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

Chapter IV : The Citizen Force

21. Liability to serve in Citizen Force

 

 

(1) Every—
(a) person allotted to the Citizen Force in terms of Chapter VIII;
(b) person who has on account of his application in terms of section 65 been unconditionally accepted for enrolment and who, after having been called up and having reported for such service, is enrolled in the Citizen Force;
(c) female who has, in terms of section 2(1), engaged for service referred to in section 22(1);
(d) person who fails to render service in the South African Police or the Permanent Force for at least two years after having been enrolled in such Force in lieu of service in the Citizen Force on account of his name having been selected by ballot for that purpose in terms of section 66B; and
(e) person who was or is a member of that Force on or after a date eight years and nine months prior to the commencement of section 8 of the Defence Second Amendment Act, 1993 (other than a member referred to in section 19),

shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be liable to serve in that Force over a period of nine years reckoned from the date upon which he commenced or commences service or training in that Force for the first time: Provided that any such person who, due to any act or omission whatever on his part, has not rendered any service to which he is liable in terms of section 22, shall, irrespective of whether or not the said period of nine years has elapsed and notwithstanding the provisions of section 22, remain liable to render such service over such period and in such period or periods of service as the Minister or any person acting under his authority may determine, and shall render such service as he may be called up to do.

 

(2) Service rendered or training undergone which in terms of section 22(9) is regarded as service by the person concerned in the Citizen Force shall be deemed to have been so rendered by him as from the commencement of the period of nine years referred to in subsection (1).

 

(3) Unless the Minister directs otherwise, members of the Citizen Force shall during the period of service contemplated in section 22(3)(a), only—
(a) undergo training;
(b) be used for service referred to in section 3(2)(a)(iv) or for service in the maintenance of essential services (other than the maintenance of law and order and the prevention of crime in co­ operation with the South African Police) referred to in section 3(2)(a)(v); or
(c) render service of a professional nature as may be determined by the Chief of the South African Defence Force, in the South African Defence Force.

 

[Section 21 substituted by section 8 of Act No. 134 of 1993]