Use of Official Languages Act 12 of 2012

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12 of 2012

The Use of Official Languages Act 12 of 2012 aims:

to provide for the regulation and monitoring of the use of official languages by national government for government purposes;
to require the adoption of a language policy by a national department, national public entity and national public enterprise;
to provide for the establishment and functions of a National Language Unit;
to provide for the establishment and functions of language units by a national department, national public entity and national public enterprise;
to provide for monitoring of and reporting on use of official languages by national government;
to facilitate intergovernmental coordination of language units; and
to provide for matters connected therewith.