MPUMALANGA NEGOTIATING MANDATE
EDUCATION LAWS AMENDMENT BILL [B38B-2002]

The Portfolio Committee on Education, Recreation, Sports, Arts and Culture (the Committee) met on 25 September 2003 for a briefing on the Education Laws Amendment Bill [B38B-2003 (the Bill) by the National Council of Provinces permanent delegate Present at the meeting was the Department of Education.

After considering the Bill, the Committee proposes that the word "or" at the end of clause 34(b) be deleted and "and" be substituted for it. According to the Committee the clause In its present form creates an offence where a person, without anything further, refuses to be sworn jn or affirm

The permanent delegates representing the Province of Mpumalanga in the National Council of Provinces are conferred with authority and mandated to vote in favor of t Bill subject to the above proposal

Mr. Sipho Williams Lubisi
Speaker: Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature