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Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)

Chapter 9 : Employment in Defence Force

55. Pay, salaries and entitlements

 

1) Members of the Regular Force and Reserve Force must receive such pay, salaries and entitlements including allowances, disbursements and other benefits in respect of their service, training or duty in terms of this Act as may from time to time be agreed upon in the Military Bargaining Council.

 

2) If no agreement contemplated in subsection (1) can be reached in the Military Bargaining Council, the Minister may, after consideration of any advisory report by the Military Arbitration Board and with the approval of the Minister of Finance, determine the pay, salaries and entitlements contemplated in that subsection.

 

3) In the event that the processes contemplated in subsections (1) and (2) do not materialise, the Minister may, taking into account any recommendation by the Commission, and with the approval of the Minister of Finance, determine pay, salaries and entitlements of the members of the Defence Force.

 

[Date of commencement of s. 55: 2 June 2005.]