National Strategic Intelligence Act, 1994 (Act No. 39 of 1994)5. Co-ordinator for Intelligence |
| (1) | The President shall appoint a person as Co-ordinator for Intelligence, who shall be the chairperson of Nicoc. |
| (2) | The Co-ordinator for Intelligence shall— |
| (a) | be responsible for the functions of Nicoc referred to in section 4; |
| (b) | liaise with and inform and advise the Cabinet of the activities of Nicoc on matters pertaining to national strategic intelligence; |
| (c) | establish after consultation with the President such structures and committees as are necessary for the administration and timeous and efficient utilisation of national, regional and local intelligence; |
| (d) | be accountable to the President; |
| (e) | provide national strategic intelligence to the President; and on request of any department of State, task the Agency to co-ordinate the gathering of departmental intelligence and without delay to evaluate and transmit such intelligence and any other intelligence at the disposal of the National Intelligence Structures and which constitutes departmental intelligence to the department concerned. |