Chairperson, I would like to thank all political parties for their support. I didn't hear the hon Masango and I don't know what the DA is going to do, ie whether they support the Bill or not. Some of the members are nodding their heads in support and others are not. However, I think we had very good input from every member, except for two members whom I think got a bit confused. When the hon Masango and the hon Spies made their contributions here today they referred to another Bill which is undergoing the process of public hearings in front of the Portfolio Committee on Sport and Recreation.
That's a Bill that, no doubt, we will debate in this House in time to come. But let me just point out to the hon Masango that the SA Institute for Drug- Free Sport operates totally independently as a public entity, as required by the Wada code. So you don't have to worry about the powers of the Minister.
On the other hand, however, we must be clear that the federations that will not give us their co-operation, and come in line with the provisions of the Bill and be active in anti-doping activities will be dealt with as reported in the introductory speech.
I end off by thanking everybody and all the political parties for their support. Thanks to the portfolio committee for a job well done in preparing this Bill. I thank you.
Debate concluded.
Bill read a second time.