Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)Chapter IV : The Citizen Force20. Voluntary temporary whole-time service |
(1) | Any officer or other citizen referred to in section 3(1)(b), may apply to be enrolled for temporary whole-time service in the Citizen Force and may be so enrolled on such conditions as may be prescribed. |
(2) | Any person referred to in subsection (1), shall not, except in time of war, be so enrolled for a period in excess of two years, but may, on the expiry of any period for which he has been so enrolled, be re-enrolled for further periods not exceeding two years at a time. |
(3) | Officers or citizens enrolled in terms of this section— |
(a) | shall undergo the same training, be entitled to the same service benefits and be employed in the same manner as members of the Permanent Force; and |
(b) | shall be subject to the Military Discipline Code as if they were members of the Permanent Force. |
(4) | Subject to the provisions of subsection (9) of section 22, enrolment in terms of this section shall not relieve a person of the liability to serve in terms of section 21 or 35. |
[Section 20 substituted by section 10 of Act 87 of 1984]