• Public Service Act, 1994 (Act No. 103 of 1994)
  • Proclamation No. 103 of 1994
  • Act
  • Chapter I : Interpretation and Application of Act
    • 1. Interpretation
    • 2. Application of Act
  • Chapter II : Administration of the Public Service, including the South African Management and Development Institute and the Training Fund
    • 3. Functions of Minister and executive authorities
    • 3A. Functions of Premiers
    • 3B. [Repealed] Handling of appointment and other career incidents of head of department
    • 4. Training institution
    • 5. Implementation or limitation of actions affecting public service or its members
    • 6. Access to documents and information by Minister
  • Chapter III : Organisation and Staff
    • 7. Public service, departments and heads of departments
    • 7A. Government components
    • 7B. Specialised service delivery unit within department
    • 8. Composition of public service
  • Chapter IV : Employment in Public Service
    • 8A. Mechanisms for obtaining services of persons
    • 9. Appointments in public service
    • 10. Qualifications for appointment
    • 11. Appointments and filling of posts
    • 12. Appointment of heads of department and career incidents
    • 12A. Appointment of persons on grounds of policy considerations
    • 13. Appointment on probation
    • 14. Transfers within public service
    • 14A. Change in employment capacity
    • 15. Transfer and secondment of officials
  • Chapter V : Termination of Service
    • 16. Retirement and retention of services
    • 16A. Failure to comply with Act
    • 16B. Discipline
    • 17. Termination of employment
  • Chapter VI [Repealed]
  • Chapter VII : Obligations, Rights and Privileges of Employees
    • 28. Rights and obligations
    • 29. Saving regarding rights and obligations
    • 30. Other remunerative work by employees
    • 31. Unauthorized remuneration
    • 32. Direction to perform other functions or to act in another post
    • 33. Cession of emoluments
    • 34. Non-reduction of salaries
    • 35. Grievances of employees
    • 36. Employees as candidates for, and becoming members ...
  • Chapter VIII : Miscellaneous
    • 37. Remuneration of employees
    • 38. Wrongly granted remuneration
    • 39. [Repealed)]
    • 40. Limitation of liability
    • 41. Regulations
    • 42. Public service handbooks
    • 42A. Delegation
    • 43. Repeal of laws and savings
    • 44. Short title
  • Schedules
    • Schedule 1 : National departments and offices of premier and heads thereof
    • Schedule 2 : Provincial Departments and Heads Thereof
    • Schedule 3
      • Part A : National Government Components and Heads thereof
      • Part B : Provincial Government Components and Heads thereof
    • Schedule 4 : Laws Repealed by Section 43(1)
• Regulations
  • Public Service Regulations, 2016
    • Notice No. R. 877 of 2016
    • Chapter 1 : General Provisions
      • 1. Short title and commencement
      • 2. Interpretation
      • 3. Repeal of regulations and saving
      • 4. Deviations
      • 5. Draft legislation affecting Public Service Act and Regulations
      • 6. Communication with Minister and media
      • 7. Decision-making in cases on conflict of interest
      • 8. Record-keeping of delegations and correction of acts and omissions
      • 9. Reporting, monitoring, evaluation and compliance
      • 10. Prescribed forms for human resource management and related practices
    • Chapter 2 : Conduct, Financial Disclosure, Anti-Corruption and Ethics Management
      • Part 1 : Code of Conduct
        • 11. Adherence to Constitution and other laws
        • 12. Relationship with public
        • 13. Ethical conduct
        • 14. Performance of official duties
        • 15. Employees as candidates for elections
      • Part 2 : Financial Disclosure
        • 16. Definitions
        • 17. Register of designated employees' interests
        • 18. Disclosure of designated employees' interests
        • 19. Details of interests to be disclosed
        • 20. Confidentiality of submitted forms and register
        • 21. Conflict of interest
      • Part 3 : Anti-corruption and ethics management
        • 22. Anti-corruption and ethics functions
        • 23. Ethics Officer
        • 24. Other remunerative work by employees
    • Chapter 3 : Planning, Organisational Arrangements and Service Delivery
      • Part 1 : Planning and reporting
        • 25. Strategic plan
        • 26. Human resource plan
        • 27. Employment equity plan
        • 28. Human resource development plan
        • 29. Assessment of efficiency and effectiveness
        • 30. Information and communication technology plan
        • 31. Annual report
      • Part 2 : Organisational and functional arrangements
        • 32. Transfer of functions
        • 33. Feasibility study for establishment of government components and specialised service delivery units
        • 34. Inter-departmental assessment committee
        • 34A. Abolition of government components and specialised service delivery units
        • 35. Organisational functionality assessment
      • Part 3 : Service delivery
        • 36. Operations management framework
        • 37. Service delivery charter
        • 38. Service delivery improvement  plan
    • Chapter 4 : Employment Matters
      • Part 1 : Creation of posts, job descriptions, job evaluation and job grading
        • 39. Job descriptions, job titles, systems of occupational classification and remuneration and OSDs
        • 40. Creation and filling of posts
        • 41. Job evaluation and job grading systems
        • 42. Occupation specific dispensations
        • 43. Grading of posts
        • 44. Setting of higher salary
        • 45. Undergraded posts
        • 46. Overgraded posts
      • Part 2 : Remuneration and other benefits
        • 47. Information on remuneration
        • 48. Leave
        • 49. Overtime
        • 50. Suggestions, improvements and innovations
      • Part 3 : Working environment
        • 51. Working hours
        • 52. Emergency work
        • 53. Health and safety
        • 54. Employee health and wellness
        • 55. HIV and AIDS and other diseases
        • 56. Workplace environment management
        • 56A. Reasonable accommodation
