Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)Chapter III : General27. Disclosure of classified information or material by former members |
| (1) | Subject to section 10(3)(a), a former member may not disclose in any form or any manner any information or material to any other person unless the Director-General has granted permission for the disclosure of such information or material. |
[Section 27(1) substituted by section 39 of Act No. 11 of 2013]
| (2) | Subsection (1) applies to any information or material received by the former member during, or subsequent to, the former member's employment or other service with the Agency or with the former National Intelligence Agency, the South African Secret Service or the South African Academy of Intelligence, that was marked as classified or that the former member knew or ought reasonably to have known was classified. |
[Section 27(2) substituted by section 39 of Act No. 11 of 2013]
| (3) | For the purposes of subsection (1), the Director-General may consult any member or person to advise him or her on the consideration of applications by former members for permission to disclose classified information or material. |
[Section 27(3) substituted by section 39 of Act No. 11 of 2013]
| (4) | The Minister may prescribe the manner in which applications for disclosure of classified information or material by former members must be processed. |