Long title

To determine the provincial official languages in the North West Province; to regulate and provide for the monitoring of the use of provincial official languages by all organs of state in the North West Province; to provide for measures aimed at the advancement of indigenous languages spoken in the North West Province; to provide for the development of internal language policies by organs of state in the Province; to provide for the development and adoption of the North West Development and Advancement of Indigenous Languages Policy; and to provide for matters incidental thereto.

Table of contents

SECTION	TITLE
	PREAMBLE
	ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
	CHAPTER 1. DEFINITIONS
1.	Definitions
	CHAPTER 2. OBJECTS AND APPLICATION OF ACT
2.	Objects of Act
3.	Application of Act
	CHAPTER 3. PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
4.	Determination of provincial official languages
5.	Use of provincial official languages in proceedings of Executive Council, Provincial House of Traditional Leaders, Municipal Councils and Provincial Legislature
6.	Use of provincial official languages for legislative purposes
7.	Use of provincial official languages by organs of state in Province
	CHAPTER 4. DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL LANGUAGE POLICIES AND NORTH WEST DEVELOPMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES POLICY
8.	Internal language policies
9.	Development and Advancement of Indigenous Languages Policy
	CHAPTER 5. INTERNAL COMPLAINTS MECHANISM AND HANDLING OF LANGUAGE DISPUTES
10.	Internal complaints mechanism
11.	Handling of language disputes
	CHAPTER 6. MONITORING OF, AND REPORTING ON, USE OF PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
12.	Monitoring of, and reporting on, use of provincial official languages
	CHAPTER 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS
13.	Regulations
14.	Delegations
15.	Offences
16.	Penalties
17.	Short title
Memo.	MEMORANDUM ON OBJECTS OF TE NORTH WEST PROVINCIAL LANGUAGES ACT, 215

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