| (1) | Section 1 applies to the interpretation of these Regulations. |
(2) In these Regulations,
| (a) | a reference to a section by number refers to the corresponding section of the Act; |
| (b) | a reference to a Regulation by number refers to the corresponding item of these Regulations; and |
| (c) | a reference to a subregulation or paragraph by number refers to the corresponding item of the Regulation in which the reference appears. |
| (3) | In these Regulations unless the context indicates otherwise, |
| (a) | "Act" means the Liquor Act, 2003 (Act No. 59 of 2003), as amended from time to time; |
| (b) | "certified copy" means a copy of a document certified by a Commissioner of Oaths; |
| (c) | "deliver" depending on the context, means to serve, or to file, a document; |
| (d) | "file", when used as a verb, means to deposit with the National Liquor Authority; |
| (e) | "National Liquor Authority" means the collectivity of officials within the department to whom the Minister has delegated powers of the Minister in terms of the Act; |
| (f) | "public holiday" means a public holiday referred to in section 1 of the Public Holidays Act, 1994 (Act No. 36 of 1994); |
| (g) | "Regulation" includes any footnote to a Regulation, and any Table included within or referred to in a Regulation; |
| (h) | "serve" means to deliver a document to a person other than the National Liquor Authority; |
| (4) | When a particular number of business days is provided for performing an act, the number of days must be calculated by— |
| (a) | excluding the first day, any public holiday, Saturday, and Sunday; and |
| (b) | including the last day. |
