Civil Aviation Act, 2009 (Act No. 13 of 2009)Chapter 6Part 5 : Aviation Security104. National Aviation Security Committee |
| (1) | The Minister must institute a National Aviation Security Committee composed of— |
| (a) | the Director-General of the Department who shall also be the chairperson of the Committee, and in whose absence a member of the National Aviation Security Committee, appointed by the National Aviation Security Committee, is to act as chairperson; |
| (b) | an official responsible for national air transport facilitation designated by the Minister; |
| (c) | an official designated by the Director-General; |
| (d) | the Director or an official designated by the Director; |
| (e) | an employee of the Airports Company Limited, as defined in section 1 of the Airports Company Act, 1993 (Act No. 44 of 1993), designated by the Airports Company Limited company; |
| (f) | an officer designated by the Chief of the South African National Defence Force; |
| (g) | a person designated by the Director after consultation with the Minister; |
| (h) | an official designated by the Director-General: National Intelligence Agency; |
| (i) | an official responsible for disaster management designated by the Director-General: Provincial and Local Government; |
| (j) | an official designated by the Director-General: South African Secret Service; |
| (k) | a member designated by the National Commissioner of the South African Police Service; |
| (l) | an employee of the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited, as defined in section 1 of the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Act, 1993, (Act No. 45 of 1993), designated by the Air Traffic and Navigation Services Company Limited; |
| (m) | an official designated by the Coordinator of the National Intelligence Coordination Committee; |
| (n) | an official designated by the Director-General: Foreign Affairs; |
| (o) | an official responsible for immigration designated by the Director-General:Home Affairs; |
| (p) | an official responsible for customs designated by the Commissioner: South African Revenue Services; and |
| (q) | any other person designated by the Director—General from time to time. |
| (2) | A member of the National Aviation Security Committee must have a top secret security clearance. |
| (3) | Every person designated in pursuance of subsection (1), as member of the National Aviation Security Committee, must be authorised to bind his or her employer in decisions taken to advise the Minister in the exercising of the National Aviation Security Committee's functions. |
| (4) | In the process of the establishment and development of the policies as contemplated in section 103, National Aviation Security Committee must, where any matter which may affect any stakeholder, consult with the relevant stakeholder or stakeholders in the aviation industry. |