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Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)RegulationsIntelligence Services Regulations, 2014Chapter XXVI : Vetting1. General |
| (1) | These vetting regulations provide a framework for determining the security competence of a person or member. |
| (2) | All information acquired during a vetting investigation procedure must be treated with confidentiality and may not be used for any other purpose except for determining the security competence of the person or member with due regard for section 2(1)(b)(iii) of the National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994). |
| (3) | The vetting investigation procedure may only be used to— |
| (a) | protect the Agency from foreign and hostile intelligence operations; |
| (b) | safeguard the Agency from the unauthorised dissemination or disclosure of classified information and material; and |
| (c) | determine the person's or member's integrity, reliability and loyalty to the Agency in safeguarding the interests of the Republic of South Africa and its Constitution. |
| (4) | All vetting investigation procedures must be undertaken— |
| (a) | with due regard for the vision, mission and core values of the Agency; |
| (b) | subject to the fundamental rights assigned in the Constitution. |
| (5) | For purpose of this Chapter— |
| (a) | "General Manager" means the General Manager responsible for the vetting function; |
| (b) | "applicant" means a person or member who is subject of a vetting investigation. |
