Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)

12. Exemption from application of section 7
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(1)The Minister may, on application by a national public entity or national public enterprise listed in Schedule 3 Parts A or B to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), exempt, wholly or in part, such national public entity or national public enterprise from the application of section 7.

 

(2)The Minister may, on his or her own accord and on such terms and conditions as the Minister may determine, by notice in the Gazette, exempt a national public entity or national public enterprise listed in Schedule 3 Parts A or B to the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), from the application of section 7.

 

(3)The application for an exemption must be in the form and manner prescribed by the Minister.

 

(4)If the Minister exempts a national public entity or national public enterprise from the application of section 7 the national public entity or national public enterprise must assign a senior employee to perform the functions of a language unit.