"applicant"
means —
| (a) | an officer referred to in section 33 of the South African Police Service Act, if the officer concerned obtained in writing the approval in advance of another officer in the Police Service with at least the rank of assistant-commissioner and who has been authorised in writing by the National Commissioner to grant such approval; |
| (b) | an officer as defined in section 1 of the Defence Act, if the officer concerned obtained in writing the approval in advance of another officer in the Defence Force with at least the rank of major-general and who has been authorised in writing by the Chief of the Defence Force to grant such approval; |
| (c) | a member as defined in section 1 of the Intelligence Services Act, if the member concerned obtained in writing the approval in advance of another member of the Agency, holding a post of at least general manager; |
[Paragraph (c) substituted by section 53 of the General Intelligence Laws Amendment Act, 2013 (Act No. 11 of 2013)]
| (d) | the head of the Directorate or an Investigating Director authorised thereto in writing by the head of the Directorate; |
| (e) | a member of a component referred to in paragraph (e) of the definition of "law enforcement agency", authorised thereto in writing by the National Director; or |
| (f) | a member of the Independent Complaints Directorate, if the member concerned obtained in writing the approval in advance of the Executive Director; |