In terms of consultation, the Bill was published in the Government Gazette for public comment and all affected stakeholders were consulted. In terms of financial implications, there are none since the proposed amendments are purely of an administrative nature. In terms of the parliamentary procedure, the state law advisers were of the opinion that it was not necessary to refer the Bill to the National House of Traditional Leaders, in terms of section 18(1)a of the Traditional Leadership and Governance Framework Act, Act 41 of 2003, since it did not contain provisions pertaining to customary law or customs of traditional communities.