beer brewed from sorghum-meal or a mixture of sorghum-meal and mealie-meal by the fermentation of malted sorghum, but excluding the liquors commonly known as "ila", "kabidikamo" or "banyana", or any beer brewed as described to which sugar, honey or syrup has been added or which is mixed with or fortified or adulterated by any other liquor or substance, or any other of the liquors commonly known as "khadi". 3. Manufacture or possession of local beer No person shall manufacture or be in possession of local beer within the limits of the Francistown Town Council area unless he is in possession of a valid permit authorizing such manufacture or possession. 4. Permit to manufacture, etc. Application for a permit of the type referred to in bye-law 3 shall be made to the Town Clerk of the Francistown Town Council who may (a) issue such a permit; Copyright Government of Botswana (b) refuse to issue such a permit; (c) issue a permit for a lesser quantity of local beer than that applied for; or (d) impose such conditions to a permit as he may deem fit. 5. Penalties Any person who contravenes the provisions of bye-law 3 or who contravenes any condition imposed in a permit in terms of bye-law 4 shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding P200 or in default of payment thereof to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. 6. Permitted quantities The Town Clerk shall not issue any permit for a quantity of local beer in excess of 90,92 litres. 7. Fee Before the issue of a permit a fee of two thebe in respect of each 4,546 litres of local beer authorized in such permit shall be paid to the Town Clerk. 8. Form of permit A permit shall be in the form specified in the Schedule hereto and shall be valid only for the period specified therein, which period shall not, in the case of a permit to be in possession of local beer, exceed two days, and, in the case of a permit to manufacture local beer, exceed seven days. 9. Permit not transferable A permit issued in terms of these Bye-laws shall not be transferable. 10. Appeal Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Town Clerk relating to the issue of or conditions imposed in a permit may, on payment to the Town Clerk of a deposit of 20 thebe, appeal in writing to the Francistown Town Council within seven days of such decision and the decision of the Council on such appeal shall be final; in any successful appeal the said deposit shall be refunded to the appellant. 11. Funds of the Council All moneys received by the Town Clerk in terms of these Bye-laws shall be paid into the funds of the Council. SCHEDULE PERMIT TO MANUFACTURE OR BE IN POSSESSION OF LOCAL BEER FRANCISTOWN TOWN COUNCIL (issued under the Francistown Town Council (Local Beer) Bye-laws) Permission is hereby granted to Copyright Government of Botswana Permission is hereby granted to .................................................................................... (Name) of ............................................................................................................................... (Address) to manufacture and/or be in possession *(25) of ....................................................... litres of local beer within the limits of Francistown Council area for the period from ................................. a.m./p.m. on the ......................... day of .................. 20 ..... to .................................. a.m./p.m. on the ........................... day of ................... 20 ..... subject to the conditions set out hereunder. Conditions ......................................................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................................................... ........................................................... Date ........................................................ Town Clerk Fee ................................................. paid