The two purposes of the PSCBC are collective bargaining and dispute management for the Public Service. Section 213 of the Labour Relations Act defines "public service" as the national departments, provincial administrations, provincial departments and organisational components contemplated in section 7(2) of the Public Service Act, 1994 (promulgated by Proclamation No. 103 of 1994), but excluding- (a) the members of the South African National Defence Force; (b) the National Intelligence Agency; and (c) the South African Secret Service. 3.1.1 Purpose 1 of the PSCBC: Collective Bargaining