Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)Chapter V : Commandos44. Service in commandos |
| (1) | Service by a person in the commandos shall after he has, with due regard to the requirements of the South African Defence Force, been called up to render it, be rendered by him during a period of service stated in his call-up and in any of the areas contemplated in section 66(1) and shall be as may be prescribed or determined by the Chief of the South African Defence Force or an officer authorized thereto by him. |
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 7(a) of Act No. 132 of 1992]
| (2) | [Subsection (2) deleted by section 11(b) of Act No. 103 of 1982] |
(3)
| (a) | Without derogating from the provisions of section 40(3) but subject to section 89A a member of a commando except a member referred to in paragraph (b) shall, after having been called up therefor, be liable to render service in a commando which shall be completed in a single period of service not exceeding 12 days in any calendar year or periods which shall not exceed 12 days in any calendar year in the aggregate. |
| (b) | A person liable to serve in a commando after having been allotted to the commandos in terms of section 67(1)(b) and after having been called up for service therein shall render service which during the period of 16 years following upon the date upon which he was so allotted, shall be completed in periods of service of which none shall exceed 30 days in any calendar year and which shall not exceed 240 days in the aggregate. |
[Subsection (3) substituted by section 16 of Act No. 134 of 1993]
| (4) | For the purpose of calculating service in terms of this section— |
| (a) | a period of service lasting eight hours; |
| (b) | two periods of service each lasting four hours; |
| (c) | three periods of service each lasting three hours; or |
| (d) | six periods of service each lasting one hour and a half, |
shall be deemed to be equivalent to one day's service.
[Subsection (4) substituted by section 11(d) of Act No. 103 of 1982]
| (5) | [Subsection (5) deleted by section 11(e) of Act No. 103 of 1982] |
| (5A) | [Subsection (5A) deleted by section 3(b) of Act No. 68 of 1977] |
| (6) | [Subsection (6) deleted by section 3(b) of Act No. 68 of 1977] |
| (7) | [Subsection (7) deleted by section 11(e) of Act No. 103 of 1982] |
| (8) | [Subsection (8) deleted by section 11(e) of Act No. 103 of 1982] |
| (9) | Members of commandos may, subject to the regulations, be permitted to render service in the Citizen Force or, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, to attend any training or course of instruction, or voluntarily to render service in addition to service to which they are liable. |
[Subsection (9) substituted by section 11(f) of Act No. 103 of 1982]
[Section 44 substituted by section 21 of Act No. 85 of 1967]