      • Part 4 : Appointments and other employment matters
        • 57. General conditions for appointment
        • 58. Developmental programmes
        • 59. Utilisation of unpaid voluntary workers
        • 60. Re-appointment of former employees
        • 61. Prohibition on re-employment of former employees dismissed for misconduct
        • 62. Secondments
        • 62A. Transfers
        • 63. Direction to perform other functions or to act in another post
        • 64. Determination of requirements for employment
        • 65. Advertising
        • 66. Filling of posts in Offices of executive authorities, the Deputy President and Deputy Ministers
        • 67. Selection
        • 68. Probation
        • 69. Resignation
        • 70. Employee records
      • Part 5 : Performance Management
        • 71. Systems for performance management and development
        • 72. Performance agreements and assessments
        • 73. Rewarding performance
      • Part 6 : Training
        • 74. Institutional arrangements regarding education, training and development
        • 75. Training directed by Minister
        • 76. Occupational specific competencies and training
        • 77. Training assistance
      • Part 7 : Labour matters
        • 78. Mandating and management of negotiations
        • 79. Matters with fiscal implications
        • 80. Summoning witnesses
    • Chapter 5 : Senior Management Service
      • 81. Establishment of SMS
      • 82. Composition of SMS
      • 83. Conflict between this Chapter and other Chapters
      • 84. Handbook for SMS
      • 85. Advertising of posts
      • 86. Competency-based selection
      • 87. Employment contracts
      • 87A. Extension of term of head of department
      • 88. Performance management and development
      • 89. Determination of conditions of service
      • 90. Training and development
      • 91. Ethics and conduct
      • 92. Misconduct and incapacity
    • Chapter 6 : Information Management and Electronic Government
      • 93. Information management and use of information and communication technology
      • 94. Information security standards
      • 95. Information security vigilance
      • 96. Incident reports
      • 97. Minimum interoperability standards
      • 97A. Government Information Technology Council and Officers
    • Chapter 7 : Advisory Bodies to Minister for Public Service and Administration
      • 98. Establishment of advisory bodies
      • 99. Function of advisory body
      • 100. Composition and appointment of advisory body
      • 101. Disqualification of members of advisory body
      • 102. Term of office and vacating office of members of advisory body
      • 103. Allowances and disbursement to members of advisory body
      • 104. Chairperson of advisory body
      • 105. Meetings of advisory body
      • 106. Resources for advisory body
    • Chapter 8 : Community Development Workers Programme
      • 107. Framework for community development workers programme
      • 108. Objectives of CDWP
    • Annexures
      • Annexure 1 : Transitional Arrangements
      • Annexure 2 : Employment Contract as Prescribed in terms of Section 12 of the Public Service Act, 1994, for Heads of Department
      • Annexure 3 : Permanent Employment Contract in Accordance with Chapter 5 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016, for Members of the Senior Management Service
      • Annexure 4 : Employment Contract for a Fixed Term or or a Specific Project in Accordance with Chapter 5 of the Public Service Regulations, 2016, for Members of the Senior Management Service
• Notices
  • Administration and Operations - Government Component : National Intelligence Agency
    • Notice No. 912 of 2009
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Head's powers and duties
    • 3. Head's reporting requirements and DG's responsibilities
  • Administration and Operations - Government Component: South African Secret Service
    • Notice No. 913 of 2009
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Head's powers and duties
    • 3. Head's reporting requirements and DG's responsibilities
  • Administration and Operations - Government Component: Intelligence Academy
    • Notice No. 914 of 2009
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Head's powers and duties
    • 3. Head's reporting requirements and DG's responsibilities
  • Administration and Operations - Government Component: COMSEC
    • Notice No. 915 of 2009
    • 1. Definitions
    • 2. Head's functions
    • 3. Head's reporting requirements and DG's responsibilities
  • Administration and Operations - Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent
    • Notice No. R. 469 of 2013
    • Part One
      • 1. Definitions
    • Part Two
      • 2. Object, powers and functions of MISA
      • 3. Administration and operational matters
      • 4. Shared services
      • 5. Reporting responsibilities
      • 6. Establishment and composition of Advisory Board
      • 7. Terms of office of Board Members
      • 8. Disqualification from membership of Board
    • Part Three
      • 9. Administrative and operational matters
      • 10. Shares services
    • Part Four: Reporting Requirements
      • 11. Reporting responsibilities
    • Part Five: Advisory Board of MISA
      • 12. Establishment and composition of Advisory Board
      • 13. Terms of office of Board members
      • 14. Disqualifications from membership of Board
      • 15. Duties of Advisory Board members
      • 16. Code of good conduct and disclosure of interests
      • 17. Vacation of office and filling of vacancies
      • 18. Remuneration of members of Board and committees
      • 19. Meetings of Board
      • 20. Resolution of Board without meeting
      • 21. Committees of Board
  • Notice in terms of the Public Service Regulations, 2016: Amendment of Z1(a) Application for Leave of Absence Form
    • Notice No. 429 of 2021
    • Schedule
      • Application for Leave of Absence (Z1(a))
• Proclamations
  • Municipal Infrastructure Support Agent : Amendment of Part A of Schedule 3 of the Act
    • Proclamation No. 29 of 2012
  • Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services : Amendment of Part A of Schedule 3 of the Act
    • Proclamation 159 of 2024