National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994)

"agency"

means State Security Agency established in terms of section 3 of the Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act 65 of 2002), as amended by the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 11 of 2013);

"communications"

means communication as defined in section 1 of the Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provision of Communication-related Information Act, 2002 (Act No. 70 of 2002);

"critical electronic communications"

means electronic communications held by organs of state which are necessary for the protection of the national security of the Republic;

"critical electronic communications infrastructure"

means electronic communications products or systems used to transmit and store or to store critical electronic communications;

"Minister"

means the Minister of State Security;

"organ of state"

means organ of state as defined in section 239 of the Constitution;

"prescribe"

means prescribe by regulation;

"joint standing committee"

means the Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence established by section 2 of the Intelligence Services Oversight Act, 1994 (Act No. 40 of 1994).