The objective of the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994 (NSIA), as amended by the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 11 of 2013), amongst others, is to identify, protect and secure critical electronic communications and infrastructure of organs of state against unauthorised access or technical, electronic or any other related threats.

Section 2(b) of the NSIA mandates the Minister of State Security, in a prescribed manner and in regard to communications and cryptography, to identify, protect and secure critical electronic communications and infrastructure of organs of state against unauthorised access or technical, electronic or any other related threats.

Section 3(8) of the NSIA obliges the head of an organ of state, at the request of the Agency and in a prescribed manner, to submit to the Agency an analysis of the electronic communications security needs of the organ of state under his or her administration.

These Regulations prescribe the manner in which a head of an organ of state must submit to the Agency, or his or her delegate at its request, an analysis of the electronic communications security needs of the organ of state under his or her administration.

At the instance of the Agency, all heads of organs of state shall submit relevant information regarding the state of their Information Communication Technology Security needs by no later than the date as may be stipulated and in accordance with the prescribed format.