Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)NoticesLanguage Policy of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development13. Acts and Regulations |
| 13.1 | The publication of Acts and Regulations is regulated by Rule 220 of the Joint Rules of Parliament2. |
| 13.2 | The Department may, in order to promote the use and development of all official languages, especially the previously marginalised indigenous languages, endeavour to introduce its Bills and Regulations in Parliament in any of the official languages and translate them into any of those languages |
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| 2 | Rule 220 of the official languages. The Bill in the language in which it is introduced will be the official text for purposes of parliamentary proceedings. (2) The official text of the Bill must be translated into at least one of the other official languages and the translation must be received by Parliament at least three days before the formal consideration of the Bill by the House in which it was introduced." |