The Minister of Health on 29 August 2000 submitted a draft of the Chiropractors, Homeopaths and Allied Health Service Professions Second Amendment Bill, 2000, as well as the memorandum explaining the objects of the proposed legislation, to the Speaker and the Chairperson in terms of Joint Rule 159. The draft has been referred to the Portfolio Committee on Health and the Select Committee on Social Services by the Speaker and the Chairperson, respectively, in accordance with Joint Rule 159(2).