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

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Regulations for the Reserve Force Council, 2016

3. Qualifications for members of Council

 

To qualify for appointment by the Minister as a member of the Council, the candidate must—

(a) be a fit and proper person;
(b) be a South African citizen and permanently resident in the Republic;
(c) have knowledge of defence and military matters relating to the Reserve Force;
(d) have experience in corporate governance, compliance assurance, management, finance, planning, policy development and international security affairs;
(e) be seen to be independent by—
(i) not being a member of the Regular Force;
(ii) not being a member of the Reserve Force serving in a command or staff post at the level of colonel, its equivalent, or higher rank;
(iii) not being an officer commanding a Reserve Force structural component;
(iv) not being involved with any other body or person who must consult the Council in terms of section 48(4) of the Act;
(v) not holding any office in a legislative body established by the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996; and
(vi) not holding any position other than that of an ordinary member in any political party or organisation;
(f) not be an unrehabilitated insolvent;
(g) not within the previous five years have served a sentence, after having been convicted of an offence and sentenced to imprisonment without the option of a fine for a period of more than 12 months; and
(h) have accepted the nomination in writing and signed an undertaking to comply with the Code of Conduct for the Council, contained in the Annexure.