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force (excluding a municipal police service) shall, unless the context indicates otherwise, be construed as a reference to the said South African Police Service.

(8) (a) The National Defence Force referred to in section 224 shall, subject to this Constitution and any Act of Parliament, mutatis mutandis be governed by the Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957).

(b) Any reference in any law to a defence force referred to in section 224(2)(a) or (b), shall be deemed to be a reference to the National Defence Force.

(c) If the number of the members of the National Defence Force exceeds the personnel strength determined in respect of the force design and structure for the Force, any member of the Force who, due to integration, consolidation and rationalisation of the National Defence Force is not accommodated in such force design and structure, shall be dealt with in accordance with a law.

(d) The continuance of membership of members of the National Defence Force referred to in section 224(2)(c) shall be subject to such members entering into an agreement for temporary or permanent appointment with the National Defence Force within a reasonable time: Provided that such agreements shall be in accordance with normal employment policies and terms and conditions of service.

Rationalisation of public administration

237. (1) (a) All institutions referred to in section 236  (1), excluding military forces referred to in  section 224  (2), shall as soon as is possible after the commencement of this Constitution be rationalised with a view to establishing within the public service contemplated in  section 212  (1)—

an effective administration at the national level of government to deal with matters within the jurisdiction of the national government referred to in section 235  (5)(a); and an effective administration for each province to deal with matters within the jurisdiction of each provincial government referred to in section 235(5)(b).

(b) All military forces referred to in section 224(2) shall be rationalised for the purposes of the National Defence Force.

(2) (a) The responsibility for the rationalisation of—

institutions referred to in section 236(1), excluding military forces, shall primarily but not exclusively rest with the national government, which shall exercise such responsibility in co-operation with the provincial governments and the Commission on Provincial Government, and with due regard to the advice of the Public Service Commission: Provided that in the case of policing services, the national government shall exercise such responsibility in co-operation with the committee referred to in section 220  (1) and the Board of Commissioners referred to in section 220(2); and military forces shall rest with the national government.

(b) Subject to section 235(6), (7), (8) and (9), the responsibility for the internal rationalisation of an administration referred to in subsection (1)(a)(ii) shall primarily rest with the relevant provincial government, with due regard to the advice of the Public Service Commission and any relevant provincial service commission: Provided that the rationalisation of all police forces shall be dealt with in accordance with paragraph (a)(i).

(3) (a) The President may, subject to subsection (2) (a), by proclamation in the Gazette take such steps as he or she considers necessary in order to achieve the aim mentioned in subsection (1).

(b) Without derogating from the generality of paragraph (a), the steps referred to in that paragraph may include—

the amendment, repeal or replacement of any law regulating the establishment, functions and other matters relating to an institution referred to in section 236(1), or of any law referred to in section 236(2), or of any law which deals with any of the aforegoing matters in a consequential manner: Provided that if a law referred to in section 236(2) is repealed, provision shall be made for the application of any law of general application regulating the employment of persons or any class