Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)RegulationsIntelligence Services Regulations, 2014Chapter I : General Provisions2. The Intelligence Council on Conditions of Service |
| (1) | The appointment and role of the ICCS |
| (a) | The ICCS is established in terms of section 22 of the Act and its role is to provide advisory, oversight and monitoring functions on human resources matters and conditions of service. |
| (b) | The ICCS consists of three persons appointed by the Minister, one of whom must be the Chairperson. |
| (c) | The members of the ICCS must be fit and proper persons with thorough knowledge of the functioning of the Agency. |
| (d) | The ICCS makes recommendations to the Minister on human resources matters and improvement of salaries and fringe benefits. For purposes of making such recommendations, the ICCS performs the following functions in relation to the policies falling within its mandate contemplated in the Act: |
| (i) | research; |
| (ii) | reviewing the policies; |
| (iii) | evaluating and monitoring the implementation of such policies; |
| (iv) | inviting the Director-General of the Agency, the Chairperson of the staff forum, members and any other interested party to give representations on any matter relating to the purview of its functions; |
| (v) | evaluating representations made to the ICCS; |
| (vi) | conferring with the Public Service Commission. |
| (e) | The Chairperson of the ICCS may invite the Director-General of the Agency to participate in the functioning of the ICCS: provided that the Director-General does not have voting powers. |
| (f) | The conditions of service of the members of the ICCS may be determined by the Minister in accordance with the conditions of service applicable to members. |
| (g) | The ICCS must perform its functions impartially, without bias, fear or prejudice. |
| (h) | The Minister may appoint members or persons to give research, administrative, logistical and technical support to the ICCS. |
| (i) | The Council must in consultation with the Director-General, the Chairperson of the staff forum, members and with the approval of the Minister, formulate rules and procedures to facilitate its work. |
| (j) | Reports prepared by the Council in the performance of its work will be submitted to the Minister. |
| (2) | Directives to discharge the mandate of the ICCS |
| (a) | The Director-General may, subject to the directions of the Minister, issue operational directions that spell out the process and procedures to be followed by the Agency, the Director-General and members in order to give effect to the functions of the ICCS contemplated in paragraph 2(1)(d) of this Chapter. |
| (b) | The formulation and adoption of the operational directives contemplated in paragraph 2(2)(a) must follow the consultation process stipulated in paragraphs 2(1)(d)(iv),(v) and (vi) of this Chapter. |