Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)Chapter II : Composition and Organisation of the Department of Defence7A. Establishment of Defence Secretariat |
(1)
| (a) | There is hereby established in the Department of Defence a Defence Secretariat. |
| (b) | The officers and employees within the meaning of the Public Service Act, 1994 (Proclamation 103, 1994), which are necessary for the performance of the work connected to the functions of the Secretary shall be appointed to posts in the Defence Secretariat in consultation with the Minister. |
| (2) | Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), members of the South African National Defence Force may with their consent be placed at the disposal of the Secretary to serve in posts in the Defence Secretariat. |
| (3) | The persons serving in the Defence Secretariat at the commencement of the Defence Amendment Act, 1995, shall, as from the date on which they so commenced serving, be deemed to have been duly appointed to posts in or seconded or transferred to the Defence Secretariat or placed at the disposal of the Secretary, as the case may be. |
| (4) | The Minister shall be accountable to the President and to Parliament for the Defence Secretariat. |
[Section 7A inserted by section 2 of Act No. 72 of 1995]