Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957) Chapter XI : Discipline, Legal Procedure and Offences119. Prohibition on taking of photographs or making of sketches, etc, of military premises or installations |
| (1) | No person shall unless authorized thereto by the Minister or on his authority— |
| (a) | take any photograph or make any sketch, plan, model or note of any military camp, barracks, dockyard, installation or other premises or any land or area of water used for military or defence purposes or which is under military control, or of any part thereof or any object therein; or |
| (b) | have in his possession in or on such camp, barracks, dockyard, installation, premises, land or area any camera or other apparatus which may be used for the taking of photographs. |
| (2) | Any photograph taken or sketch, plan, model or note made in contravention of subsection (1)(a), any camera or other apparatus in the possession of any person in contravention of subsection 1(b), and any film or negative used or prepared in connection with a photograph taken in contravention of subsection 1(a), may be seized by any member of the South African Defence Force and may after investigation by and on the authority of the Chief of the South African Defence Force be declared by him to be confiscated to the State. |
[Section 119 substituted by section 12 of Act No. 35 of 1977]