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| Procedure Name | Liquor License |
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Category
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Trading License
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Responsible Agency
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The Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Trade
Address:
Inter-ministerial Building
Block 8 Level 1
P.O Box 451
Mbabane, Eswatini
Phone: +268 2404 3201/6
Email: mcit@gov.sz
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Legal base of the Procedure
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The Liquor Licenses Act, 1964
The Liquor Licenses Regulations
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Fee
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SZL 100-400 (varies based on enterprise and opening hours)
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Required Documents
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No.
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Type of information
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Note |
| 1 |
Completed trading license application form |
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| 2 |
Bank statement, proving the directors have enough funds to run the company
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Lease agreement/proof of ownership of the company location
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Company tax registration
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Certificate of inspection by the health department or city council
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Memorandums and articles of association (3 copies)
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| 7 |
Trading license
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In the case of a Restaurant Liquor Licence application |
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King’s Consent: Section 8 of the Trading Licences Order/Recommendation letter from Swazi Commercial Amadoda |
On Swazi Nation Land |
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9
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Citizenship certificate-ID and graded tax-copies- (Directors) |
Temporary resident permit (if you are not Swazi) |
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10
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Certificate of incorporation |
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Minister’s authority |
For farm or private property |
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12
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Buy Liquor Act No. 30 or 1964 at the Ministry of Justice, AG's Office |
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Advert copy, in the case of a special sitting
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Police Report
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| 15 |
Other requirements |
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Process Steps
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Step 1
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The applicant completes an application form to be submitted to the licensing officer along with all other required documents.
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| Step 2 |
Advertisement for the license is done within 3 working days, the advertising fee is E100.00/200.00 payable at the Regional Revenue Office where the application is submitted. |
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Step 3
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After 3 working days the trading license will be issued.
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| Category | Procedure |
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The following form/s are used in this procedure
This procedure applies to the following measures
| Name | Measure Type | Agency | Description | Comments | Legal Document | Validity To | Measure Class |
| Liquor license | Licensing Requirement | Ministry of Commerce Industry and Trade | With respect to a License prescribed to be grantable by the Board, any individual desiring to obtain a new
License, or the renewal of an existing License, or the transfer of an existing License from the holder thereof, or the removal of an existing License from the licensed premises to other premises, shall on or before the first day of October, if the application is to be heard at an annual meeting, or the first day of April, if the application is to be heard at a mid-year meeting, lodge a written application with the Chairman of the Board at the office of the Minister for Home Affairs and copies thereof with the Commissioner of Police and the Senior Medical Officer of Health. | Liquor licences are issued twice a year in May/June and also in November/December of each year. | The Trading Licenses Order 20 of 1975 | 09-09-9999 | Good |
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