Demobilisation Act, 1996 (Act No. 99 of 1996)Part 1 : Definitions1. Definitions |
In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—
means the certified personnel register referred to in section 224(2) of the Constitution;
"closing date"
for the purposes of section 8(1)(c), means 31 March 1999, but in respect of persons who are entitled to be integrated into the South African National Defence Force in terms of the Termination of Integration Intake Act, 2001, but who—
| (a) | cannot be integrated because they do not satisfy the employment policies and terms and conditions of service of the South African National Defence Force; or |
| (b) | no longer wish to pursue a military career, |
means 31 December 2002.
[Definition substituted by section 1 of Act No. 43 of 2001: repealed by the Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Act, 2015 (Act 17 of 2015), GG39521, dated 15 December 2015 as per Proclamation No. 6459, GG53090, dated 30 July 2025)]
"Committee"
means the Demobilisation Committee, established by section 2;
"Constitution"
means the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1993 (Act No. 200 of 1993);
means the disbanding of members of the former non-statutory forces who do not enter into agreements for temporary or permanent appointment with the South African Defence Force, as contemplated in section 236(8)(d) of the Constitution;
"Department"
means the Department of Defence;
"dependant"
for the purposes of section 7, includes—
| (a) | any person in respect of whom the deceased was legally liable for maintenance at the time of his or her death; |
| (b) | any child of the deceased born after his or her death; |
| (c) | any surviving spouse of the deceased by virtue of a marriage or a union contracted in accordance with customary law or which is recognized as a marriage in accordance with the tenets of a religion; |
[Definition substituted by section 1(b) of Act No. 128 of 1998: repealed by the Defence Laws Repeal and Amendment Act, 2015 (Act 17 of 2015), GG39521, dated 15 December 2015 as per Proclamation No. 6459, GG53090, dated 30 July 2025)]
"Minister"
means the Minister of Defence;
"non-statutory forces"
means the armed forces not established by any law and known or formerly known as the Azanian People's Liberation Army and uMkhonto we Sizwe;
''personnel list"
means a list certified and submitted after the commencement of the Constitution, but before the adoption of the new constitutional text, as envisaged in section 73 of the Constitution, by a person duly authorised by the non-statutory force.