The Intelligence Division must, subject to the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act 39 of 1994), gather, correlate, evaluate and use—
| a) |
strategic intelligence for purposes of— |
| i) |
ensuring national security; |
| ii) |
assisting in the formulation of defence policy; |
| iii) |
assisting in the determination of defence strategy; |
| iv) |
assisting in the execution of defence and foreign policy; |
| v) |
ensuring the security of defence assets of whatever description; and |
| vi) |
assisting in the co-ordination of foreign military assistance; and |
| b) |
operational intelligence for purposes of— |
| i) |
assisting in the execution of operations in line with defence strategy; |
| ii) |
assisting in the preparation of forces in order to get them ready for combat; |
| iii) |
providing support for combat forces; and |
| iv) |
ensuring the security of the forces. |
Statistics Act, 1999
