South Africa - Apply for Adult Shop Permit or License

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for Adult Shop Permit or License in South Africa, the applicant has to approach the respective district municipality offices link

   Note: The applicant can click on the map to explore municipalities by province, or search for any municipality, town, person, etc. using the search function.

2. An application form will be provided to the applicant by the concerned officer.
3. The applicant has to fill in all the necessary details in the application form. (Incomplete applications are not accepted)
4. Make sure that the applicant has attached all the necessary documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the concerned officer.
7. The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as requested by the authority.
8. After receiving the application, the concerned authority will check the submitted application and document set. If all are in place, the application will be accepted.
9. An acknowledgment receipt will be provided. Please save it for future reference.
10. Then the application will be processed further. All the updates on the application status will be sent via SMS to the applicant’s mobile number.
11. This entire process can be completed within 10-15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Certified South African identity
• Products details
• Lease agreement certified copy

Office Locations & Contacts

Municipalities of South Africa

CAPETOWN MUNICIPALITY
Dr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd, Pretoria Townlands 351-JR, PRETORIA, 0187.
Postal Address - Private Bag X9181, CAPE TOWN, 8000.
Contact Number: 021- 4001111/0860103089
Fax Number: 021- 4001313/0860103090
Address and Contact Link
List of Municipalities in South Africa Link

Note: The applicant can click on the map to explore municipalities by province, or search for any municipality, town, person, etc. using the search function.

Eligibility

• Any person above 18 years of age who intends to Apply for Adult Shop Permit or License is eligible to make this application.

Fees

• The applicant has to pay the prescribed fee as per the authority’s request.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

• This entire process can be completed within 10-15 days or as per the timeline advised by the respective department authority.

Related Videos

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

Instructions

• Applicants must complete the application form before submitting it. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicants must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.

Required Information

• Name of the applicant
• Address
• Contact address
• Date of birth
• Signature
• Contact
• Email ID

Need for the Document

• A adult shop licence is required for any premises, vehicle, vessel or stall used for a business which consists to a significant degree of selling, hiring, exchanging, lending, display or demonstrating adult articles.

Information which might help

A license is needed to run a adult establishment unless:

• The establishment is used only for the sale, supply or demonstration of articles primarily used for or related to birth control
• The council has waived the requirement for a license
• The council requires various inspections and consultation with council departments, external organisations/services and the public before an application for a license will be considered

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Place some external links which might help.

Others

An adult article is defined as:

• Anything intended for use in connection with, or for the purpose of stimulating or encouraging sexual activity, acts of force or restraint which are associated with sexual activity
• Any article containing or embodying matter to be read or looked at or anything intended to be used, either alone or as one of a set, for the reproduction or manufacture of any such article
• Any recording of vision or sound which is concerned primarily with the portrayal of, or primarily deals with or relates to, or is intended to stimulate or encourage, sexual activity or acts of force or restraint which as associated with sexual activity