Question NW3403 to the Minister of Tourism
26 November 2018 - NW3403
Vos, Mr J to ask the Minister of Tourism
With reference to the undertaking that he made during the media briefing held on 24 September 2018 that amendments to the unabridged birth certificate regulations will be gazetted on 26 October 2018, (a) what are the reasons that the amendments were not gazetted as promised and (b) on what date will the regulations be scrapped?
Reply:
a) Reasons for amendments not gazetted
The Department of Tourism worked closely with the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) on the proposed amendments to the regulations. However, DHA, who is mandated to gazette the revised regulations, will be best placed to provide reasons as to why the regulations were not gazetted.
b) On what date will the regulations be scrapped
The Department of Home Affairs would be pleased to answer the question.