Long title

To designate the official languages of the Province; to provide for the regulation and monitoring of the use of designated official languages by all Provincial organs of state; to elevate the status and advance the use of indigenous languages spoken in the Province; to provide for the recognition of the Mpumalanga Provincial Language Committee as established in terms of the Pan South African Language Board Act, 1995, to assist in the development, implementation and monitoring of the provincial language policy; to provide for the establishment of the Mpumalanga Provincial Language Forum; to provide for the development of internal language policies by Provincial organs of state; to provide for the establishment of a Provincial Language Unit and language units within Provincial organs of state; to empower the public to use language of their choice in order to access government services, knowledge and information; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
1.	Definitions
2.	Objectives of this Act
3.	Application of Act
4.	Designated official languages of the Province
5.	Use of designated official languages in proceedings of Executive Council, Municipal Councils and Provincial Legislature
6.	Use of official languages by Provincial Legislature and Municipal Councils
7.	Official notices and advertisements
8.	Communication with and services to the public
9.	Identification signs and notices
10.	Mpumalanga Provincial Language Committee
11.	Auditing of the Committee
12.	Establishment of the Mpumalanga Provincial Language Unit
13.	Powers and functions of the Provincial Language Unit
14.	Staff of Provincial Language Unit
15.	Translation, editing and interpreting services
16.	Establishment of language units and designation of language practitioners within Provincial organs of state
17.	Functions of language units in Provincial organs of state
18.	Mpumalanga Provincial Language Forum
19.	Internal language policies
20.	Internal complaints mechanism
21.	Handling of language disputes
22.	Monitoring of and reporting on, use of Provincial official languages
23.	Offences and penalties
24.	Regulations
25.	Delegations
26.	Short title and commencement

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