Fill in the blanks with the correct terms related to the legislative process in South Africa.

Here are the completed sentences: 3.1. One of the most important functions of Parliament is to make laws. 3.2. A piece of legislation that has not been passed into law is called a bill. 3.3. A bill is introduced into Parliament by a minister, deputy minister, parliamentary committee or an individual member of parliament. 3.4. The bill must be passed by both houses of Parliament, namely the National Assembly and the (3.5) National Council of Provinces. 3.5. National Council of Provinces 3.6. Once the bill is introduced, it must be referred to the officials of the legislation and proceeding section who are responsible for proofreading the draft legislation, and ensuring that the details are correct. 3.7. Once it is introduced in Parliament and put on the order paper, it also goes to the portfolio or select committees where it is debated in detail. 3.8. Members of the public can make submissions to the relevant committee. 3.9. Once both houses have approved the bill, it goes to the president to be signed. 3.10. The bill is now called an act of Parliament and it becomes a law of the land. That's 2 down. 3 left today — send the next one.