Official Languages of the Union Act, 1925

Official Languages of the Union Act, 1925
Parliament of South Africa
Citation	Act No. 8 of 1925
Territorial extent	Union of South Africa
Enacted by	Parliament of South Africa
Royal assent	22 May 1925
Commenced	27 May 1925 (1925-05-27)
Effective	31 May 1910
Repealed	31 May 1961 (1961-05-31)
Repealed by
South Africa Constitution Act, 1961
Related legislation
South Africa Act, 1909
Summary
Afrikaans is recognised to have been an official language since 31 May 1910
Status: Repealed

The Official Languages of the Union Act, 1925 (Dutch: Wet op de Officiële Talen van de Unie, 1925 ), was an Act of the Parliament of South Africa that included Afrikaans as a variety of the Dutch language.

The Act commenced on 27 May 1925, but deemed to have had effect since the creation of the Union in 1910, having the effect of making Afrikaans an official language of the Union of South Africa since that date.