In this Policy, unless the context indicates otherwise—

"Act"

means the Use of Official Languages Act, 2012 (Act No. 12 of 2012);

"Constitution"

means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996;

"Department"

means the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development;

"Director- General"

means the Director-General of the Department of Justice and Constitutional

Development;

"interpreting"

means the act of transposing an utterance from a source language to a target language in spoken or signed form, with "interpret" having a corresponding meaning;

"language of record"

means the official language selected for common use in the Department and throughout government;

"Minister"

means the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice;

"official language"

means a language in terms of section 6(1) of the Constitution;

"Pan South African Language Board"

means the Language Board established in terms of section 2 of the Pan South African Language Board Act, 1995 (Act No. 59 of 1995);

"service points"

means points of customer service administered by the Department and the Office of the Chief Justice, which excludes court proceedings and court processes;

"South African Sign Language"

means a language that uses a system of manual, facial and other body movements as means of communication; and

"translation"

means the act of transposing a written, spoken or signed text from a source language to a target language, with "translate" having a corresponding meaning.