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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Chapter IV : The Citizen Force

20. 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]