Security Forces Board of Inquiry Act, 1993 (Act No. 95 of 1993)

1. Definitions

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In this Act, unless the context otherwise indicates—

means an area the boundaries of which have been determined in terms of section 7;

means an Area Director designated under section 8(1);

means the Security Forces Board of Inquiry established by section 2;

means the Chairman of the Board mentioned in section 3(1)(a);

means the Chief Executive Officer referred to in section 3(3);

means a member—

(a)	of the South African Defence Force or the Reserve referred to in sections 5 and 6, respectively, of the Defence Act, 1957 (Act No. 44 of 1957);

(b)	of the Force as defined in section 1 of the Police Act, 1958 (Act No. 7 of 1958);

(c)	of the Department of Correctional Services referred to in section 2(1) of the Correctional Services Act, 1959 (Act No. 8 of 1959)

(d)	of a category referred to in section 334(1) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), for the purposes of the exercise of his powers likewise referred to; or

(e)	in the case of a self-governing territory in respect of which a proclamation has been issued under section 16, of the police force of such self-governing territory;

means the Minister of Justice;

means—

(a)

murder;

(b)	kidnapping;

(c)	assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, if such assault was committed on a person while he was in custody;

(d)	defeating the ends of justice;

(e)	a contravention of the Corruption Act, 1992 (Act No. 94 of 1992.)

(f)	any other offence which in the opinion of the Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer is of a serious nature;

(g)	any attempt to commit an offence mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (e).