Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)Chapter 2 : Department of Defence7. Secretary for Defence |
| 1) | The President must, subject to the laws governing the public service, appoint a person to the post of Secretary for Defence as head of the Defence Secretariat. |
| 2) | The Secretary for Defence serves in that post for the period and subject to the terms and conditions of service otherwise applicable to heads of department under the laws governing the public service and must receive the salary, benefits and privileges to which such heads of department are entitled. |
| 3) | The Secretary for Defence must be a citizen and may not be a member of the Defence Force. |
| 4) | The Secretary for Defence who immediately before the commencement of this Act served as the Secretary for Defence— |
| a) | must be regarded as having been appointed in terms of subsection (1); and |
| b) | continues to serve in that capacity under the terms and conditions of service of his or her existing appointment for the remainder of the period of service in terms of such appointment. |
