Section 48. (1) of the WESTERN CAPE LIQUOR ACT, 4 of 2008, as amended, indicates:

The Presiding Officer may upon application by a licensee contemplated in section 33(1) and upon the payment of the prescribed fee, grant a temporary liquor licence for the use by that licensee only.

SECTION 48(1)

The Presiding Officer may upon application by a licensee contemplated in section 33(1) and upon the payment of the prescribed fee, grant a temporary liquor licence for the use by that licensee only.


There is a misconception about what a Temporary liquor licence is. Only a licence holder of a liquor licence can apply for a Temporary Liquor Licence. What that means is, that you can only apply if you have a liquor licence already which you can use 30 days per year in a different location.
You cannot borrow somebody else’s liquor licence.

A temporary licence application is exactly the same information that needs to be submitted and work as a new licence. The costs involved are the same as a new application for the work involved.
The new Liquor Act makes this almost impossible for any functions, weddings or events. The Government in the Western Cape (especially the municipality) are focusing on preventing temporary applications which have an enormous negative effect on the economy.

An application for a temporary licence must be made at least 40 days prior to the first day of the period referred to in the subsection.
A temporary liquor licence must be made subject to the prescribed conditions and such other conditions and restrictions as the Presiding Officer may impose