Intelligence Services Act, 2002 (Act No. 65 of 2002)RegulationsIntelligence Services Regulations, 2014Chapter V : Recruitment, Selection, Appointment and Termination of Service15. Termination of Service |
| (1) | The service of a member of the Agency may be terminated upon— |
| (a) | the retirement of the member; |
| (b) | the resignation or voluntary retrenchment of the member; |
| (c) | death; |
| (d) | the non-confirmation of a probationary appointment; or on account of (e) misconduct; |
| (f) | medical unfitness; |
| (g) | poor performance; |
| (h) | operational requirements; |
| (i) | public interest; |
| (j) | absence without the permission of the Director-General for a period exceeding ten (10) consecutive working days; |
| (k) | absence as a result of other employment; |
| (I) | security considerations; |
| (m) | instigation of or participation in a strike; |
| (n) | imprisonment without the option of a fine; or |
| (o) | upon failure to meet probation requirements. |
| (2) | The retirement, resignation or voluntary retrenchment of Deputy Director(s)-General, general managers and managers or members in equivalent posts must be noted by the Minister. |
| (3) | Unless the Minister or the Director-General, as the case may be, determines otherwise, the resignation of a member in respect of whom any hearings, inquiries or proceedings instituted in terms of the Act and these Regulations are pending, may not take effect until the completion of the hearings, procedure or inquiry. If a member resigns, the Director-General may deem the resignation as a discharge. |
| (4) | A member may resign voluntarily if he or she has given the Director-General at least 30 calendar days written notice of the intention to resign: Provided that the— |
| (a) | notice period may be reduced by the Minister or the Director-General, as the case may be, on the request of the member; or |
| (b) | the Minister or the Director-General, as the case may be, may accept the resignation of the member at any time prior to the expiry of the notice period without loss to any employment-related benefits that the member would have been entitled to up to the end of the notice period. |