The Minister or a person acting under his authority may at any time, in the interest of the South African Defence Force, on the prescribed conditions direct that a member of the Citizen Force shall render the service for which he is liable in terms of this Act in the commandos or vice versa, and such member shall, while rendering the service in question, be deemed to be a member of the commandos or the Citizen Force, as the case may be.

[Section 89A substituted by section 42 of Act No. 87 of 1984]