Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)Chapter VIII : Registration and Selection of Persons for Allotment to Citizen Force, Commandos, South African Police or South African Railways Police Force65. Voluntary enrolment in lieu of service after ballot |
| (1) | Every citizen whose name has been included in a ballot list referred to in section 66 or, although his name has not been so included, qualifies to have his name so included or whose name has in any year not been selected by ballot as provided for in section 66B or who has not before the commencement of the Defence Second Amendment Act, 1993, rendered service in the Citizen Force, may, if he is in the year concerned below the age of 26 years, at any time before a date determined by the registering officer by notice in the Gazette, apply to be enrolled in the Citizen Force for service provided for in this Act, by appearing personally before, or submitting a written application in the proper form to, the registering officer. |
| (2) | Such citizen may be provisionally accepted for enrolment pending the outcome of his medical examination and, if applicable, the result of the taking of the ballot in terms of section 66B and his obtaining a senior certificate, and he shall at his own expense present himself for and shall at public expense undergo the required medical examination at a time and place of which he shall be notified. |
[Section 65 inserted by section 29 of Act No. 134 of 1993]