Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996
Establishment and control of intelligence services
- Jurisdiction
- South Africa
- Provision
- 209
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source(1) Any intelligence service, other than any intelligence division of the defence force
or police service, may be established only by the President, as head of the national
executive, and only in terms of national legislation.
(2) The President as head of the national executive must appoint a woman or a man as
head of each intelligence service established in terms of subsection (1), and must
either assume political responsibility for the control and direction of any of those
services, or designate a member of the Cabinet to assume that responsibility.
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Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 · justice.gov.za · Retrieved 17 August 2026.
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