Defence Act, 2002 (Act No. 42 of 2002)Chapter 2 : Department of Defence11. Composition of South African National Defence Force |
South African National Defence Force
The South African National Defence Force established by section 224(1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act 200 of 1993), continues to exist and consists of the—
| a) | Regular Force, the members of which serve full-time until— |
| i) | reaching their age of retirement; |
| ii) | expiry of their contracted term of service; or |
| iii) | otherwise discharged from the Defence Force in accordance with the law; and |
| b) | Reserve Force, the members of which serve on a part-time basis for such periods as they have been contracted for, unless their service is terminated in accordance with the law. |