Adult Basic Education and Training Act, 2000
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Border Management Authority Act, 2020 (Act No. 2 of 2020)RegulationsBorder Management Authority Regulations, 20252. Structure and functioning of border guard |
| (1) | The structure for the border guard must have the following— |
| (a) | commissioned officers─ |
| (i) | Commissioner; |
| (ii) | Deputy Commissioners; |
| (iii) | Assistant Commissioners; |
| (iv) | Deputy Assistant Commissioners; |
| (v) | Senior Commandants; |
| vi) | Commandants; |
| (vii) | Deputy Commandants; |
| (viii) | Assistant Commandants;and |
| (ix) | Chief border guards. |
| (b) | non-commissioned officers— |
| (i) | senior border guards; |
| (ii) | border guards; and |
| (iii) | junior border guards. |
| (2) | Subject to sections 5, 15 and Chapter 6 of the Act, the border guard must function in accordance with standing orders, instructions, directives, guidelines and policies in relation to the operational functioning of the border guard, as may be issued by the Commissioner for the purpose of subregulation (3). |
| (3) | The border guard must function in such a manner so as to— |
| (a) | physically secure and patrol the border law enforcement areas and ports of entry effectively; |
| (b) | act as a first line of defence to protect the Republic against health, sanitary, phyto-sanitary, environmental risks and bio-security risks associated with the cross-border movement of persons and goods; |
| (c) | prevent illegal migration into and out of the Republic; |
| (d) | prevent drug and human trafficking; |
| (e) | prevent cross-border smuggling of goods and wildlife, including its products; |
| (f) | report suspected subversive activities to the relevant law enforcement agencies; |
| (g) | supervise and manage compliance by foreigners of visa and residence legislation; |
| (h) | act as the first line of response on border law enforcement; and |
| (i) | where necessary, cooperate and coordinate their border law enforcement functions with the relevant law enforcement, security and intelligence organs of state. |
