• Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)
  • Notice No. 801 of 2012
  • Act
  • Preamble
  • 1. Definitions
  • 2. Objects of Act
  • 3. Application of Act
  • 4. Language policy
  • 5. Establishment of National Language Unit
  • 6. Functions of National Language Unit
  • 7. Establishment of language units in national departments, national public entities and national public enterprises
  • 8. Functions of language units in national departments, national public entities and national public enterprises
  • 9. Monitoring of and reporting on use of official languages
  • 10. Annual report to National Assembly
  • 11. Intergovernmental forums on use of official languages
  • 12. Exemption from application of section 7
  • 13. Regulations
  • 14. Short title and commencement
• Regulations
  • Use of Official Languages Regulations, 2013
    • Notice No. R. 150 of 2014
    • Part 1: Interpretation
      • 1. Interpretation
    • Part 2: Content and Form of a Language Policy
      • 2. Content and form of a language policy
      • 3. Process to determine official languages
    • Part 3: Timeframes for establishing a Language Unit
      • 4. Timeframes for establishing a language unit
    • Part 4: Timeframes for report contemplated in Section 9
      • 5. Timeframes for report contemplated in section 9
    • Part 5: Exemption in terms of Section 12
      • 6. Application for exemption
      • 7. Lodging of an application for exemption
      • 8. Requirements for an application for exemption
      • 9. Review of exemptions
      • 10. Short title and commencement date
• Notices
  • Department of Arts & Culture's Official Language Policy
    • Notice No. 177 of 2015
    • A. Authorisation and Effective Date
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Legislative Instruments
    • 3. Purpose and regulatory context of this Policy
    • 4. Principles
    • 5. The work of the DAC
    • 6. The DAC Language Unit
    • 7. Training and capacity building
    • 8. Use of official languages by the DAC
    • 9. Official languages of the DAC
    • 10. Communication with members of the public whose language of choice is not one of the official languages of the Republic
    • 11. Communication with members of the public whose language of choice is South African Sign Language
    • 12. Publication of and access to this Policy
    • 13. Complaints mechanism
    • 14. Review of Policy
  • Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Language Policy
    • Notice No. 691 of 2015
    • Acknowledgement and Contributors
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Problem statement
    • 3. Purpose
    • 4. The nature of the DBSA
    • 5. Policy
    • 6. External communication
    • 7. Internal communication
    • 8. When other languages may be used
    • 9. Language usage in the bank
    • 10. Access to the policy
    • 11. Roles and responsibilities
    • 12. Complaints regarding the use of official languages by the DBSA
  • Language Policy of the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development
    • Notice No. 616 of 2019
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Purpose
    • 3. Constitutional and Legislative Framework
    • 4. Objectives of Policy
    • 5. Guiding Principles and Values
    • 6. Nature of Services provided by Department
    • 7. Scope of Policy
    • 8. Use of Official Languages for Government Purposes
    • 9. Use of Official Languages by the Department in the various Provinces in Communicating with the Public
    • 10. Hearings and other Official Proceedings
    • 11. Communication with Members of the Public whose language of choice is not one of the selected languages
    • 12. Communication with Members of the Public whose language of choice is South African sign language
    • 13. Acts and Regulations
    • 14. Language of Court Proceedings
    • 15. Establishment of Language Unit
    • 16. Publication Policy
    • 17. Complaints Mechanisms
    • 18. Financial Implications of the Policy
    • 19. Policy Review
  • DWS Language Policy
    • Notice No. 1331 of 2020
    • 1. Acronyms
    • 2. Definition of Terms
    • 3. Introduction
    • 4. Purpose
    • 5. Nature of the National Department of Water and Sanitation
    • 6. Official languages of the Department
    • 7. Communication with the members of the public whose language of choice is not one of the official languages of the Republic
    • 8. Communication with members of the public whose language of choice is South African Sign Language
    • 9. Publication of and access to this Policy
    • 10. Complaints mechanism
    • 11. Appeals procedure
    • 12. Review of Policy
  • DSAC Official Language Policy
    • Notice No. 205 of 2021
    • 1. Terms and definitions
    • 2. Legislative instruments
    • 3. Purpose and regulatory context of this  Policy
    • 4. Principles
    • 5. The work of DSAC
    • 6. The DSAC Language Unit
    • 7. Official Language of DSAC
    • 8. Use of official languages by DSAC
    • 9. Communication with members of the public whose language of choice is not one of the official languages of the Republic
    • 10. Communication with members of the public whose language of choice is South African Sign Language
    • 11. Publication of and access to this Policy
    • 12. Complaints mechanism
    • 13. Review of Policy
  • Implementation of the Reviewed Language Policy for the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment
    • Notice No. 2088 of 2022
    • 1. Background
    • 2. Purpose
    • 3. Scope of Application
    • 4. Definitions
    • 5. Legislative Framework
    • 6. Principles
    • 7. Official Languages of the DFFE
    • 8. Internal Verbal Communication
    • 9. External Verbal Communication
    • 10. Internal Written Communication
    • 11. External Written Communication
    • 12. International Communication
    • 13. Communication with the Hearing/Sight Impaired
    • 14. Signage
    • 15. Language Service Unit of the DFFE
    • 16. Other Language Stakeholders
    • 17. Publication of and Access to the Language Policy of the DFFE
    • 18. Implementation of the Language Policy
    • 19. Complaints Mechanism
    • 20. Policy Review
    • 21. Amendment of the Language Policy
    • 22. Authorisation and Effective Date
  • Notice of Exemption of the South African Weather Service from establishing a Language Unit in terms of Section 12(1) of the Act, and Regulation 9 of the Use of Official Languages Regulations, 2013, published as Government Notice No. R. 150 in the Gazette of 28 February 2014
    • Notice No. 2378 of 2022
  • Notice of Exemption of the South African National Biodiversity Institute from establishing a Language Unit in terms of Section 12(1) of the Act, and Regulation 9 of the Use of Official Languages Act Regulations, 2013, published as Government Notice No. R.150 in the Gazette of 28 February 2014
    • Notice No. 1286 of 2022
  • Notice in terms of Section 12(1) of the Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012) and Regulation 9 of the Regulations published on the 28th February 2014 in the Government Gazette under Notice No. 10140: Notice of Exemption of the National Gambling Board from Establishing a Language Unit
    • Notice No. 3771 of 2023
  • Notice in terms of Section 12(1) of the Use of Official Languages Act 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012), and Regulations published on the 28th February 2014 in the Government Gazette under Notice No. 10140: Notice of Exemption of the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority
    • Notice No. 2379 of 2024
  • Notice in terms of Section 12(1) of the Use of Official Languates Act 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012), and Regulations  published on the 28th February 2014 in the Government Gazette under Notice No. 10140: Notice of Exemption of the Safety and Security Education and Training Authority
    • Notice No. 6610 of 2025
• Proclamations
  • Notice No. 10 of 2013