| (1) | There is hereby established a National Intelligence Co-ordinating Committee, which shall consist of the following persons: |
| (a) | the Co-ordinator for Intelligence appointed under section 5(1), who shall be the Chairperson; |
| (b) | the Director-General of the Agency; |
| (c) | the head of the domestic division of the Agency; |
| (d) | the head of the foreign division of the Agency; |
| (f) | the chief of the intelligence divison of the National Defence Force, |
or the alternates of the said persons, and such members of departments of State who may be co-opted by Nicoc on a permanent or an ad hoc basis.
[Subsection (1) substituted by section 5 of Act No. 11 of 2013]
| (2) | It shall be the function of Nicoc— |
| (i) | the detection and identification of any threat or potential threat to the national security of the Republic; |
| (ii) | the protection and promotion of the national interests of the Republic; |
| (iii) | advising the Cabinet; |
| (b) | for the purposes of the functions contemplated in paragraph (a) to— |
| (i) | co-ordinate and prioritise intelligence activities within the National Intelligence Structures; |
| (ii) | advise the Cabinet on the intelligence policy and functions within the National Intelligence Structures; |
| (d) | to produce and disseminate current intelligence which may have an influence on any state policy with regard to matters referred to in paragraph (a); |
| (e) | to formulate for approval by the Cabinet, a policy relating to national strategic intelligence and, after consultation with the departments of State entrusted with the maintenance of the security of the Republic, to co-ordinate the flow of national security intelligence between such departments; and to make recommendations to the Cabinet on intelligence priorities. |
| (3) | The Agency shall provide the logistical, technical and administrative support of Nicoc. |
