Defence Act, 2002
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The Defence Act, 2002 is South Africa’s primary legislation governing the structure, powers, and administration of the South African National Defence Force and the country’s broader defence policy framework.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defence Act, 2002 canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| actNumber | 42 of 2002 ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| defines |
functions of the South African National Defence Force
ⓘ
powers of the South African National Defence Force ⓘ role of the Chief of the South African National Defence Force ⓘ role of the Minister of Defence ⓘ role of the Secretary for Defence ⓘ structure of the South African National Defence Force ⓘ |
| establishes |
Council on Defence (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defence Secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ South African National Defence Force Reserve Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs |
Department of Defence (South Africa)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South African National Defence Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements | Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (defence provisions) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Republic of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfText | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
military law
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| legislature | Parliament of South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTitle | Act to provide for the defence of the Republic and for matters connected therewith ⓘ |
| providesFor |
defence force employment procedures
ⓘ
defence policy framework ⓘ regulation of armaments and equipment within the defence force ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| regulates |
call-up of Reserve Force members
ⓘ
civilian oversight over the defence force ⓘ cooperation between defence force and other security services ⓘ defence intelligence ⓘ military courts and disciplinary hearings ⓘ military discipline system ⓘ mobilisation of the Reserve Force ⓘ service in the Regular Force ⓘ use of the defence force in foreign operations ⓘ use of the defence force in support of the police ⓘ |
| repeals | Defence Act, 1957 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Defence Act, 2002 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
civil-military relations
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command and control of armed forces ⓘ defence civilian employees ⓘ defence policy ⓘ defence secretariat NERFINISHED ⓘ deployment of armed forces ⓘ military discipline ⓘ military organisation ⓘ reserve force ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 2002 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Department of Defence (South Africa)