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Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)

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Regulations for the Reserve Force, 2009

15. Contract of service for volunteer members

 

 

A member of the Reserve Force and the Department must enter into a formal contract of service in writing which must contain at least the following:

a) That the member has volunteered his or her services to the Department;
b) that the member has been enrolled as a member of the Reserve Force of the Defence Force;
c) the period or periods of utilisation agreed upon;
d) that the member may, on a voluntary basis, render service with or without remuneration in addition to the service stipulated in the contract;
e) that service may be rendered on either a continuous or a non-continuous basis, or both;
f) the conditions of service and service benefits applicable to the form of service rendered;
g) that provision for exemption from the agreed upon period of service may be requested from an Exemption Board contemplated in Chapter 11 of the Act;
h) the provisions regarding voluntary service to be rendered outside the borders of the Republic; and
i) obligatory service as provided for in the Act.