Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012)RegulationsUse of Official Languages Regulations, 2013Part 4: Timeframes for report contemplated in Section 95. Timeframes for report contemplated in section 9 |
(1) | A national department, national public entity or national public enterprise must, at least 3 months after the end of its financial year, submit to the Minister the report contemplated in section 9(2) of the Act. |
(2) | A national department, national public entity or national public enterprise may apply to the Minister for an extension of the period contemplated in sub-regulation (1). |
(3) | An application for extension contemplated in sub-regulation (2) must, amongst other things: |
(a) | be submitted to the Minister at least 1 month before the expiry of the period contemplated in sub-regulation (1); |
(b) | provide full and detailed reasons for the application for extension; and |
(c) | stipulate when a report contemplated in section 9(2) of the Act will be submitted. |
(4) | The Minister may, after considering the application, grant the extension, provided that such extension may not exceed 2 months. |
(5) | The Minister must make the decision whether or not to grant the extension within 1 month from the date of receiving the application. |