(1) The Secretary to Parliament has, in accordance with section 18(1) of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, 2003 (Act No. 41 of 2003), referred the South African Languages Bill [B 23 - 2011] (National Assembly - sec 75) to the National House of Traditional Leaders, which must, within 30 days from the date of the referral (17 November 2011), make any comments it wishes to make.