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PART 4
INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
11.19 Establishment of intelligence services
(1) Any intelligence service of the State, other than an intelligence division of the Defence
Forces or the Police Service, must be established in terms of a law or a Presidential or Cabinet
directive or order.
(2) Any intelligence service of the State must be non-partisan, national in character,
patriotic, professional and subordinate to the civilian authority as established by this
Constitution.
11.20 Minister responsible for intelligence services
The President must appoint a Minister to be responsible for any intelligence services.
11.21 Command or control of intelligence services
A person in command or control of an intelligence service—
(a) must be appointed by the President for a five-year term which may be renewed once;
and
(b) must exercise his or her command in accordance with general written policy directives
given by the Minister responsible for the intelligence services.
PART 5
CORRECTIONAL SERVICE
11.22 Correctional Service and its functions
(1) There is a Correctional Service which is responsible for—
(a) the protection of society from criminals through the incarceration and rehabilitation of
convicted persons and others who are lawfully required to be detained, and their
reintegration into society; and
(b) the administration of correctional facilities.
(2) The Correctional Service must be non-partisan, national in character, patriotic,
professional and subordinate to the civilian authority as established by this Constitution.
(3) An Act of Parliament must provide for the organisation, structure, management,
regulation, discipline and, subject to section 11.26, the conditions of service of members of the
Correctional Service.
11.23 Minister responsible for Correctional Service
The President must appoint a Minister to be responsible for the Correctional Service.
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