Every person who has at any time been allotted to the commandos in terms of section 67(1)(b) shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be liable to serve in the commandos until his fifty-fifth year or until he has been officially discharged therefrom: 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 44, shall, notwithstanding the provisions of the said section 44, 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.

[Section 35 substituted by section 13 of Act No. 134 of 1993]