AMENDMENTS AGREED TO GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL

AMENDMENTS AGREED TO

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE LAWS AMENDMENT BILL

[B 47-2003]

CLAUSE 7

1. On page 4, in line 43, after "Inspector-General" to insert "with the consent of the employees concerned and".

CLAUSE 11

1. On page 5, from line 45, to omit paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) and to substitute:

(a) acquire [or hire] any immovable property, with or without any buildings thereon which is necessary for the efficient functioning of the Intelligence Services or the Academy, and erect or maintain any buildings on the property so acquired and, [with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance] subject to section 70 of the Public Finance Management Act, 1999 (Act No. 1 of 1999), supply guarantees, indemnities and securities for those purposes;

(b) sell or otherwise dispose of immovable property which is no longer required for any purpose contemplated in paragraph (a);

(c) acquire [and] , hire or utilise any movable property and any other equipment which may be necessary for the efficient functioning of the Intelligence Services or the Academy;

[(c)](d) [with the concurrence of the Minister of Finance,] sell, let or otherwise dispose of [any immovable property, with or without any building thereon, and] anything [referred to] contemplated in paragraph [(b)] (c), which is no longer required for the said purposes.

CLAUSE 13

1. On page 6, in line 38, to omit ", [(2)(a) and (c),] 13(3), 14(6), (7), (8) and (9)" and to substitute "[,] and (2)(a) and [(c)] (b), 13(3), 14(6), (7), (8) [and], (9) and (11)".

2. On page 6, in line 39, to omit "[(1) and (4)]" and to substitute "[(1) and] (4)".

CLAUSE 14

1. On page 7, in line 3, to omit "responsible" and to substitute "accountable".

2. On page 7, from line 9, to omit all the words after "that" up to and including "interest" in line 11 and to substitute "would be detrimental to national security".

CLAUSE 18

1. On page 7, after line 45, to insert the following paragraph:

(b) by the substitution in subsection (1) for paragraph (a) of the following paragraph:

"(a) one is designated by the Minister as non-executive chairperson;";