Report of the Portfolio Committee on Defence on the Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Prohibition and Regulation of Certain Activities in Areas of Armed Conflict Bill [B 42 -2005] (National Assembly - sec 75), dated 15 August 2006:

The Portfolio Committee on Defence, having considered the subject of the Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Prohibition and Regulation of Certain Activities in Areas of Armed Conflict Bill [B 42-2005] (National Assembly – sec 75), referred to it and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a section 75 Bill, presents the Prohibition of Mercenary Activities and Regulation of Certain Activities in Country of Armed Conflict Bill [B 42B -2005] as a redraft.

The Democratic Alliance and the Freedom Front Plus chose to abstain from the final voting on the Bill as they felt that the bill is unconstitutional and, in principle, flawed.