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Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)

Chapter III : The Permanent Force

12. Discharge of Officers and other ranks from Permanent Force

 

 

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, and sections 86 and 96, a member of the Permanent Force shall be discharged from that Force—
(a) in the case of an officer, upon receipt of written notice of his resignation, in accordance with the provisions of this Act;
(b) in the case of an other rank, by purchase on such conditions as may be prescribed;
(c) on attaining the prescribed age;
(d) if he applied to serve in that Force for a determined period of time, on the expiration of the period of enrolment;
(e) by virtue of a sentence imposed under the Military Discipline Code; or
(f) on such other grounds as may be prescribed.

 

(2) An officer or other rank who has undergone special training in pursuance of an undertaking by him to serve the Government for a specified period after the completion of such training, shall not be entitled to be relieved of his duties or to be discharged until he has served for such period or has paid to the Government an amount specified in the undertaking by way of compensation for any expenditure incurred by the Government in providing such special training.

 

[Section 12 substituted by section 5 of Act No. 87 of 1984]

 


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