Liquor Licensing Committee - The Mossel Bay Town Council has established a 5 member committee to represent the Municipality when commenting on liquor licence applications. The Town Council is acting in anticipation of the new Western Cape Liquor Act to be implemented in April 2012. The new Western Cape Liquor Act requires that municipalities comment on all liquor licence applications. Ward councillors are also required to comment and will therefore be co-opted on the committee for any application in the councillor's ward. LiquorWise is keeping track of the appointment of these municipal committees and will keep all licence holders up to date of progress in their respective municipal areas. It has long been a concern of LiquorWise that municipalities are not addressing this issue with the urgency it requires. Liquorwise will be communicating with Western Cape Municipalities to encourage the appointment of liquor licence committees and to offer assistance to set up such committees. In terms of the Act, comments must also be obtained from the relevant Ward Councillor. Council has therefore given approval for the Councillor, in whose ward the licenced premises are situated, to be co-opted on the Committee for the application concerned.