Report of the Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture on the Dutch Reformed Churches Union Act Repeal Bill [B 69 - 2008] (National Assembly – Sec 75), dated 09 September 2008:

The Portfolio Committee on Arts and Culture, having considered the Dutch Reformed Churches Union Act Repeal Bill [B 69 - 2008] (National Assembly – Sec 75), referred to it and classified by the Joint Tagging Mechanism as a section 75 Bill, reports the Bill without amendments.

The Committee further reports that it has amended the Memorandum on the objects of the Dutch Reformed Churches Union Act Repeal Bill, 2008 as follows:

On page 3, in paragraph 1, before paragraph (a), to insert the following new paragraph:

“(a) give effect to the constitutional principles of human dignity, equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms, non-racialism and non-sexism;”

On page 3, in paragraph 1(a), to omit “Verenigde” and to substitute “Verenigingde”.

On page 3, in paragraph 1(a), to substitute the semi-colon for the full-stop.

On page 3, in paragraph 1(b), after the semi-colon, to insert “and”.

On page 3, to omit paragraph 3 and to substitute:

3. BODIES CONSULTED
The following bodies were consulted:

The Bible Society of South Africa
The Methodist Church of Southern Africa
The Council of African Instituted Churches
The Muslim Judicial Council
South African Council of Churches
The Apostolic Faith Mission