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South Africa
NATIONAL LEGISLATION OVERVIEWS
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Intelligence Services Act, No. 65 of 2002

Long title


To regulate the establishment, administration, organisation and control of the National Intelligence Agency, the South African Secret Service and the South African National Academy of Intelligence; to establish and regulate the Intelligence Services Council on Conditions of Service; to repeal an Act; and to provide for matters connected therewith.

Table of contents

SECTION TITLE

CHAPTER I. DEFINITIONS AND APPLICATION OF ACT
1. Definitions
2. Application of Act

CHAPTER II. ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION AND ORGANISATION OF AGENCY [...was entitled "ESTABLISHMENT, COMPOSITION AND ORGANISATION OF AGENCY, SERVICE AND ACADEMY"]
3. Continued existence of Agency [...was entitled "Continued existence of Agency and Service"]
4. Composition of Agency [...was entitled "Composition of Agency and Service"]
5. Establishment of Training Fund for Agency [...was entitled "Establishment of South African National Academy of Intelligence"]
6. [...repealed by Act 2013_011_018 - was entitled "Appointment of head and deputy head of Academy"]
7. [...repealed by Act 2013_011_018 - was entitled "Composition of Academy"]
8. Appointment, promotion, discharge, demotion and transfer of members
9. Establishment of Ministerial Advisory Committee on Training
10. Head of Agency [...Title amended - was entitled "Heads of Intelligence Services and Academy"]
11. Powers and duties of members
12. General powers of Minister
13. Retirement age of members
14. Vetting and discharge of members [...was entitled "Security screening and discharge of members"]
15. Discharge of members on account of long absence without leave
16. Discharge of members on account of ill-health
17. Discharge or demotion of members on account of poor performance
18. Discharge or demotion of members on account of misconduct
19. Transfer and discharge of members on account of public interest, secondment of members, and temporary employment of other persons
20. Delegation of powers
21. Labour relations
22. Establishment of Intelligence Council on Conditions of Service [...was entitled "Establishment of Intelligence Services Council on Conditions of Service"]

CHAPTER III. GENERAL*
23. Whole time of members to be at disposal of the State
24. Reward for extraordinary diligence or devotion
25. Establishment of decorations and medals for members
26. Offences
27. Disclosure of classified information or material by former members
28. Employment in private security industry
29. Prohibited communications by former members
30. Appeals
31. Conduct of former members
32. Extra-territorial application of Act and jurisdiction
33. Prohibition of access to premises
34. Canteens
35. Missing members
36. Training and service in South African National Defence Force and South African Police Service
37. Regulations
38. Discoveries, inventions and improvements by members
39.. Validation of misconduct proceedings
40. Repeal of laws, transitional provisions and savings [...was entitled "Repeal of laws and savings"]
41. Short title and commencement
Sch. SCHEDULE. LAWS REPEALED [ OR AMENDED ] [s40]

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