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

Chapter 15 : Co-operation with other forces and forces visiting Republic

96. Command over members serving together with other military force

 

1) Whenever members of the Defence Force and any military force of another country are—
a) serving together, every member of that military force must be treated, and has powers of command over those members of the Defence Force, as if he or she were a member of the Defence Force of the relative rank; and
b) acting in combination, every officer of that military force appointed to command the combined forces or any part thereof must be treated, and has powers of command and of punishment over those members of the Defence Force, as if he or she were an officer of the Defence Force of the relative rank.

 

2) For purposes of this section, the Defence Force and any other force must be regarded as serving together or acting in combination whenever the President has by proclamation in the Gazette declared that they are so serving or acting, and the relative rank of members of the Defence Force and of such other force is as designated by such proclamation.

 

3) Sections 93 and 95 apply with the necessary changes to any member of the Defence Force who serves or acts as contemplated in subsection (1).