When to apply

A business licence is required for health and entertainment businesses that:

• provide turkish baths, saunas or other types of baths;
• provide massage and/or infra-red treatment;
• provide the services of an escort;
• keep three or more mechanical, electronic or electrical devices (coin-operated gaming appliances);
• keep three or more snooker or billiard tables;
• keep or conduct a nightclub or discotheque;
• keep or conduct a cinema or theatre; or
• conduct an adult premises in terms of Section 24 of the Films and Publications Act, 1996.

How to apply

Step 1: Download and complete the Business Licence Application form, which you can find in the document downloads section below.

Step 2: The following completed forms may be required when applying for a non-hawker business licence:

• A Land Use Clearance Certificate.
• A Population and Clearance Certificate which is obtained after a fire inspection.
• A copy of an approved building plan of the interior of the premises.
• A Certificate of Occupancy.
• An application for Certificate of Acceptability.

When you are applying for a health and entertainment licence, a SAPS Clearance Certificate will be required. This can be applied for at your nearest SAPS station.

For adult film business operations, please include a clearance issued by the Film & Publications Board.

Step 3: Hand your documents in to the nearest Environmental Health Office. You will be issued with a printed instruction to make a cash payment for the licence.

Step 4: Visit any of our cash offices to make the payment.

Step 5: Take the receipt from that payment back to the Environmental Health Office. Your information will then be captured electronically and submitted, along with your forms, to the relevant parties for comment.

Step 6: Once comment has been provided, we will contact you about whether or not your application was accepted or rejected.

If you comply with all the requirements, you will be issued with a licence. If you do not comply, you can apply for a 14-day grace period to make the necessary changes to your premises so that they meet the requirements.

Contact us

Telephone:
0860 103 089

Document downloads

• 1. Business Licence Application Form

     01/01/2017, Application form - 1.4 MB

  2. Population Certificate Application Form

     04/06/2019, Application form - 188.6 KB

  3. Requirements for Small-scale Embedded Generation

     22/04/2024, Guideline - 803.8 KB