5. The Department of Women, Youth, Children and People with Disabilities should introduce legislation to Parliament to amend the Commission on Gender Equality Act 39 of 1996 in order to bring it in line with the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and with other legislation, such as the Public Finance Management Act 1 of 1999. Section 119 and 120 of the interim Constitution of 1993 provided for the establishment of a Commission on Gender Equality. The Commission on Gender Equality Act of 1996 regulates matters incidental to the establishment of the Commission by the interim Constitution. Furthermore, section 187 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, provides for the powers and functions of the Commission. There have been numerous proposals to amend the Commission on Gender Equality Act to insert the provisions of the repealed sections 119 and 12 of the interim Constitution where applicable in the Commission on Gender Equality Act and to bring the Act in line with the provisions of the Constitution. The Committee strongly urges that the necessary amending legislation is introduced expeditiously. It is also important that, as far as possible and where appropriate, the amending legislation take into account amendments to the enabling legislation of other state institutions supporting democracy, for greater consistency and uniformity.