This chapter contains general provisions on various matters of the Constitution, such as the Constitution’s commencement dates. It also contains specific provisions about international agreements and customary international law and how these apply in South Africa. This chapter provides that international agreements become binding once they have been signed into law by Parliament, and customary international law is regarded as law in South Africa unless it flouts the Constitution or an act of Parliament. In addition, attention is given in this chapter – among other various matters – to the funding of political parties, the official and full legal description of the Constitution and its commencement date. 

This chapter also provides that if inconsistencies arise from the translation of the Constitution into the 11 languages, the English version is regarded as authoritative. Seven schedules are appended to the Constitution:
 
1: National flag
1a: Geographic area of provinces 
2: Oaths and solemn affirmations 
3: Election procedures 
4: Functional areas of concurrent national and provincial legislative competence 
5: Functional areas of exclusive provincial legislative competence
6: Transitional arrangements 
7: Laws repealed