In these Regulations any word or expression to which a meaning has been assigned in the Act has the meaning so assigned and, unless the context otherwise indicates—

"continuous service"

means a training camp, course, or training exercise and any period of service which commences on one day, continues over midnight and ends on an ensuing day, and which shall be reckoned as service for the number of days on which it was rendered without a break and is therefore uninterrupted;

"MSDS"

means the Military Skills Development System which is a service system wherein members serve voluntary for a two-year period to augment the SA National Defence Force's deployment capability;

"non-continuous service"

means, any period of service which is not defined as continuous. Non-continuous service of—

must be properly recorded for audit purposes.

"PMC"

means a Personnel Management Code which is a career management and remuneration guide for SANDF members as authorised in terms of Section 82(1)(a) of the Act;

"the Act"

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