Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957) Chapter XIII : General138. Where service is to be performed |
(1) | Any training required to be undergone and any service to be performed under this Act, shall be undergone or performed in such areas or at such places, whether within or outside the Republic, as the Minister may direct. |
(2)
(a) | Where in the opinion of the Chief of the South African Defence Force the urgency of the circumstances requires that members of that Force or the Reserve who have been employed on service for the prevention or suppression of terrorism be immediately engaged on such service in a particular area or at a particular place before the Minister can act in terms of subsection (1), he may authorize such engagement. |
(b) | An authorization in terms of paragraph (a) shall lapse upon expiry of 24 hours, unless the Minister confirms such authorization before such expiry. |
[Section 138 substituted by section 34 of Act No. 103 of 1982]