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Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)

Intelligence Services Regulations, 2003

Chapter XXIII : Veterans Association

6. Membership or Affiliation

 

 

1) Membership to the Veterans Association is voluntary.

 

2) A former member of the Intelligence Services or the Academy, as the case may be, or the widow or widower of a retired member or groups of retired members, may obtain membership without any restriction on location whether inside or outside the borders of the Republic of South Africa: Provided that such a former member was not discharged from the Intelligence Services or the Academy, as the case may be, due to misconduct contemplated in Chapter XVIII or poor performance contemplated in Chapter XIX.

 

3) Membership or affiliation may be granted to individuals and groups who apply in writing to the Veterans Association Board.

 

4) A minimum of ten (10) former members of the Intelligence Services, who comply with the criteria contemplated in regulation 6(2), may affiliate with the Veterans Association as a group.

 

5) If former members, regardless of the reason, prefer not to join an affiliated group, the Association must accommodate such persons as members: Provided that —
a) they comply with the criteria contemplated in regulation 6(2);
b) such members accept that they must forgo the social togetherness and support that are characteristic of affiliated groups; and
c) that they do not have the right to vote at the annual or any special general meeting.