Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957) Chapter XIII : General137. Language of instruction |
| (1) | Every officer and every non-commissioned officer of the South African Defence Force shall be instructed in giving and receiving executive words of command in each of the official languages of the Republic, and the training and instruction of any citizen shall be given in the official language which he best understands. |
| (2) | Whenever it is not practicable in the case of a particular unit of the said Force to give training or instruction entirely in one of such official languages, provision shall be made for the training or instruction of the minority of the members of that unit to be given as far as possible in the official language which they best understand. |