1) A letter dated 1 September 2013 has been received from Ms Lulama Nare, a member of the Commission for Gender Equality, submitting her resignation from the Commission with effect from 1 November 2013 and requesting Parliament, in terms of section 3(8) of the Commission on Gender Equality Act, 1996 (No 39 of 1996), to allow her to serve notice of less than three months.