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Act 125 of 1995 on the National Security Services - Legislationline

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c) law enforcement agency: Nati<strong>on</strong>al Civil <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong>, <strong>the</strong> police, <strong>the</strong> government<br />

agencies <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> civil defence, <strong>the</strong> regular fire-brigade, <strong>the</strong> customs and finance guard and <strong>the</strong> penal<br />

organisati<strong>on</strong>;<br />

d) residence: premises/areas o<strong>the</strong>r than those which are public/open to <strong>the</strong> public;<br />

e) relative: spouse, direct-line relative, adopted, step or foster child, adoptive, foster or step<br />

parent, sibling, partner, spouse <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> direct-line relative, fiancé(e), direct-line relative/sibling <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

spouse, and sibling’s spouse.<br />

Article 75<br />

(1) Where <strong>the</strong> statute refers to armed forces and bodies, said forces and bodies shall be<br />

c<strong>on</strong>strued as including <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Civil <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong> as well.<br />

(2) Unless stated o<strong>the</strong>rwise, if <strong>the</strong> statute refers to menti<strong>on</strong>s law enforcement or police agencies,<br />

said agencies shall be c<strong>on</strong>strued as including <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al Civil <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong> as well.<br />

(3) If <strong>the</strong> statute refers to a supervising minister in c<strong>on</strong>necti<strong>on</strong> with <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Security</strong><br />

<strong>Services</strong>, said reference shall be c<strong>on</strong>strued as referring to <strong>the</strong> competent minister in charge <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong><br />

Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong>.<br />

Entry into force<br />

Article 76<br />

(1) Except for <strong>the</strong> items specified under Paragraphs (2)-(4) below, this <str<strong>on</strong>g>Act</str<strong>on</strong>g> shall enter into force<br />

<strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 90 th day after its promulgati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

(2) The provisi<strong>on</strong> under Article 25 shall enter into force <strong>on</strong> 1 January 1996.<br />

(3) Paragraph (3) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Article 63 and Paragraph (3) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Article 89 shall enter into force <strong>on</strong> 1<br />

January 1997.<br />

(4) Points c)-e) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Paragraph (4) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Article 14, Article 15 and Paragraphs (2) and (4) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Article<br />

27 shall enter into force after <strong>the</strong> establishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> Committee as per <strong>the</strong> provisi<strong>on</strong>s set out<br />

under Article 19.<br />

(5) Paragraph (2) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Article 16 and Point h) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Paragraph (1) <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Article 19 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Act</str<strong>on</strong>g> 65 <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>1995</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong><br />

State and service secrets shall enter into force <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> 90 th day after <strong>the</strong> promulgati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> this <str<strong>on</strong>g>Act</str<strong>on</strong>g>.<br />

Authorisati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Article 77<br />

(1) The Government shall be authorised to decree:<br />

a) <strong>the</strong> order <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> competent management and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>ficial supervisi<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> encrypti<strong>on</strong> activity;<br />

b) <strong>the</strong> set <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> security documents, <strong>the</strong> duties and powers <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> organisati<strong>on</strong>s authorised to protect<br />

security documents, <strong>the</strong> rules <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> procedure <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> security document protecti<strong>on</strong>;<br />

c) <strong>the</strong> order and rules <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> co-operati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> organisati<strong>on</strong>s authorised to ga<strong>the</strong>r intelligence<br />

informati<strong>on</strong> and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> organisati<strong>on</strong>s providing telecommunicati<strong>on</strong>s services, to guarantee <strong>the</strong><br />

c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> intelligence informati<strong>on</strong> ga<strong>the</strong>ring.<br />

(2) The Government shall be authorised to stipulate by resoluti<strong>on</strong>:<br />

a) <strong>the</strong> rules <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> competence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong> and <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong>ir co-operati<strong>on</strong> with<br />

<strong>on</strong>e ano<strong>the</strong>r and o<strong>the</strong>r agencies;<br />

b) <strong>the</strong> main lines <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> activity <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong>;<br />

c) <strong>the</strong> order <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> informati<strong>on</strong> provisi<strong>on</strong> by <strong>the</strong> Nati<strong>on</strong>al <strong>Security</strong> <strong>Services</strong> and o<strong>the</strong>r governmental<br />

agencies, and <strong>the</strong> organisati<strong>on</strong>al framework and detailed rules <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>the</strong> evaluati<strong>on</strong> and utilisati<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

nati<strong>on</strong>al security informati<strong>on</strong>;

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