Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957)Chapter IX : Administration and General Powers of the State President, the Minister and Officers74bis. Manpower board |
| (1) | The Minister of Manpower may, in consultation with the Minister— |
| (a) | appoint a manpower board to— |
| (i) | advise the Government in time of peace and war concerning the use of the manpower of the Republic with particular regard to the allocation of the necessary manpower to the South African Defence Force to enable that Force to carry out the tasks assigned to it from time to time; |
| (ii) | determine from time to time, with due regard to the maintenance of the economy of the Republic, which categories or portions of categories of persons employed in or practising any particular profession, industry, trade or occupation, should be exempted from military service and submit recommendations in accordance with such determinations to the Minister of Manpower, who may, in terms of the powers conferred hereby, direct any exemption board appointed in terms of this Act to authorize the exemption of persons in any such category or portion thereof from such service; or |
[Subparagraph (ii) substituted by section 47 of Act No. 85 of 1967]
| (iii) | perform such other duties as the Minister of Manpower in consultation with the Minister may assign to it; |
| (b) | abolish the manpower board; |
| (c) | terminate the appointment of any member of the manpower board, and if considered necessary, appoint another person to take his place as a member of the board; and |
| (d) | authorize the manpower board to appoint committees to investigate such matters as the board may deem necessary and report thereon to the board. |
[Subsection (1) amended by section 36 of Act No. 132 of 1992]
| (2) | The manpower board shall consist of a chairman and as many other members as the Minister of Manpower, in consultation with the Minister, may deem necessary to represent the interests of the State, the South African Defence Force, employers and employees. |
[Subsection (2) amended by section 36 of Act No. 132 of 1992]
| (3) | A member of the manpower board or of a committee appointed in terms of subsection (1) who is not in the full-time employment of the State, shall be paid such remuneration and allowances in respect of his services as may be determined by the Minister of Manpower in consultation with the Minister of Finance. |
[Subsection (3) amended by section 36 of Act No. 132 of 1992]
[Section 74bis inserted by section 13 of Act No. 77 of 1963]