Foreign Service Act, 2019 (Act No. 26 of 2019)13. Offences |
| (1) | A member of the Foreign Service may be prosecuted in the Republic for the offence committed in the territory of a foreign state in accordance with section 110A of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977). |
| (2) | Any person who, under the false pretense of being a member of the Foreign Service, engages in any activity that a member of the Foreign Service would engage in their ordinary course of duty on behalf of the Republic is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment. |
| (3) | Any person who by means of a false certificate or any false representation purports to comply with the requirements of section 4 of this Act and is transferred to a South African Mission is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment. |
| (4) | Amember of the Foreign Service who, by virtue of being a member of the Foreign Service, uses resources of the Republic for their own financial benefit, is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or to imprisonment. |
| (5) | Any member of the Foreign Service whose verbal or physical conduct brings the Republic into disrepute is guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment. |